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[[File:Justice scale silhouette, medium.svg|thumb|right|200px|This article is an attempt to track legislation against synthetic human-like fakes world-wide. Do you know of a law or jurisdiction that this list does not include? Add it! Or let us know through the chat in the lower-righthand side!]]
[[File:No-synthetic-F.png|thumb|right|260px|link=Main Page|This article is an attempt to track legislation against '''[[synthetic human-like fakes]]''' world-wide.]]
[[File:Screenshot at 27s of a moving digital-look-alike made to appear Obama-like by Monkeypaw Productions and Buzzfeed 2018.png|thumb|right|480px|link=Mediatheque/2018/Obama's appearance thieved - a public service announcement digital look-alike by Monkeypaw Productions and Buzzfeed|{{#lst:Mediatheque|Obama-like-fake-2018}}]]
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[[File:Justice scale silhouette, medium.svg|thumb|right|200px|Do you know of a law or jurisdiction that this list does not include? Add it! Or let us know through the chat in the lower-righthand side!]]


This article contains some current laws against abusive uses of synthetic human-like fakes and also information what kind of laws are being prepared and two SSFWIKI original law proposals, [[#Law proposal to ban visual synthetic filth|one against digital look-alikes]] and [[#Law proposal to ban unauthorized modeling of human voice|one against digital sound-alikes]].
This article contains some current laws against abusive uses of synthetic human-like fakes and also information what kind of laws are being prepared and two SSFWIKI original law proposals, [[#Law proposal to ban visual synthetic filth|one against digital look-alikes]] and [[#Law proposal to ban unauthorized modeling of human voice|one against digital sound-alikes]].
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New bills are currently in the works in
New bills are currently in the works in
* The [[#EU|European Union]] is finalizing a law package to regulate AI
* The [[#EU|European Union]] is finalizing a law package to regulate AI called the [[#Artificial Intelligence Act|Artificial Intelligence Act]] and a few other highly relevant legislative efforts.
* [[#Current bills in the USA|US Senate is considering a bill and the House is considering several anti-fake bills]]  
* [[#Current bills in the USA|US Senate is considering an anti-fake bill and the House is considering several bills]]
* [[#Canada|Canada]] is considering C-27
* [[#China|China]] seems to be planning to ban all synthetic pornography, however consensual its making was
* [[#China|China]] seems to be planning to ban all synthetic pornography, however consensual its making was
* [[#Canada|Canada's House of Commons]] is considering banning all pornographic content, for which there is no proof-of-age and written consent from everybody visible in the pornographic recording.


'''Information elsewhere''' (recommended)
Bills that didn't make it
* [https://www.responsible.ai/post/a-look-at-global-deepfake-regulation-approaches '''''A Look at Global Deepfake Regulation Approaches''''' at responsible.ai] April 2023 compilation and reporting by Amanda Lawson.
* [[#Canada|Canada's House of Commons]] was considering banning all pornographic content, for which there is no proof-of-age and written consent from everybody visible in the pornographic recording.
* [https://legaljournal.princeton.edu/the-high-stakes-of-deepfakes-the-growing-necessity-of-federal-legislation-to-regulate-this-rapidly-evolving-technology/ '''''The High Stakes of Deepfakes: The Growing Necessity of Federal Legislation to Regulate This Rapidly Evolving Technology''''' at legaljournal.princeton.edu] compilation and reporting by Caroline Quirk
* [[#Past bills in the USA|Past bills in the USA]]
* [https://www.techpolicy.press/exploring-legal-approaches-to-regulating-nonconsensual-deepfake-pornography/ '''''Exploring Legal Approaches to Regulating Nonconsensual Deepfake Pornography''''' at techpolicy.press] May 2023 compilation and reporting by Kaylee Williams
 
