Legislation creators need to know about

The Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act of 2023 would protect the voice and visual likeness of all individuals from unauthorized recreations from generative artificial intelligence (AI).

The AI Labeling Act would require developers of generative AI systems include a clear and conspicuous disclosure identifying AI-generated content and AI chatbots.

The TRAIN Act would create an administrative subpoena process to assist copyright owners in determining which of their copyrighted works have been used in the training of artificial intelligence models.

The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, enacted in Tennessee, updated the Tennessee Protection of Personal Rights law to protect the voices of songwriters, performers, and music industry professionals from unauthorized use by AI companies to prevent deepfakes and audio cloning.

The Fans First Act would help address flaws in the current live event ticketing system by increasing transparency in ticket sales, protecting consumers from fake or dramatically overpriced tickets, and holding bad actors who engage in illegal ticket sale practices accountable.

The Help Independent Artists Succeed (HITS) Act would allow individual musicians, technicians, and producers to expense recording production costs the year they are incurred, up to $150,000, instead of amortized over several years as the law currently requires.

The Protecting Working Musicians Act would give independent artists and music creators the power to collectively negotiate with both streaming platforms and generative artificial intelligence (AI) developers for fair compensation.

The Performing Arts Tax Parity Act (PATPA) would update the existing Qualified Performing Artist tax deduction to once again allow working class actors and performers to deduct the costs of work-related expenses.

The Restoring Artistic Protection (RAP) Act would amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to limit the admissibility of evidence of an artist’s creative or artistic expression against that artist in court.

The Cultivating Resources for Emerging Artists to Thrive and Excel Act would create four new federal grants for emerging artists, providing between $2,000 to $100,000 for artistic activities, projects, live performances, living expenses, and other arts-related activities.