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Assembly committee advances SB 683 to speed court takedowns for unauthorized use of name or likeness
Summary
Sen. Dave Cortese’s SB 683 clarifies that plaintiffs seeking relief for unauthorized commercial use of name, voice or likeness may request injunctions and temporary restraining orders; the committee referred the measure to Appropriations after debate over how quickly courts and platforms can comply.
The committee passed SB 683, a bill by Sen. Dave Cortese to clarify remedies available to people whose name, voice, signature, photograph or likeness are used without consent, and to authorize expedited injunctions or temporary restraining orders in such cases.
Cortese told the panel the statute — authorizing relief for unauthorized commercial use of another’s persona — had not been updated in more than 40 years and should…
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