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Senate committee approves bill to bar commercial use of unclothed likeness without consent
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-0 to advance Senate Bill 7, which would create a statutory right of publicity against commercial use of an individual’s unclothed likeness, with a 10-year postmortem protection provision and exemptions for certain artistic and news uses.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced Senate Bill 7, a measure sponsored by Senator Amanda Mays Bledsoe that would make it unlawful to use an individual’s unclothed likeness for commercial purposes without explicit consent.
Bledsoe, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee, “This is a legislation to safeguard individuals from the unauthorized commercial use of their unclothed likeness,” and described the proposal as a “right of publicity act” addressing…
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