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  "node_id": "us-ca-ab2602-digital-replicas-personal-services-contracts-2024",
  "title": "California Digital Replicas in Personal or Professional Services Contracts - Assembly Bill 2602 (Chapter 259 of 2024)",
  "domain": "AI Governance & Law",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-14",
  "bluf": "California Assembly Bill 2602, authored by Assemblymember Kalra and enacted as Chapter 259 of the Statutes of 2024, was signed by Governor Newsom on 17 September 2024 and adds Section 927 to the California Labor Code. The Act makes any provision of a contract for personal or professional services that allows the use of an individual's voice or visual likeness as a digital replica unenforceable if two conditions are met: the provision does not include a reasonably specific description of the intended uses of the digital replica or those uses are inconsistent with the original work for which the individual was engaged; AND the individual was not represented by either (i) legal counsel who negotiated the terms with reasonable specificity OR (ii) a labour union representing workers of the type performing the work under a collective bargaining agreement that expressly addresses uses of digital replicas. 'Digital replica' is defined as a computer-generated, highly realistic electronic representation that is readily identifiable as the voice or visual likeness of an individual that is embodied in a sound recording, image, audiovisual work or transmission where the actual individual either did not actually perform or appear, or where the performance was materially altered. The Act applies to contracts entered or extended on or after 1 January 2025. The provisions are enforceable through private civil action.",
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    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
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  "dependencies": [
    "us-ca-ab1836-digital-replica-deceased-personalities-2024",
    "us-ca-sb942-2024-ai-transparency-act-watermarking"
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  "primary_citations_count": 7
}