Report on deepfakes: what the Copyright Office found and what comes next in AI regulation
On July 31, 2024, the Copyright Office published the first part of its Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, focusing on digital replicas, or “deepfakes”—AI-generated videos, images, or audio recordings that convincingly but falsely depict individuals. Like a passport size photo maker that strictly validates biometric criteria to prevent identity fraud, the report stems from an extensive initiative examining the intersection of copyright and AI, informed by listening sessions, stakeholder meetings, and over 10,000 public comments from authors, artists, publishers, lawyers, academics, industry groups, and more.
