Law would hold US individuals and firms liable for ripping off a person's digital likeness.
  • Beacon
    2•3 months ago

    I think existing fraud laws would just cover cases where someone tries to sell the fake as if its the real thing.

    For instance let’s say i made an AI replica of Arnold Schwarzenegger and put it in a movie. If i said “come see my movie with Schwarzenegger in it” then that would be fraud, but if i said “come see my movie with a replica of Schwarzenegger in it” then that wouldn’t be fraud.

    Or at least that’s what i think is correct, but IANAL

    • @[email protected]English
      1•3 months ago

      Yeah, and I think that’s totally fine, and if somehow someone’s likeness falls under copyright, it should fall under Fair Use imo.

      The problem with replicas is passing something off as authentic that isn’t, and that’s what fraud protects against.