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Open the companion tool →Why these clauses are worth reading slowly
A likeness clause can grant perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable rights to use your voice or image to train models or generate synthetic versions. That is not a release for a brochure; it is a transfer of the thing that identifies you.
Most clauses can be narrowed by negotiation before signing: limit the purpose, the duration, the territory, and the right to sublicense. Asking for those changes is routine, and an organization that refuses to narrow a clause is telling you something useful.
The protocol
- Find every clause about your image, voice, name, or likeness, and read the words about training, synthetic, generate, derivative, sublicense, and perpetual.
- Check the three dimensions: how long it lasts, how wide it is (purpose and territory), and whether you can withdraw consent later.
- Ask for narrow amendments in writing: purpose-limited, time-limited, no sublicensing, no synthetic generation, and no training use.
- If AI training is intended, ask what it means in practice: which model, whether your name is attached, and how you would request removal later.
- Keep a copy of the signed version and note the date. If the document is silent and the organization later uses your likeness for training, you have a written starting point.
What the tool does
Paste a likeness or media clause and get a reading: what it grants, how long it lasts, and the amendments to ask for before signing. It runs in this browser; nothing is sent or stored.
Limit first: This is a clause-reading aid, not legal advice and not a contract review. Likeness and publicity rights differ by jurisdiction.
Open the companion tool →One human next step
If a clause matters to your livelihood — a performer, a photographer's subject, a contractor, or an employee — an entertainment or employment lawyer can review it before you sign. Amendments agreed by email are usually enough for smaller contracts.
Research log and safety checks
AI-assist path: not used for a verdict. Clause reading is annotation, not interpretation of law; the artifact names what a phrase grants and what to ask for, and directs the reader to a lawyer for anything consequential. §6.10: not a frontier-pace topic.
§0.5 protection result: category is informed-consent-literacy; crisis-adjacent: no; fear/urgency/scarcity toolkit used: no. The protective function is free and the paid feature is convenience only.