TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on May 7, 2024

Gov. Bill Lee toured the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol while celebrating a new law meant to protect the state’s musicians. WJHL reports that Lee said places like the museum embody why the law is important. Lee and his wife Maria were given a quick tour of the museum on their visit. Both were shown and listened to how technology was used to document the rich musical heritage of the region. “It’s a reminder to us, part of what made Bristol the city that it is and what made Tennessee the state of music that it is, are the artists themselves,” Lee said. The ELVIS Act is the first-in-the-nation law that seeks to block the use of artificial intelligence to copy a performer’s voice without legal permission. Lee signed the bill into law in March.