California AB 1836

rights policy item·state law·active

Expands postmortem protection against unauthorized digital replicas in sound recordings and audiovisual works, subject to exceptions.

Verified facts

Official site	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1836 ↗
Geography	California, United States
identifier	Chapter 258, Statutes of 2024
parties	unknown
item type	state_law
confidence	high
identifier	Chapter 258, Statutes of 2024
filing date	unknown
jurisdiction	California, United States
adoption date	2024-09-17
affected works	sound recordings; audiovisual works; digital replicas
current status	in_force
effective date	2025-01-01
affected models	unknown
canonical title	California AB 1836
confidence basis	Primary document reviewed; status language is conservative.
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	unknown
issuing authority	California Legislature
primary documents	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1836
unresolved questions	Application of exceptions and conflict-of-laws questions for nationwide releases.
affected entity types	estates; performers; producers; platforms
affected organizations	unknown