* [https://onfido.com/blog/deepfake-law/ '''''Deepfake laws: is AI outpacing legislation?''''' at onfido.com] February 2024 blog post by Aled Owen
'''Information elsewhere / legal information compilations''' (recommended)
* [https://tclf.in/2023/10/16/deepfake-pornography-a-legal-and-ethical-menace/ '''''Deepfake Pornography: A Legal and Ethical Menace''''' at tclf.in] October 2023 compliation and reporting by Janvhi Rastogi
<section begin=anti-fake-law-compilations/>
* <section begin=responsible.ai 2023/>[https://www.responsible.ai/post/a-look-at-global-deepfake-regulation-approaches '''''A Look at Global Deepfake Regulation Approaches''''' at responsible.ai]<ref name="responsible.ai 2023">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.responsible.ai/post/a-look-at-global-deepfake-regulation-approaches
| title = A Look at Global Deepfake Regulation Approaches
| last = Lawson
| first = Amanda
| date = 2023-04-24
| website = responsible.ai
| publisher = Responsible Artificial Intelligence Institute
| access-date = 2024-02-14
| quote =
}}
</ref> April 2023 compilation and reporting by Amanda Lawson of the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Institute.<section end=responsible.ai 2023/>
* <section begin=Princeton Legal Journal 2023/>[https://legaljournal.princeton.edu/the-high-stakes-of-deepfakes-the-growing-necessity-of-federal-legislation-to-regulate-this-rapidly-evolving-technology/ '''''The High Stakes of Deepfakes: The Growing Necessity of Federal Legislation to Regulate This Rapidly Evolving Technology''''' at legaljournal.princeton.edu]<ref name="Princeton Legal Journal 2023">
{{cite web
| url = https://legaljournal.princeton.edu/the-high-stakes-of-deepfakes-the-growing-necessity-of-federal-legislation-to-regulate-this-rapidly-evolving-technology/
| title = The High Stakes of Deepfakes: The Growing Necessity of Federal Legislation to Regulate This Rapidly Evolving Technology
| last = Quirk
| first = Caroline
| date = 2023-06-19
| website = legaljournal.princeton.edu
| publisher = Princeton Legal Journal
| access-date = 2024-02-14
| quote =
}}
 
</ref> compilation and reporting by Caroline Quirk. PLJ is Princeton’s only student-run law review.<section end=Princeton Legal Journal 2023/>
* <section begin=tech policy press 2023/>[https://www.techpolicy.press/exploring-legal-approaches-to-regulating-nonconsensual-deepfake-pornography/ '''''Exploring Legal Approaches to Regulating Nonconsensual Deepfake Pornography''''' at techpolicy.press]<ref name="tech policy press 2023">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.techpolicy.press/exploring-legal-approaches-to-regulating-nonconsensual-deepfake-pornography/
| title = Exploring Legal Approaches to Regulating Nonconsensual Deepfake Pornography
| last = Williams
| first = Kaylee
| date = 2023-05-15
| website = techpolicy.press
| publisher =
| access-date = 2024-02-14
| quote =
}}
</ref> May 2023 compilation and reporting by Kaylee Williams<section end=tech policy press 2023/>
* <section begin=Onfido 2024/>[https://onfido.com/blog/deepfake-law/ '''''Deepfake laws: is AI outpacing legislation?''''' at onfido.com]<ref name="Onfido 2024">
{{cite web
| url = https://onfido.com/blog/deepfake-law/
| title = Deepfake laws: is AI outpacing legislation?
| last = Owen
| first = Aled
| date = 2024-02-02
| website = onfido.com
| publisher = Onfido
| access-date = 2024-02-14
| quote =
}}
</ref> February 2024 summary and compilation by Aled Owen, Director of Global Policy at Onfido (for-profit)<section end=Onfido 2024/>
 
* <section begin=criminaldefenselawyer.com 2024/>[https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/is-deepfake-pornography-illegal.html '''''Is Deepfake Pornography Illegal?''''' at criminaldefenselawyer.com] <ref name="criminaldefenselawyer.com 2024">
 
{{cite web
| url = https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/is-deepfake-pornography-illegal.html
| title = Is Deepfake Pornography Illegal?
| last = Pirius
| first = Rebecca
| date = 2024-02-07
| website = Criminaldefenselawyer.com
| publisher = [[w:Nolo (publisher)]]
| access-date = 2024-02-22
| quote =
}}
 
