# Copyright Office Report Part 1: Digital Replicas

- Date: 2024-07-31
- Type: news
- Credit: U.S. Copyright Office
- URL: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/copyright-ai-part-1

The Copyright Office publishes the first part of its long-promised AI report, focused entirely on digital replicas — unauthorized AI re-creations of a real person's face, voice, or likeness. The report recommends new federal legislation: it concludes existing state laws and federal patchwork aren't enough to cover the harms generative tools now make trivial. It is the document the SAG-AFTRA contract spent the prior year arguing about, written in legal prose, and it sets the agenda for every subsequent likeness-rights bill.

Links:
- USCO Report Part 1 (PDF): https://www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-and-Artificial-Intelligence-Part-1-Digital-Replicas-Report.pdf
- USCO AI Initiative: https://www.copyright.gov/ai/

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Source: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/copyright-ai-part-1
Era: 2024 · The Great Convergence
Last updated: 2026-09-28