Publicity
Right of Publicity / False Endorsement
Commercial use of a person's name, voice, signature, photograph or likeness without consent — including a synthetic imitation.
Pleaded in 3 of the 98 matters on this docket
Governing law
State statutes and common law, e.g. Cal. Civ. Code 3344 and N.Y. Civ. Rights Law 50-51; federal false endorsement under 15 U.S.C. 1125(a); Tennessee ELVIS Act (2024) for voice
Damages
Under Cal. Civ. Code 3344, the greater of $750 or actual damages, plus the profits attributable to the use, punitive damages and fees. Lanham Act false endorsement can reach the defendant's profits and, in exceptional cases, fees.
Limitations period
Typically two years, but state-specific.
Reference material about publicly available law, current as of the date this file was compiled. It is not legal advice and it does not describe anyone’s particular situation. Statutes and limitations periods vary by jurisdiction and change.
Matters pleading this claim
Amer v. ElevenLabs
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division) · 1:26-cv-05437
ElevenLabs text-to-speech and voice-cloning foundation models allegedly trained on scraped broadcast, podcast and audiobook recordings
Filed 2026-05-11 · Class Action
ActiveVacker v. ElevenLabs
D. Del. · 1:24-cv-00987
ElevenLabs text-to-speech / voice cloning models
Filed 2024-08-29 · Class Action
SettledUnconfirmedLehrman v. Lovo
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · 1:24-cv-03770
Lovo 'Genny' AI text-to-speech platform; cloned voices marketed under the names 'Kyle Snow' and 'Sally Coleman'
Filing date not established · Class Action
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