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amiga386yesterday at 4:54 PM0 repliesview on HN

This is the entire proposed bill:

https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2025/11/

https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/2025/11/eng/in...

    Interpretation
    1. In this Act—
        “broadcast” has the meaning assigned to it by the Broadcasting Act 2009;
        “distribute” means distribute to the public or a section of the public;
        “harm” includes psychological harm;
        “Minister” means the Minister for Justice;
        “publish” means publish, other than by way of broadcast, to the public or to a portion of the public.

    Offences
    2. (1) A person who—
           (a) knowingly uses or infringes upon the use of and publishes, performs, distributes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to the public an individual’s name, photograph, voice, or likeness in any medium for purposes of advertising products, events, political activities, merchandise, goods, or services or for purposes of fundraising, solicitation of donations, purchases of products, merchandise, goods, or services or to influence elections or referenda, or
           (b) distributes, transmits, or otherwise makes available an algorithm, software, tool, or other technology, service, or device, the primary purpose or function of which is the production of an individual’s photograph, voice, or likeness, is guilty of an offence where these actions are carried out—
               (i) without the individual’s prior consent, or, in the case of a minor, the prior consent of such minor's parent or legal guardian, or in the case of a deceased individual, the consent of the executor or administrator, heirs, or devisees of such deceased individual,
               (ii) with intent to cause harm to, or being reckless as to whether or not harm is caused to, the other person.
        (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person causes harm to another person where—
            (a) he or she, by his or her acts, intentionally or recklessly seriously interferes with the other person’s peace and privacy or causes alarm or distress to the other person, and
            (b) his or her acts are such that a reasonable person would realise that the acts would seriously interfere with the other person’s peace and privacy or cause alarm or distress to the other person.
        (3) A person who is guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
            (a) on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or
            (b) on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or both.

    Review and operation of Act
    3. The Minister shall, not later than one year after the commencement of this Act, carry out a review of the operation of this Act.

    Short title and commencement
    4. (1) This Act may be cited as the Protection of Voice and Image Act 2025.
       (2) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Justice may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.