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Senators propose “Digital replication right” for likeness, extending 70 years after death (arstechnica.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/20181716

Law would hold US individuals and firms liable for ripping off a person's digital likeness.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 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.