</ref> by Rebecca Pirius is a good bring-together of the current illegality/legality situation in the USA federally and state-wise. Published by [[w:Nolo (publisher)]], updated Feb 2024<section end=criminaldefenselawyer.com 2024/>
 
* <section begin=tclf 2023/>[https://tclf.in/2023/10/16/deepfake-pornography-a-legal-and-ethical-menace/ '''''Deepfake Pornography: A Legal and Ethical Menace''''' at tclf.in]<ref name="tclf 2023">
{{cite web
| url = https://tclf.in/2023/10/16/deepfake-pornography-a-legal-and-ethical-menace/
| title = Deepfake Pornography: A Legal and Ethical Menace
| last = Rastogi
| first = Janvhi
| date = 2023-10-16
| website = tclf.in
| publisher = The Contemporary Law Forum
| access-date = 2024-02-14
| quote =
}}
</ref> October 2023 compilation and reporting by Janvhi Rastogi, published in the The Contemporary Law Forum.<section end=tclf 2023/>
 
<section end=anti-fake-law-compilations/>
   
   
= Canada =
= Canada =
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The existing Canadian law ban the distribution of non-consensual disclosure of intimate images.<ref>https://www.responsible.ai/post/a-look-at-global-deepfake-regulation-approaches</ref>
The existing Canadian law ban the distribution of non-consensual disclosure of intimate images.<ref>https://www.responsible.ai/post/a-look-at-global-deepfake-regulation-approaches</ref>
== Active bills in Canada ==
=== Digital Charter Implementation Act - House of Commons of Canada bill C-27 ===
[https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-27 '''''Digital Charter Implementation Act''''' at parl.ca] or ''An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts''


== Past bills in Canada ==
== Past bills in Canada ==
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= EU =
= EU =
== EU law on AI ==
[[File:Flag of Europe.svg|thumb|right|200px|The EU must address the malicious uses of AI in the law it is planning to regulate AI.]]
[[File:Flag of Europe.svg|thumb|right|200px|The EU must address the malicious uses of AI in the law it is planning to regulate AI.]]
The European Union is planning a law on AI called [[w:Artificial Intelligence Act]]. The European Commission proposed the AI Act in 2021.
== Laws in the EU ==
=== Digital Services Act ===
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-act-package '''The Digital Services Act''' package at digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu] [[w:Digital Services Act]] (DSA) came into force in November 2022.<ref>https://www.responsible.ai/post/a-look-at-global-deepfake-regulation-approaches</ref>
 
The Artificial Intelligence Act and Digital Services Act together will help in the enforcement of the upcoming protections to shield us from synthesis crimes.
 
== Bills in the EU ==
=== Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence ===
The [https://commission.europa.eu/document/28552314-3316-40b4-ae0f-17ff8ab9f43f_en '''''Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence''''' at commission.europa.eu] will require, among other things, that member states criminalize non-consensual [[Synthetic human-like fakes#Digital look-alikes|synthetic digital look-alike]] pornography in their criminal codes.
 
'''Official'''
 
* [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52022PC0105 '''''Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on combating violence against women and domestic violence''''' at eur-lex.europa.eu] has the directive text in all languages and various formats
 
* [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-new-push-for-european-democracy/file-legislative-proposal-on-gender-based-violence '''''Legislative proposal on combating violence against women and domestic violence''''' Legislative Train Schedule at europarl.europa.eu] lists this EU bill as ''close to adoption''. (As of March 2024)
 
* [https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_649 '''''Commission welcomes political agreement on new rules to combat violence against women and domestic violence''''' at ec.europa.eu], a 2024-02-06 press release by the [[w:European Commission]].
 
* [https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_1533 '''''International Women's Day 2022: Commission proposes EU-wide rules to combat violence against women and domestic violence''''' at ec.europa.eu], a 2024-03-08 press release by the EC.
 
