Since AI is such a hot topic here in Audio Drama, check out this SAG-AFTRA lead petition to protect intellectual property
THIS IS DIRECTLY FROM AN EMAIL I RECEIVED THIS MORNING FROM SAG-AFTRA. I am sharing it because I believe this community wants to fight back.
Today, May 19, is TAKE IT DOWN Day, and on this anniversary of the TAKE IT DOWN Act being signed into law, we must make protecting individuals’ rights in this age of AI a top legislative priority. You can help make AI protections a reality by visiting this link and signing on to this letter to Congress expressing your support for the NO FAKES Act.
If passed, this law will protect all of us.
What’s the NO FAKES Act?
The Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe, or NO FAKES, Act would establish the first federal intellectual property right in voice and likeness. This is something we need immediately.
One key component of the legislation is the establishment of a mandatory takedown process. That means if you see your voice or likeness nonconsensually replicated on an online platform, there would be a system in place for demanding removal.
The NO FAKES Act has bipartisan support and is backed by both labor and our industry. Supporters include the Motion Picture Association, Recording Industry Association of America, AFL-CIO, IBM, OPEN AI and Google/YouTube.
The bill is also written with the First Amendment in mind, explicitly ensuring exemptions for news, public affairs, commentary, criticism, scholarship, satire, parody, and limited documentary or historical uses.
Here’s the hard truth: Deepfakes can ruin ALL lives. It doesn’t matter if you’re a public figure or a high school student being exploited by predators on the internet.
Let’s work together to make NO FAKES the law of the land.