Kentucky Revised Statutes Title X. Elections § 117.322.Action against use of synthetic media in electioneering communication; remedies; penalties; defense; exceptions

(1)(a) Any candidate for any elected office whose appearance, action, or speech is altered through the use of synthetic media in an electioneering communication may seek injunctive or other equitable relief against the sponsor of the electioneering communication requiring that the communication includes a disclosure that is clear and conspicuous and included in, or alongside and associated with, the content in a manner that is likely to be noticed by the user.

(b) The court may award a prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs. This paragraph does not limit or preclude a plaintiff from securing or recovering any other available remedy.

(a) The plaintiff shall:

(b) The following shall not be liable except as provided in subsection (3) of this section:

(a) The person intentionally removes any disclosure described in subsection (4) of this section from the electioneering communication it disseminates and does not remove the electioneering communication or replace the disclosure when notified; or

(b) Subject to affirmative defenses described in subsection (4) of this section, the person changes the content of an electioneering communication in a manner that results in it qualifying as synthetic media.

(6)(a) A provider or user of an interactive computer service shall not be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.

(b) An interactive computer service may be held liable in accordance with subsection (3) of this section.

(c) An interactive computer service shall be exempt as provided by the Communications Decency Act of 1996, as amended, 47 U.S.C. sec. 230.