New York Digital Replica Contracts Act (S7676B, General Obligations Law 5-302)

Properties

kind: law
target: voice-and-likeness
jurisdiction: US, New York
mechanism: Adds General Obligations Law 5-302: any contract for the creation and use of a digital replica of a performer's voice or likeness must specifically describe the intended use, and the individual must be represented by independent legal counsel or a labor organization when negotiating the license, with terms stated clearly in a separately signed writing.
status: in-effect
owns: Consent-by-contract mechanism (mandatory representation and specificity in licensing) for entertainment-industry digital replicas, distinct from tn-elvis-act's tort remedy and from the criminal or election statutes here; addresses the labor-negotiation stage rather than after-the-fact enforcement.
source: New York State Senate, Bill S7676B summary
notes: Signed in December 2024 (sources vary between Dec. 2 and Dec. 13, 2024); effective January 1, 2025, applying to contracts entered into or modified on or after that date. Predates the 2026-07-11 window; included as backfill given the catalogue's current 2-entity baseline.

kind: law
target: voice-and-likeness
jurisdiction: US, New York
mechanism: Adds General Obligations Law 5-302: any contract for the creation and use of a digital replica of a performer's voice or likeness must specifically describe the intended use, and the individual must be represented by independent legal counsel or a labor organization when negotiating the license, with terms stated clearly in a separately signed writing.
status: in-effect
owns: Consent-by-contract mechanism (mandatory representation and specificity in licensing) for entertainment-industry digital replicas, distinct from tn-elvis-act's tort remedy and from the criminal or election statutes here; addresses the labor-negotiation stage rather than after-the-fact enforcement.
source: New York State Senate, Bill S7676B summary
notes: Signed in December 2024 (sources vary between Dec. 2 and Dec. 13, 2024); effective January 1, 2025, applying to contracts entered into or modified on or after that date. Predates the 2026-07-11 window; included as backfill given the catalogue's current 2-entity baseline.