Right of Publicity Laws: State-by-State Overview (2026)
Right of publicity law explained: statutory vs. common-law states, postmortem duration by state, and how AI digital-replica laws changed the landscape.
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Deepfake Laws
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Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of AI CSAM Possession Charge
The Seventh Circuit held 18 U.S.C. 1466A(b)(1) unconstitutional as applied to in-home possession of AI-generated CSAM. What the August 25, 2026 ruling does.
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South Carolina Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
South Carolina enacted H 3058 in May 2025, criminalizing nonconsensual intimate deepfakes (NCII) under S.C. Code ss. 16-15-330 to 16-15-332. Learn the penalties, civil remedies, and gaps in SC deepfake law.
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South Dakota Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
South Dakota has three deepfake laws: SDCL 22-21-4 (manipulated intimate images), SB 79 (2024) AI-CSAM, and SB 164 (2025) election deepfakes. SB 41 adds a felony tier effective July 1, 2026.
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Tennessee Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
Tennessee has enacted multiple deepfake laws: the ELVIS Act (voice cloning, eff. July 2024), the Preventing Deepfake Images Act (NCII felony, eff. July 2025), and a new election-deepfake disclosure law (eff. July 2026).
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Texas Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
Texas has some of the strongest deepfake laws in the nation. Penal Code 21.165 criminalizes AI intimate deepfakes; Election Code 255.004 was the first U.S. election-deepfake law (2019).
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Utah Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
Utah criminalizes AI-generated intimate deepfakes under Utah Code 76-5b-203 and requires AI disclosure in political ads under 20A-11-1104. Learn penalties, civil remedies, and federal protections.
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Vermont Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
Vermont outlaws sexual deepfakes under 13 V.S.A. s. 2606 (Act 161, 2024) and requires AI election-media disclosure under Act 75 (2026). Penalties up to 5 years. AI-CSAM gap: federal law applies.
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Virginia Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
Virginia's § 18.2-386.2 (amended 2019, 2024) was among the first deepfake NCII laws in the nation. Learn the penalties, what is and isn't covered, and how federal law fills the gaps.
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Washington Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
Washington has among the most comprehensive deepfake laws in the US: RCW 9A.86.030 criminalizes intimate deepfakes, RCW 29B.35 covers election synthetic media, and SSB 5886 (eff. June 11, 2026) raises civil penalties under RCW 63.60.
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West Virginia Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
West Virginia has no state law against adult intimate deepfakes, but federal TAKE IT DOWN Act fills the gap. State law SB 198 (W.Va. Code §61-8C-12) criminalizes AI-generated CSAM with up to 10 years prison.
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What Is the Take It Down Act? The 2025 Federal NCII Law Explained
The Take It Down Act (Public Law 119-12) criminalizes non-consensual intimate images, covers AI deepfakes, and gives platforms 48 hours to remove them.
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Wisconsin Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
Wisconsin outlaws sexual deepfakes under s. 942.09 (2025 Act 34) and requires AI disclosure in campaign ads under s. 11.1303(2m). Learn penalties and what victims can do.
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Wyoming Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
Wyoming has two deepfake laws: Wyo. Stat. 6-4-306 (nonconsensual intimate images including AI, misdemeanor) and new 6-4-307 (synthetic sexual material, felony, effective July 1, 2026).
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Wyoming's HB 102 Makes AI Deepfake Sexual Abuse and AI-Generated Child Exploitation a Felony, Effective July 1, 2026
Wyoming's HB 102 took effect July 1, 2026, creating three new felonies for AI deepfake sexual imagery, AI-generated child abuse material, and self-harm AI systems.
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xAI Sues Grok User Over Alleged AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material
xAI sued a Grok user in Texas federal court on July 14, 2026 over alleged AI deepfakes and CSAM. What the TOS-breach theory means for AI liability.
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xAI Sues Minnesota Attorney General Over First-in-Nation AI "Nudification" Law
xAI filed a First Amendment lawsuit July 27, 2026 against Minnesota AG Keith Ellison over HF 1606's ban on AI nudification tools. A TRO was denied July 31; the injunction motion is undecided.
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