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“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.”
— John F. Kennedy
Things feel uncertain right now. That is real. But tough times bring clarity. They show what is at risk.
That is where a good lawyer helps. Protecting what you have and guiding your next move. In a crisis, the right strategy puts you back in control.
In a world of AI, your identity should still belong to you. So we need a law to give people complete control over their face, voice, and body in the digital world. In other words, their likeness is theirs, and nobody can use it in AI without their permission.
Why does this matter? Because deepfakes are not just funny memes anymore. They are being used in: Non-consensual explicit content, Scam calls that clone your voice, and Fake political ads and misinformation.
Right now, no federal law protects you from this in the U.S. We have a patchwork of old state laws that were not built for the AI age.
Imagine if we had a U.S. version—call it the Digital Likeness Rights Act:
1) You own your digital likeness.
2) Platforms have to remove fake content if you demand it.
3) Victims can seek damages.
4) Free speech (satire, parody, news) stays protected.
The U.S. has the opportunity to take the lead; there is no reason it cannot step up as well.
Attorney Gerry Spence never lost a criminal case, whether as a prosecutor or as a defense attorney. Today, however, he has lost his life. Rest in peace, one of our most outstanding trial lawyers. May his memory be everlasting and his legacy continue as a guiding light for every lawyer who seeks wisdom, courage, and truth in the courtroom.
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Is My Will from the State I Moved from Valid in the State I Moved To?
Whether your Will you had prepared for yourself when you lived in another State is valid in the State that you may moved to depends upon the rules of what is considered a valid Will in your current State.
Whenever you move to a new state, you should have a new Will prepared in accordance with the laws of that state, or at least make sure that your existing Will conforms to your new state's laws.
As the requirements for creating a valid Will vary from state to state, you may have to change your Will to conform to the new state's law for it to be recognized there, if your existing repair Will does not conform to your new state's laws. General areas to be concerned about regarding whether your Will is valid in your new State include:
Witnesses: Each state requires that a Will be signed by a specific number of witnesses.
Signatures: Different states will specify the location in the Will of the signatures of the testator (i.e. person creating the will) and the witnesses.
Self-Proving Will: A self-proving will is a written declaration made under oath before a notary public or other authorized officer proving that a Will is valid in any given state.
Holographic wills: These types of Wills are un-witnessed wills that are hand-written by the testator. They are not valid in most states and generally should be avoided.
Conflicts of law: It is possible that your new State has different probate processes you have to follow in order to prove-up your Will than were applicable in the State you previously lived. Therefore, even though your Will may be valid in your previous state, you still may have to comply with your new state's laws to establish your Will there.
Bottom-Line: it is not worth the risk of having your out-of-state Will declared defective after you die by the probate court. Your heirs could spend valuable resources straightening out an issue that could have been corrected by having a new, updated Will.
About the Author:
The Managing Attorney of KAZANAS LC Law Firm, Dan Kazanas is a licensed attorney and counselor at law in the State of Missouri, as well as a member of the Missouri Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the International Bar Association.
The KAZANAS LC Law Firm is a unique law firm who understands your particular needs and situation, and will generate value for you; services include comprehensive legal transactional and litigation representation, particularly in business, family and estate planning areas of law.
This article is for general information purposes and is not intended to be and should not be taken as legal advice.