Tennessee Governor - Gov. Lee Signs ELVIS Act Legislation

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Relevant to AI governance discussions around synthetic media, deepfakes, and artist rights; represents early US state-level legislative response to generative AI harms in creative industries. Page is currently a 404.

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Summary

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the ELVIS Act (Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security) in March 2024, making Tennessee the first US state to explicitly protect musicians and artists against unauthorized AI-generated voice cloning and likeness replication. The legislation updates existing personal rights protections to cover AI-generated imitations of artists' voices and likenesses. The original page is no longer accessible (404 error).

Key Points

•Tennessee became the first US state to pass legislation specifically addressing AI voice cloning of musical artists
•The ELVIS Act updates Tennessee's existing personal rights law to explicitly cover AI-generated voice and likeness imitation
•The law protects songwriters, performers, and artists from unauthorized commercial use of AI-cloned voices
•Represents an early example of state-level AI governance targeting creative industry harms
•The original government page is now a 404, indicating content migration or removal

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