'''Unofficial'''
 
* [https://hateaid.org/en/eu-protects-women-from-digital-violence/ '''''Deepfakes and dick pics: EU protects women from digital violence''''' at hateaid.org], a 2024-02-07 press release by HateAid.org
 
* [https://futureoflife.org/ai-policy/disrupting-the-deepfake-pipeline-in-europe/ '''''Disrupting the Deepfake Pipeline in Europe''''' at futureoflife.org], 2024-02-22 article on the approach of ''Leveraging corporate criminal liability under the Violence Against Women Directive to safeguard against pornographic deepfake exploitation'' by Alexandra Tsalidis
 
=== Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse ===
 
* [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-promoting-our-european-way-of-life/file-combating-child-sexual-abuse-online '''''New legislation to fight child sexual abuse online''''' Legislative Train Schedule at europarl.europa.eu] lists this EU bill as ''tabled''. (As of March 2024)
* [https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/prevent-child-sexual-abuse-online/ '''''Prevention of online child sexual abuse''''' at consilium.europa.eu]
* [https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/prevent-child-sexual-abuse-online/timeline-prevention-of-online-child-sexual-abuse/ '''''Timeline - Prevention of online child sexual abuse''''' at consilium.europa.eu]
 
{{Q|The '''Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse''' ('''Child Sexual Abuse Regulation''', or '''CSAR''') is a [[w:European Union regulation]] proposed by the [[w:European Commissioner for Home Affairs]] [[w:Ylva Johansson]] on 11 May 2022. The stated aim of the legislation is to prevent child sexual abuse online through the implementation of a number of measures, including the establishment of a framework that would make the detection and reporting of child sexual abuse material ([[w:Child pornography|CSAM]]) by digital platforms a legal requirement within the European Union.|Wikipedia as of March 2024|[[w:Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse]]}}
 
'''Reporting'''
* [https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/02/06/new-eu-rules-will-criminalise-paedophilia-handbooks-and-deepfakes-of-child-abuse '''''New EU rules will criminalise 'paedophilia handbooks' and deepfakes of child abuse''''' at euronews.com], 2024-02-06 reporting
 
=== Artificial Intelligence Act ===
 
The European Union is planning a law on AI called '''[[w:Artificial Intelligence Act]]'''. The European Commission proposed the AI Act in 2021. On Wednesday 2024-03-13 the MEPs adopted this law.<ref>
 
{{cite web
| url = https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240308IPR19015/artificial-intelligence-act-meps-adopt-landmark-law
| title = Artificial Intelligence Act: MEPs adopt landmark law
| last =
| first =
| date = 2024-03-13
| website = europarl.europa.eu
| publisher = [[w:European Parliament]]
| access-date = 2024-03-22
| quote = The regulation, agreed in negotiations with member states in December 2023, was endorsed by MEPs with 523 votes in favour, 46 against and 49 abstentions.
}}
 
</ref>


* European '''Artificial Intelligence Act''' has been approved by the member countries and is on track to be approved by April 2024.<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-artificial-intelligence-act-ai-technology-risk-rules/</ref> Read [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52021PC0206 Proposal for a '''''REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL LAYING DOWN HARMONISED RULES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT) AND AMENDING CERTAIN UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTS''''' at eur-lex.europa.eu]<ref group="1st seen in">https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/the-act/ via https://futureoflife.org/ newsletter</ref> (also contains translations)
* European '''Artificial Intelligence Act''' has been approved by the member countries and is on track to be approved by April 2024.<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-artificial-intelligence-act-ai-technology-risk-rules/</ref> Read [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52021PC0206 Proposal for a '''''REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL LAYING DOWN HARMONISED RULES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT) AND AMENDING CERTAIN UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTS''''' at eur-lex.europa.eu]<ref group="1st seen in">https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/the-act/ via https://futureoflife.org/ newsletter</ref> (also contains translations)


* [https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-act-package '''The Digital Services Act''' package at digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu] [[w:Digital Services Act]] (DSA) came into force in November 2022.<ref>https://www.responsible.ai/post/a-look-at-global-deepfake-regulation-approaches</ref>
* [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-europe-fit-for-the-digital-age/file-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence '''''Artificial intelligence act''''' in the Legislative Train Schedule at europarl.europa.eu]
 
* The Artificial Intelligence Act and Digital Services Act together are supposed to shield us from synthesis crimes.


