Jane Coleman (legalinsurrection.com)
"Lawyers: “Mr. Reagan’s satire videos, which have garnered millions of views, are precisely the kind of speech that the First Amendment was designed to protect.' ”
"A creator of viral political parody videos is suing California officials over new laws restricting AI-generated content like his from being posted and shared online.
"The legislation took on political urgency over the summer after Governor Gavin Newsom called one of the videos “illegal.”
"In July, the YouTuber known as “Mr. Reagan” released a parody Kamala Harris campaign ad, featuring AI-generated cuts that sound just like her. But you know you’re watching a spoof when “Harris” says things like, “I may not know the first thing about running the country, but remember, that’s a good thing if you’re a deep state puppet.” Or that she’s been selected because she’s “the ultimate diversity hire and a person of color, so if you criticize anything [she] say[s], you’re both sexist and racist.”
"The video caught the attention of someone who knows creative genius when he sees it, Elon Musk.
"He called it “amazing”:
This is amazing 😂
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 26, 2024
pic.twitter.com/KpnBKGUUwn
"Once Musk retweeted it, the brilliant satire also caught the attention of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
"And, according to the lawsuit, even though “Mr. Reagan’s” YouTube video acknowledges its content is “digitally generated” and even though it is labeled “parody,” Newsom was not amused.
"The video was too “real”: “Manipulating a voice in an ‘ad’ like this one should be illegal,” Newsom warned in a tweet two days later. “I’ll be signing a bill in a matter of weeks to make sure it is”: . . ."
No comments:
Post a Comment