,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajeej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #bj1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,issa 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,ob]nolte1 & ,mr4 ,cl9e7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d ! ,tradem>k ,act ( #aidf to    
cl>ify ! applicability ( ,f$]al tradem>k
 law 9 ! area ( digital replicas (      
id5tify+ *>act]i/ics ( individuals1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,abuse (      
,digital ,replicas ,act4  #b4           
,applicability ( ,f$]al tradem>k law 9 !
 area ( digital replicas ( id5tify+     
*>act]i/ics ( individuals  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #dc ( ! ,tradem>k ,act ( #aidf 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #aabe7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 
by /rik+ or device1 & ins]t+ device1 or 
digital replica12 &  7,b7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,9 a civil action   
br\ght pursuant to p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 = 
! use ( a digital replica by a p]son on 

or 9 connection ) any goods or s]vices1 
or any conta9] = goods !re %all be a    
rebuttable presumption t su* use is     
likely to cause confusion1 or to cause  
mi/ake1 or to deceive z to !            
affiliation1 connection1 or association 
( su* p]son ) ano!r p]son1 or z to !    
orig91 sponsor%ip1 or approval ( 8 or h]
 goods1 s]vices1 or comm]cial activities
 by ano!r p]son4  7#e7 ,a p]son %all n  
be liable 9 a civil action br\ght       
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 = ! use (
 a digital replica on or 9 connection ) 
any goods or s]vices1 or any conta9] =  
goods if su* use is-- 7,a7 = bona fide  
news1 public affairs1 or sports broadca/
 or acc\nt1 or any portion !re(2  7,b7 =
 bona fide comm5t>y1 criticism1 satire1 
or p>ody1 or any portion !re(2  7,c7 =  
bona fide s*ol>%ip or educational       
purposes2  7,d7 a creative "w1 ! "* &   
purpose ( :i* is prim>ily expressive or 
arti/ic 9 nature r ?an comm]cial1 or any
 portion !re(2  7,e7 o!rwise protect$ by
 ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! 

,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,f7 any comb9ation (
 ! above4  7#f7 ,) ! exception ( relief 
s\ght "u sections #cb & #dc7;c7 ( ?is   
,act1 section #eja ( title #ag1 &       
section #bga ( title #ce1 a p]son may n 
seek relief "u any o!r provision (      
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 or municipal law =
 any use ( a digital replica = :i* !    
p]son files a civil action ass]t+       
liability "u ?is section & relies ^u !  
rebuttable presumption 9 p>agraph 7#d7 9
 a plead+1 dispositive motion1 response 
to a dispositive motion1 or at trial on 
! m]its2 &  7#g7 ,?is subsection %all be
 consid]$ a law p]ta9+ to intellectual  
prop]ty = ! purposes ( section #bcj7;e7 
( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg   
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj74  7#h7 ,9 ?is           
subsection--  7,a7 ! t]m digital replica
 means comput]-g5]at$ repres5tation ( an
 id5tify+ *>act]i/ic ( a subject p]son1 
:o at ! "t ( ! use ( ! repres5tation is 
a liv+ individual human be+1 :]e-- 7i7 !
 id5tify+ *>act]i/ic is an image1 voice1
 lik5ess1 or o!r *>act]i/ic ( ! subject 

p]son1 or a *>act]i/ic ( ! creative     
works ( ! subject p]son1 t is di/9ctive 
to ! subject p]son su* t ! use ( su*    
*>act]i/ic is likely to be associat$ ) !
 subject p]son & no o!r p]son by        
reasonable & ord9>y p>ticipants 9 !     
relevant indu/ry or m>ket2  7ii7 !      
repres5tation is id5tical )1 or         
sub/antially indi/+ui%able f1 ! actual  
id5tify+ *>act]i/ic ( ! subject p]son f 
! p]spective ( reasonable & ord9>y      
p>ticipants 9 ! relevant indu/ry or     
m>ket2 &  7iii7 bas$ on ! repres5tation 
itself1 x is app>5t to reasonable &     
ord9>y p>ticipants 9 ! relevant indu/ry 
or m>ket t ! purpose ( ! repres5tation1 
9 :ole or 9 "p1 0 to duplicate !        
id5tify+ *>act]i/ic ( ! subject p]son2 &
  7,b7 ! t]m 8relevant indu/ry or m>ket0
 means ! indu/ry or m>ket = ! goods or  
s]vices t are ! subject ( ! civil action
 br\ght pursuant to p>agraph 7#a77;,a74 
4  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is  
,act1 or ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1   
may be con/ru$ s z to limit ! scope (   

section #dc ( ! ,tradem>k ,act ( #aidf  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #aabe7 z su* section     
exi/$ prior to ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   
7c7 ,application ,?is ,act1 & ! am5dm5ts
 made by ?is ,act1 %all apply only to a 
civil action-- 7#a7 br\ght pursuant to  
section #dc7;a7 ( ! ,tradem>k ,act (    
#aidf aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act2 &  7#b7 = ! use ( a digital       
replica on or 9 connection ) any goods  
or s]vices1 or any conta9] = goods1 aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7   
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or ! application !re( to any p]son
 or circum/ance1 is held invalid1 !     
rema9d] ( ! ,act1 & ! application ( su* 
provision to o!r p]sons or circum/ances 
%all n be affect$ !reby4  7e7 ,def9ition
 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,tradem>k ,act ( 
#aidf means ! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act to  
provide = ! regi/ration & protection (  
tradem>ks us$ 9 comm]ce1 to c>ry out !  
provisions ( c]ta9 int]national         
conv5tions1 & = o!r purposes1 approv$   
,july #e1 #aidf4