* There is also a [https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/code-practice-disinformation '''2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation''' at digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu] - ''Major online platforms, emerging and specialised platforms, players in the advertising industry, fact-checkers, research and civil society organisations delivered a strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation following the Commission’s Guidance of May 2021''.<ref>https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/code-practice-disinformation</ref>
* [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240308IPR19015/artificial-intelligence-act-meps-adopt-landmark-law '''''Artificial Intelligence Act: MEPs adopt landmark law''''' at europarl.europa.eu], a press announcement on the adoption of the Artificial Intelligence Act on Wednesday 2024-03-13.  


'''Studies and information'''
'''Studies and information'''


* [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/document/EPRS_STU(2021)690039 '''''Tackling deepfakes in European policy''''' at europarl.europa.eu], a 2021 study by the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology and published by the [[w:European Parliamentary Research Service]]. [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2021/690039/EPRS_STU(2021)690039_EN.pdf View .pdf at europarl.europa.eu]
* [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/document/EPRS_STU(2021)690039 '''''Tackling deepfakes in European policy''''' at europarl.europa.eu], a 2021 study by the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology and published by the [[w:European Parliamentary Research Service]]. [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2021/690039/EPRS_STU(2021)690039_EN.pdf View .pdf at europarl.europa.eu]
* https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/ is a website on the planned law by the [https://futureoflife.org/ Future of Life Institute], an American non-profit NGO.
* [https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/ '''''The EU Artificial Intelligence Act''''' at artificialintelligenceact.eu] is a website promising ''Up-to-date developments and analyses of the EU AI Act'' on the new EU law by the [https://futureoflife.org/ Future of Life Institute], an American non-profit NGO.
 
'''Reporting'''
* [https://www.euractiv.com/section/artificial-intelligence/opinion/the-ai-act-vs-deepfakes-a-step-forward-but-is-it-enough/ '''''The AI Act vs. deepfakes: A step forward, but is it enough?''''' at euractiv.com], 2024-02-26 opinion piece by Cristina Vanberghen


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== Code of practice on Disinformation 2022 ==
The [https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/code-practice-disinformation '''2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation''' at digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu] - ''Major online platforms, emerging and specialised platforms, players in the advertising industry, fact-checkers, research and civil society organisations delivered a strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation following the Commission’s Guidance of May 2021''.<ref>https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/code-practice-disinformation</ref>


= Finland =
= Finland =
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* [https://mj-cohen.com/2020/01/03/deepfakes-and-german-law/ '''''Deepfakes and German law''''' at mj-cohen.com], January 2020 summary by Maureen Cohen states that the existing German laws are well equipped rendering non-consensual digital look-alikes illegal.
* [https://mj-cohen.com/2020/01/03/deepfakes-and-german-law/ '''''Deepfakes and German law''''' at mj-cohen.com], January 2020 summary by Maureen Cohen states that the existing German laws are well equipped rendering non-consensual digital look-alikes illegal.


