@techreport{uscocopyrightaipart1digitalreplicas2024, title = {Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 1: Digital Replicas}, year = {2024}, institution = {United States Copyright Office}, url = {https://www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-and-Artificial-Intelligence-Part-1-Digital-Replicas-Report.pdf}, abstract = {The US Copyright Office published Part 1 of its Copyright and AI report series in July 2024, focusing on digital replicas of human voice and likeness. The report finds that existing US law provides inadequate protection against unauthorised AI-generated replicas and recommends federal legislation covering all individuals (not only public figures), addressing both voice and visual likeness. It directly informed subsequent NO FAKES Act drafts and state-level performer protection laws including the Tennessee ELVIS Act and California AB 2602.}, keywords = {digital-replicas, ip-and-copyright, voice-and-performance, labour-and-workforce}, note = {AI \& Animation Education Knowledge Base} }