From left, former Nashville Local President Pat Alger, Nashville Local President Carla Christina Contreras, and Nashville Local Vice President, Singers & Recording Artists Bob Bailey attend the announcement of a new state law called the ELVIS Act — Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security — making Tennessee the first state in the nation to preserve individual voice, image and likeness against unethical A.I. in the form of deepfakes and audio cloning. The legislation was signed on March 21 and took effect on July 1. Photo by Larry Poole.
This item originally featured in the 'SAG-AFTRA' summer 2024 magazine issue.