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= India =
[[File:Flag of India.svg|thumb|right|200px|India]]
* {{#lst:{{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}|tclf 2023}}
* [https://www.livelaw.in/law-firms/law-firm-articles-/deepfakes-personal-data-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-ministry-of-electronics-and-information-technology-information-technology-act-242916 '''''Deepfakes And Breach Of Personal Data – A Bigger Picture''''' at livelaw.in]<ref name="Livelaw.in 2023">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.livelaw.in/law-firms/law-firm-articles-/deepfakes-personal-data-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-ministry-of-electronics-and-information-technology-information-technology-act-242916
| title = Deepfakes And Breach Of Personal Data – A Bigger Picture
| last = Rana
| first = Vikrant
| last2 = Gandhi
| first2 = Anuradha
| last3 = Thakur
| first3 = Rachita
| date = 2023-11-24
| website = livelaw.in
| publisher =
| access-date = 2024-02-21
| quote =
}}
</ref> 2023-11-24 compilation on laws against synthetic fakes in India, by Vikrant Rana, Anuradha Gandhi and Rachita Thakur
* [https://cybercert.in/what-is-deep-fake-cyber-crime-what-does-indian-law-say-about-it/ '''''What Is Deep Fake Cyber Crime? What Does Indian Law Say About It?''''' at cybercert.in]<ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://cybercert.in/what-is-deep-fake-cyber-crime-what-does-indian-law-say-about-it/
| title = What Is Deep Fake Cyber Crime? What Does Indian Law Say About It?
| last =
| first =
| date =
| website = cybercert.in
| publisher =
| access-date = 2024-03-23
| quote = At present, India does not have any law specifically for deep fake cybercrime, but various other laws can be combined to deal with it.
}}
</ref>
* [https://cybercert.in/indian-cyber-laws/ '''''Cyberlaw in India''''' at cybercert.in] provides a wider look into the Indian Cyber Laws
'''Laws in India'''
'''[[w:Information Technology Act, 2000]]'''
* Section 66D
* Section 66E
'''[[w:Information Technology Rules, 2021]]'''
'''Past bills in India'''
* [[w:Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019]]
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= UK =
= UK =
 
* {{#lst:Glossary|UK-Parliament-glossary}}
* [https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/ 'Glossary' at parliament.uk]
* {{#lst:Glossary|Law-Society-glossary}}
* [https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/public/for-public-visitors/resources/glossary 'Legal glossary' at lawsociety.org.uk]


== Law against synthesis crimes in the UK ==
== Law against synthesis crimes in the UK ==
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= USA =
= USA =
[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|thumb|right|200px|Various US states have enacted state laws aimed against synthetic human-like fakes, but it seems that USA has no federal legislation against this menace, eventhough [[#Past bills in the USA|federal bills have been introduced in the USA]].]]
[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|thumb|right|200px|Various US states have enacted state laws aimed against synthetic human-like fakes, but it seems that USA has no federal legislation against this menace, eventhough [[#Past bills in the USA|federal bills have been introduced in the USA]].]]


* {{#lst:{{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}|criminaldefenselawyer.com 2024}}
{{#lst:Organizations, studies and events against synthetic human-like fakes|cybercivilrights.org law compilations}}
See also:
* [[#Current bills in the USA|Current bills in the USA]] and [[#Past bills in the USA|past bills in the USA]]
* [https://www.congress.gov/legislative-process/introduction-and-referral-of-bills '''The Legislative Process: Introduction and Referral of Bills (Video)''' at congress.gov]
* [https://www.congress.gov/legislative-process/introduction-and-referral-of-bills '''The Legislative Process: Introduction and Referral of Bills (Video)''' at congress.gov]
* {{#lst:Glossary|US-Congress-glossary}}
* {{#lst:Glossary|US-Congress-glossary}}
See also: [[#Current bills in the USA|Current bills in the USA]]


== Law against synthesis crimes in Virginia 2019 ==
== Law against synthesis crimes in Virginia 2019 ==
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Existing law creates a private [[w:Cause of action|w:right of action]] against a person who intentionally distributes a photograph or recorded image of another that exposes the intimate body parts of that person or of a person engaged in a sexual act '''without the person’s consent''' if specified conditions are met.
Existing law creates a private [[w:Cause of action|w:right of action]] against a person who intentionally distributes a photograph or recorded image of another that exposes the intimate body parts of that person or of a person engaged in a sexual act '''without the person’s consent''' if specified conditions are met.


