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Entertainment The reintroduced No Fakes Act is one step closer to becoming law, as it\u2019s been unanimously advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee. <\/strong><\/h2>\nThat across-the-board committee support arrives about one month after the legislation \u2013 full title Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act \u2013 was once again introduced<\/a> in Congress.<\/p>\nFirst introduced in 2024, the No Fakes Act (or at least prior iterations thereof) ultimately fizzled out in committee. Now, two years, multiple artist endorsements<\/a>, several more cosponsors, and a few modifications later, time will tell whether the bill can cross the finish line.<\/p>\n(Designed to bolster federal voice and likeness protections to combat AI deepfakes, the No Fakes Act has remained substantially the same since its 2024 debut. However, the current version has incorporated content-identifying digital fingerprints and supersized the penalty, to $25,000 a pop, for \u201cfalse or deceptive\u201d takedown notices and counter-notices, to name a couple changes.)<\/p>\n
But the unanimous Judiciary Committee advancement is certainly a big step in the right direction \u2013 generally and because the involved lawmakers possess plenty of influence on Capitol Hill. In other words, with the bipartisan group of senators on board, the measure would perhaps fare well in a chamber-wide vote.<\/p>\n
Against this backdrop, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) once again took the opportunity to thank the senators (plus the bill\u2019s House proponents) and to reiterate its support for the No Fakes Act.<\/h4>\n
\u201cWe are encouraged by today\u2019s passage in the Senate Judiciary Committee and look forward to the bill\u2019s passage into law later this year,\u201d RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier summed up.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn extraordinary cross-sector coalition including the creative community, child safety groups, free market groups, labor unions, free speech advocates, and AI developers have come together to support these protections for Americans\u2019 voice and likeness from exploitive digital deepfakes, and consumers agree: 92%<\/a> worry about the impact of AI deepfakes on authenticity, society and culture. The NO FAKES Act answers the call,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\nPreviously, DMN broke down the legislation\u2019s ins and outs<\/a> \u2013 besides the specific support it\u2019s receiving from the major labels. Also backing the bill this time around are OpenAI, TikTok, the National Association of Broadcasters<\/a>, and the National Music Publishers\u2019 Association (NMPA), among many others.<\/p>\nAs for what comes next, the House Judiciary Committee doesn\u2019t appear to have scheduled a markup for the No Fakes Act, nor has the relevant subcommittee teed up a hearing. But with the Senate Judiciary Committee\u2019s vote in the books, logic suggests that additional steps on the road to passage could materialize in the not-so-distant future.<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n
First introduced in 2024, the No Fakes Act (or at least prior iterations thereof) ultimately fizzled out in committee. Now, two years, multiple artist endorsements<\/a>, several more cosponsors, and a few modifications later, time will tell whether the bill can cross the finish line.<\/p>\n (Designed to bolster federal voice and likeness protections to combat AI deepfakes, the No Fakes Act has remained substantially the same since its 2024 debut. However, the current version has incorporated content-identifying digital fingerprints and supersized the penalty, to $25,000 a pop, for \u201cfalse or deceptive\u201d takedown notices and counter-notices, to name a couple changes.)<\/p>\n But the unanimous Judiciary Committee advancement is certainly a big step in the right direction \u2013 generally and because the involved lawmakers possess plenty of influence on Capitol Hill. In other words, with the bipartisan group of senators on board, the measure would perhaps fare well in a chamber-wide vote.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are encouraged by today\u2019s passage in the Senate Judiciary Committee and look forward to the bill\u2019s passage into law later this year,\u201d RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier summed up.<\/p>\n \u201cAn extraordinary cross-sector coalition including the creative community, child safety groups, free market groups, labor unions, free speech advocates, and AI developers have come together to support these protections for Americans\u2019 voice and likeness from exploitive digital deepfakes, and consumers agree: 92%<\/a> worry about the impact of AI deepfakes on authenticity, society and culture. The NO FAKES Act answers the call,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n Previously, DMN broke down the legislation\u2019s ins and outs<\/a> \u2013 besides the specific support it\u2019s receiving from the major labels. Also backing the bill this time around are OpenAI, TikTok, the National Association of Broadcasters<\/a>, and the National Music Publishers\u2019 Association (NMPA), among many others.<\/p>\n As for what comes next, the House Judiciary Committee doesn\u2019t appear to have scheduled a markup for the No Fakes Act, nor has the relevant subcommittee teed up a hearing. But with the Senate Judiciary Committee\u2019s vote in the books, logic suggests that additional steps on the road to passage could materialize in the not-so-distant future.<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\nAgainst this backdrop, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) once again took the opportunity to thank the senators (plus the bill\u2019s House proponents) and to reiterate its support for the No Fakes Act.<\/h4>\n