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What Are the Legal Issues Surrounding Deep Fakes?

Martindale-Avvo

GANs were first introduced in 2014, consisting of several networks working together to produce synthetic data that closely resembles the real thing. The courts have interpreted the Lanham Act to support cases involving the nonconsensual use of a person’s “voice” or “persona” in this manner.

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Balancing Rights and Public Health: Addressing America’s Gun Violence Crisis

The Barrister

7 Within years of the advisory, cigarette sales declined significantly, largely due to the new regulations and laws implemented to combat the crisis. 8 Just one year after the advisory, Congress passed the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965, which had a substantial effect on reducing the number of smokers.

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Danielle Keats Citron is Right, Protecting Intimate Privacy is a Freedom of Expression Issue

Berkley Technology Law Journal

State and federal laws prohibit public and private entities from discriminating against individuals based on their race, age, national origin, religion, gender, disability, and sexual orientation. As long as companies have privacy policies and do not deceive consumers, the law permits them to collect and use intimate data.

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Armslist Defeats Lawsuits Over Illegal Gun Sales (Without Section 230’s Help)–Webber v. Armslist

Eric Goldman

My blog post on the district court rulings. Wrapping up this discussion, the court says: we need to decide whether § 230(c)(1) precludes the plaintiffs’ claims only if they have stated a cause of action against Armslist LLC. Plaintiffs argued that Armslist didn’t educate its users about gun laws. Defense wins.

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