TennesseeTennesseeLawHB 2091 / SB 2096

Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security (ELVIS) Act

Adds voice to the personal rights protected under Tennessee's right of publicity law and expands protections against unauthorized commercial use of a person's name, voice, likeness or image, including AI-generated imitations.

Body

Tennessee General Assembly

Session

2023-2024

Introduced

Jan 25, 2024

In effect since

Jul 1, 20242y2 years ago

Votes

House 93-0, Senate 30-0

Sponsors

R (Republican)Republican

Topics

DeepfakesAICopyright

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