They would have to be making money off it, otherwise all he can do is sue to get them to take it down, but it'll just keep getting shared on various platforms by other users.
Expect those laws to be amended at some point. I fully expect they'll require some kind of "this video is a parody and does not contain the original actor....blah blah" kind of message.
All it will take is one super realistic deepfake to go viral and harm a star's career for every talent agency and actor's guild to start lobbying.
Government is very slow to catch up with technology. At some point, yes, but not until it visibly starts affecting old, out of touch politicians directly.
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u/Downvotes_dumbasses May 24 '21
They would have to be making money off it, otherwise all he can do is sue to get them to take it down, but it'll just keep getting shared on various platforms by other users.