Sponsored By: Senator Christopher Coons
Introduced
Digital Replication Right would give people exclusive control over realistic digital replicas of their voice or visual likeness. It would extend those rights after death, require written, time‑limited licenses for use, and create civil remedies plus a takedown and fingerprint system for online services.
The Act would take effect 180 days after enactment.
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If enacted, damages would be at least the statutory amounts or actual damages plus profits. For unauthorized digital replicas, individuals could owe $5,000 per work. Providers who made a good-faith takedown effort could face $25,000 per work. Providers that did not comply could face $5,000 per instance, capped at $750,000 per work. Plaintiffs could also seek injunctions, punitive damages for willful misconduct, and attorney fees.
If enacted, it would be unlawful to knowingly lie in a takedown notice. A false notice could cost at least $25,000 per notice or actual damages, whichever is greater. Costs include attorney fees and other damages. A failure to do a good-faith review can count as a knowing misrepresentation.
If enacted, providers that register a designated agent and follow rules would get liability protection. Providers must remove claimed replicas as soon as technically feasible and remove later uploads that match a digital fingerprint. Notices must include specific elements and providers must notify both the right holder and the uploader. Right holders could get an expedited clerk-issued subpoena to identify alleged violators. The bill excludes many common uses, like news, commentary, documentary, parody, and basic transmission services. It would treat the section as intellectual property law for Section 230 purposes and would generally preempt new state claims, with some listed exceptions.
If enacted, the bill would create a new property right in a person's voice and visual likeness for licensing. The post‑mortem right is exclusive for 10 years after death. It can get one 5‑year extension and further 5‑year renewals if there was active authorized public use in the prior two years, but it ends no later than 70 years after death. Licenses while a person is alive must be written, signed, and last no more than 10 years. Licenses for minors can last up to 5 years, end at age 18, and need court approval. The applicable right holder, a parent or guardian for minors, and certain exclusive contract or license holders can sue. Lawsuits must start within 3 years after discovery.
If enacted, the Act would take effect 180 days after enactment. That date would start when the Act's rights and duties begin. Some parts may have different effective dates or retroactivity limits.
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TN • R
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MN • D
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Thomas Tillis
NC • R
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Bill Cassidy
LA • R
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Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]
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IL • D
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Ashley Moody
FL • R
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