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Illinois's SB 3325 (103rd General Assembly) would have amended the Right of Publicity Act to give recording artists additional enforcement rights and remedies, make liable anyone who materially contributes to, induces or facilitates a violation after having reason to know of it, and define AI and generative AI. It passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 7-0 but died at Session Sine Die on January 7, 2025.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died and never became law. It would have widened Right of Publicity Act liability for simulated versions of a person's identity and for those who facilitate violations.
Key provisions
- Would grant additional enforcement rights and remedies to recording artists
- Would make liable any person who materially contributes to, induces or otherwise facilitates a violation by another after having reason to know the other party is in violation
- Would define "artificial intelligence" and "generative artificial intelligence" and change the definitions of "commercial purpose" and "identity"
- "Commercial purpose" would include distributing a sound recording or audiovisual work containing a simulated or artificially created version of an individual's identity as a substitute for one the individual would otherwise have created
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 (adopted March 12, 2024) deleted "exercise and" and "exercised and" in the provisions on a recording artist's remedies
- Do Pass as Amended in Senate Judiciary 7-0-0 on March 13, 2024; re-referred to Assignments April 19, 2024; Session Sine Die January 7, 2025
Latest legislative action
Jan 7, 2025. Session Sine Die
Sponsors (showing 5 of 27)
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Adriane Johnson D | Sponsor | SD-030 |
| Ann Gillespie D | Sponsor | SD-027 |
| Celina Villanueva D | Sponsor | SD-012 |
| Christopher Belt D | Sponsor | SD-057 |
| Dale Fowler R | Sponsor | SD-059 |
Amendments (1)
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Senate Amendment 001 Not adopted 2024-03-04
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