HR 6943 United States House · 118th Congress

No AI FRAUD Act

This bill establishes permanent property rights in an individual's voice and likeness, granting people (and their heirs for up to 10 years after death) exclusive control over commercial uses of their digital depictions or voice replicas created via AI. It requires written consent from individuals (or court-approved agreements for minors) for any commercial use of their voice or likeness, with strict penalties: $50,000 per violation for unauthorized cloning services and $5,000 per violation for unauthorized depictions. The law balances these rights against First Amendment protections by requiring courts to weigh factors like whether the use is transformative or relevant to the work's purpose. It directly affects anyone whose voice or image is used commercially without consent, including celebrities, public figures, and ordinary individuals.
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Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Last action Jan 10, 2024
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