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ARTICLE · 28 APRIL 2021

Can Copyright Law Regulate Deep Fake?

Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys
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Images, video, and audio that have been doctored are not new but what makes today's deep fakes unique and alarming is how advanced digital falsification systems have been.

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Images, video, and audio that have been doctored are not new but what makes today's deep fakes unique and alarming is how advanced digital falsification systems have been. We face a world in which no one knows what a threat to global democracy's base is. Deep fake victims, on the other hand, are likely to be concerned with more immediate causes, such as the dangers of a fake clip featuring them doing or saying something that hurts their credibility.

Position in the United States

In the United States policymakers have proposed several options, including amending Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which says that platforms are not liable for content posted by their customers, and enacting legislation that will impose new liabilities for those who create or host deep fakes. However, there is currently no concrete legal solution to this issue. Meanwhile, several deep fake victims have employed a novel yet faulty strategy to combat the attacks by the use

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