S. 8391 (New York) — effective immediately
For S. 8391 (New York), effective date is immediately; what it applies to is the unauthorized use of a deceased performer's digital replica: the act rewrites the definitions of "deceased performer", "deceased personality" and "digital replica" in section 50-f of the civil rights law, and narrows the carve-outs for advertising media and for services that display, offer for sale or license a work containing a digital replica, recorded from its source on 2026-09-14.
- Jurisdiction
- New York our reading
- Instrument
- S. 8391 verified
- Effective date
- immediately verified
- What it applies to
- the unauthorized use of a deceased performer's digital replica: the act rewrites the definitions of "deceased performer", "deceased personality" and "digital replica" in section 50-f of the civil rights law, and narrows the carve-outs for advertising media and for services that display, offer for sale or license a work containing a digital replica our reading
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What the source says
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
— nyassembly.gov, retrieved 2026-09-14
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Instrument
S. 8391
— all from nyassembly.gov, retrieved 2026-09-14
Source
- nyassembly.govhttps://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=S08391&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y