This bill would provide that a '''depicted individual''', as defined, has a '''[[w:cause of action]] against''' a person who either  
This bill would provide that a '''depicted individual''', as defined, has a '''[[w:cause of action]] against''' a person who '''either'''
* (1) '''creates''' and intentionally discloses sexually explicit material if the person knows or reasonably should have known the '''depicted''' individual '''did not [[w:consent]]''' to its creation or disclosure or  
* (1) '''creates''' and intentionally discloses sexually explicit material if the person knows or reasonably should have known the '''depicted''' individual '''did not [[w:consent]]''' to its creation or disclosure or  
* (2) who '''intentionally discloses''' sexually explicit material that the person did not create if the person knows the '''depicted''' individual '''did not consent''' to its creation.
* (2) who '''intentionally discloses''' sexually explicit material that the person did not create if the person knows the '''depicted''' individual '''did not consent''' to its creation.
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== Current bills in the USA ==
== Current bills in the USA ==


=== US Senate bill - Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024 (DEFIANCE Act of 2024) ===
=== US Senate bill S. 3696 - Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024 (DEFIANCE Act of 2024) (118th Congress - 2023-2024) ===
A bipartisan Senate bill against synthetic filth.
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3696/text '''''S.3696 - DEFIANCE Act of 2024''''' at congress.gov], a bipartisan Senate bill against synthetic filth.


* [https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-170/issue-17/senate-section/article/S289-2 '''''Introductory Statement on S. 3696; Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 17''''' at congress.gov] 2024-01-30
* [https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-170/issue-17/senate-section/article/S289-2 '''''Introductory Statement on S. 3696; Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 17''''' at congress.gov] 2024-01-30
* [https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/releases/durbin-graham-klobuchar-hawley-introduce-defiance-act-to-hold-accountable-those-responsible-for-the-proliferation-of-nonconsensual-sexually-explicit-deepfake-images-and-videos '''''Durbin, Graham, Klobuchar, Hawley Introduce DEFIANCE Act to Hold Accountable Those Responsible for the Proliferation of Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit “Deepfake” Images and Videos''''' at judiciary.senate.gov]<ref group="1st seen in">https://onfido.com/blog/deepfake-law/</ref>
* [https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/releases/durbin-graham-klobuchar-hawley-introduce-defiance-act-to-hold-accountable-those-responsible-for-the-proliferation-of-nonconsensual-sexually-explicit-deepfake-images-and-videos '''''Durbin, Graham, Klobuchar, Hawley Introduce DEFIANCE Act to Hold Accountable Those Responsible for the Proliferation of Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit “Deepfake” Images and Videos''''' at judiciary.senate.gov]<ref group="1st seen in">https://onfido.com/blog/deepfake-law/</ref>
* [https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-118s3696is '''''S. 3696 (IS) - Disrupt Explicit Forged Images And Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024''''' at govinfo.gov]
* [https://www.durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/defiance_act_of_2024.pdf '''DEFIANCE Act of 2024''' at durbin.senate.gov] explains that it would create ''a federal civil remedy for victims who are identifiable in a “digital forgery"''.
* [https://www.durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/defiance_act_of_2024.pdf '''DEFIANCE Act of 2024''' at durbin.senate.gov] explains that it would create ''a federal civil remedy for victims who are identifiable in a “digital forgery"''.
'''Reporting and commentary on DEFIANCE Act of 2024 bill'''
* [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/30/taylor-swift-ai-deepfake-nonconsensual-sexual-images-bill '''''Taylor Swift AI images prompt US bill to tackle nonconsensual, sexual deepfakes''''' at theguardian.com]
* [https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/30/24056385/congress-defiance-act-proposed-ban-nonconsensual-ai-porn '''''Lawmakers propose anti-nonconsensual AI porn bill after Taylor Swift controversy''''' at theverge.com]
=== US House bill H.R.7123 - Quashing Unwanted and Interruptive Electronic Telecommunications Act (QUIET Act) (118th Congress - 2023-2024) ===
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7123/text?s=1&r=3 '''''Quashing Unwanted and Interruptive Electronic Telecommunications Act''''' at congress.gov]<ref group="1st seen in">https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/the-terrifying-ai-scam-that-uses-your-loved-ones-voice</ref>


=== US House bill H.R.6943 - No AI FRAUD Act (118th Congress - 2023-2024) ===
=== US House bill H.R.6943 - No AI FRAUD Act (118th Congress - 2023-2024) ===
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