Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98C.001
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98C.001, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 98C.001. DEFINITIONS.
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In this chapter:
(1) "Online impersonation" means a person's use of an individual's name, voice, signature, or likeness in visual material on a social media platform without that individual's consent or, if the individual is a minor, the consent of that individual's parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator.
(2) "Social media platform" has the meaning assigned by Section 120.001, Business & Commerce Code.
(3) "Visual material" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.26, Penal Code.
(1) "Online impersonation" means a person's use of an individual's name, voice, signature, or likeness in visual material on a social media platform without that individual's consent or, if the individual is a minor, the consent of that individual's parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator.
(2) "Social media platform" has the meaning assigned by Section 120.001, Business & Commerce Code.
(3) "Visual material" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.26, Penal Code.
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