Rob Wittman (R-VA).

The legislation would give individuals more control over the use of their identifying characteristics in digital replicas.

The bill is a bit of a companionto draft Senate legislationunveiled in October.

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Also supporting the legislation is SAG-AFTRA.

The minute we cross that line, we enter dystopia.

Those are factors that courts have considered in a fair use defense in the unauthorized use of copyrighted material.

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That also was reflected in a statement on Wednesday after the introduction of the House bill.

He was joined by musicians and other artists at a press conference at a Nashville studio.