Posted on 10/02/2024 5:31:33 PM PDT by CFW
From today's decision by Judge John Mendez (E.D. Cal.) in Kohls v. Bonta:
Plaintiff Christopher Kohls (aka "Mr. Reagan") is an individual who creates digital content about political figures. His videos contain demonstrably false information that include sounds or visuals that are significantly edited or digitally generated using artificial intelligence …. Plaintiff's videos are considered by him to be parody or satire. In response to videos posted by Plaintiff parodying presidential candidate Kamala Harris and other AI generated "deepfakes," the California legislature enacted AB 2839. AB 2839, according to Plaintiff, would allow any political candidate, election official, the Secretary of State, and everyone who sees his AI-generated videos to sue him for damages and injunctive relief during an election period which runs 120 days before an election to 60 days after an election….
AB 2839 does not pass constitutional scrutiny because the law does not use the least restrictive means available for advancing the State's interest here. As Plaintiffs persuasively argue, counter speech is a less restrictive alternative to prohibiting videos such as those posted by Plaintiff, no matter how offensive or inappropriate someone may find them. "'Especially as to political speech, counter speech is the tried and true buffer and elixir,' not speech restriction." …
The court began by concluding that AB 2839 doesn't fall within the existing defamation exception to First Amendment protection, and isn't subject to any other doctrine that categorically lowers protection for false statements in election campaigns:
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
Well, that didn’t take long. Good to see.
I saw the video in question. Anyone who thought it is real is a moron. It was not real looking at all.
Just a wee bit of sanity out there yet.
Did you see DT and E doing ‘Staying Alive’.
I watch it over and over. I have seen the real dances but can’t find them again.
Disclaimers would end that crap.
Newsom is a greasy worm.
Let the memes fly.
ignore the border crisis and runaway national debt. focus on the deepfakes.
So knowing Newsom is a deep fake how does this play out? 🤣🤣🤣
“I saw the video in question. Anyone who thought it is real is a moron.”
That explains why gavin and the libtard CA legislature passed the bill. They’re morons.
I read the ruling and easily see how this decision also applies to the dreaded “mis-information...” we hear so much about these days....
What is it with these nitwits wanting to censor everything—Where is Mario Salvo when you need him?
Bkmk!
FU Gov Gruesome!
When you've devolved to the state of having to lie about everything then you want the ability to censor the truth. The Soviets did it and so did the Nazis. Just look at the prison camp country known as North Korea for a modern example.
I’ll be surprised if Elon doesn’t pipe in on this on X with some spectacular troll.
Hmmmm
Would cartoons of Mohammmad qualify?
An average IQ musloom might think so.
It’s real! It’s real!
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