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California AB 1836 is signed and chaptered
AB 1836 was approved and filed as Chapter 258 of 2024, amending Civil Code section 3344.1. It establishes civil liability, with enumerated exceptions, for producing, distributing, or making available digital replicas of a deceased person’s voice or likeness in expressive audiovisual works or sound recordings without prior consent from the specified rights holders.
Research question
Institutional context in which the commercial value of deceased performers’ likenesses and voices is addressed by digital-replica rules, while exceptions preserve commentary, satire, and documentary expression.
Related documents
DOC-0199AB-1836: Use of likeness: digital replicaSources
California Legislative Information · EN · 2024-09-17
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “California AB 1836 / Deceased persons’ digital replicas and performance-rights protection.” case-0127. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.