1st Amendment under fire?

[KLB]

Maybe.
I'm sure they will be the most expensive.
Sometimes that equates to ability.
Sometimes.. not so much.

I think lawyers probably match up at a higher rate than most other professions.

 

[Ingomike]

California Sued Over New “Deepfake” Law

California has triggered the first lawsuit over its controversial new laws that require social media companies to censor fake images created by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes as well a…

jonathanturley.org

 

[KLB]

Good.

 

[actaeon277]

I'm sure the court will state that no one has any "standing" yet.

 

[KLB]

I'm sure the court will state that no one has any "standing" yet.

Not sure how they can do that. They banned his video.

A video creator is suing the State of California after his use of a parody of Vice President Kamala Harris was banned.

 

[actaeon277]

Not sure how they can do that. They banned his video.

Well, I guess that guy has standing

 

[Ingomike]

He’s back with another parody in defiance of the new California law…

 

[DadSmith]

He’s back with another parody in defiance of the new California law…

That's hilarious.

 

[Magyars]

Seems like the whole BOR is under attack.

 

[Alamo]

Law struck down. No oral argument.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.caed.453046/gov.uscourts.caed.453046.14.0.pdf

Except for one piece dealing with audio? Have only skimmed it so far.

 

[JAL]

Law struck down. No oral argument.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.caed.453046/gov.uscourts.caed.453046.14.0.pdf

Except for one piece dealing with audio? Have only skimmed it so far.

That's only a Preliminary Injunction pending trial and oral arguments leading to a final judgement in the District Court (the Federal trial court). Wait until the 9th Circus gets their hands on it. They'll reverse the District Court if Kohls (plaintiff) prevails because that's what the 9th Circus does. An interlocutory appeal to the 9th Circus regarding the Preliminary Injunction wouldn't surprise me.

 

[DadSmith]

That Was Fast: Federal Judge Humiliates Power-Hungry Gavin Newsom, Slaps Injunction on Anti-Parody Law

redstate.com

Federal judge rules deepfakes are protected under First Amendment in blow to California law

U.S. District Judge John Mendez agreed that parody videos such as deep fakes are protected by the First Amendment, asserting that YouTube videos, and social media posts are the "newspaper advertisements and political cartoons of today."

justthenews.com