AI Identity Protection for Creators

Own yourself.
Before AI does.

Your name. Your voice. Your face.
One playbook to protect all three.

Every video you post, every podcast you record, every livestream you run is training data. AI can clone your voice from a few seconds of audio.3 Your face can be deepfaked in minutes. Your name can be hijacked overnight. The Claim Yourself Stack is a free, step-by-step playbook built for digital creators who don't have an agent or a legal team on speed dial.

207M+
Creators worldwide1
$40B
Projected AI fraud losses by 20272
3sec
To clone your voice3
1,500%
Deepfake growth since 20234

Three moves to
protect your identity

An entertainment attorney would charge $15,000 to $25,000 to set all this up. You don't need a law degree. You don't need a Hollywood agent. You need three moves, each with two clear action areas, to build a wall between your identity and AI. The DIY Playbook walks you through every step.

01
Move One
Claim It
Stake your flag. Register your name, trademark your brand, copyright your content.
Name & Trademark
©Copyright & Content
02
Move Two
Lock It
Protect your voice from cloning, your likeness from deepfakes, and add AI clauses to every contract.
🎙Voice Protection
👤Likeness & Image
03
Move Three
Watch It
Opt out of AI training, monitor what AI says about you, and enforce your rights.
🚫AI Opt-Outs
🛡Monitoring & Enforcement

Built for the creators
who don't have a team

If you're a creator with an audience, your identity has value. But unlike actors and musicians with legal teams, most digital creators have zero protection against AI cloning, deepfakes, and unauthorized use of their work.

ClaimYourself.ai is the free IP protection playbook for the 200 million+ creators1 building their brand without an agent, a manager, or a lawyer on retainer.

YouTubers
Podcasters
TikTok Creators
Streamers
Newsletter Writers
Course Creators
Instagram Creators
Freelance Designers
Music Producers
Photographers

Your Voice Can Be Cloned in Seconds

AI voice cloning has crossed the "indistinguishable threshold." Three seconds of your podcast is all it takes.3

Deepfakes Grew 1,500% in Two Years

From 500K deepfakes in 2023 to 8 million in 2025.4 Your face can be placed in content you never created.

Your Content Is AI Training Data

Every blog post, video, and audio clip you've published is being scraped to train AI models.

The Law Is Finally Catching Up

The TAKE IT DOWN Act (signed May 2025)5 criminalizes nonconsensual intimate deepfakes. The NO FAKES Act6 would create a federal right to control your digital replica. But laws only help if you've claimed your rights first.

These creators found out the hard way

This isn't theoretical. AI identity theft is happening to creators at every level, from A-list celebrities to independent podcasters.

Voice Cloning
A celebrity's voice was cloned to promote a dental plan he'd never heard of.
Tom Hanks had to publicly warn his followers on Instagram that an AI-generated version of his voice was being used in an unauthorized dental advertisement. He had no idea until fans flagged it.
What was missingNo AI voice clause in existing licensing deals. No automated monitoring for voice misuse.
Deepfake Likeness
A fitness creator found her face selling supplements in 14 countries.
An independent fitness influencer discovered AI-generated ads using her likeness to promote weight loss products she'd never endorsed, running across international markets where she had no legal standing.
What was missingNo trademark filed. No copyright registration. No right of publicity claim in those jurisdictions.
AI Image Abuse
An AI chatbot generated nonconsensual images of real people before global backlash.7
In December 2025, X's Grok chatbot was used to create explicit deepfakes of real people, including public figures. Indonesia and Malaysia banned it. The Senate passed the DEFIANCE Act days later. Independent creators face the same threat with zero platform protection.
What was missingNo likeness protection. No opt-out from AI image generation. No federal civil remedy (yet).

Why no one has fixed this yet

We built ClaimYourself.ai because nobody else would. Here's what creators are up against.

The Broken Promise
OpenAI promised a tool. It never came.
In 2024, OpenAI announced "Media Manager," a tool to let creators control how their work was used in AI training. A former employee told TechCrunch they didn't remember anyone actually working on it. It never shipped.
The Scattered Opt-Outs
Every platform hides the toggle in a different place.
Meta, X, LinkedIn, Google, Adobe, Microsoft. Each one has a different process to opt out of AI training. Some require GDPR-based objections that only work for EU users. They benefit from your inaction.
The Unfinished Law
The NO FAKES Act would help. It hasn't passed.
Bipartisan legislation would create a federal right to control digital replicas of your voice and likeness, with $5,000 in statutory damages per violation.6 Reintroduced April 2025. Still waiting on Congress.
The Missing Product
There is no "one click, protect everything" tool.
In 2026, no single playbook exists that handles trademark, copyright, AI opt-outs, voice protection, and monitoring together. Spawning AI's "Do Not Train" registry is the closest thing, and it only covers images.

Until the law catches up and the tools get built, the Claim Yourself Stack is the most complete playbook that exists.

We built step-by-step guides for every action. We'll update them as the law changes, as platforms move their settings, and as better tools emerge. This is a living playbook, not a static PDF.

That's what it means to champion digital creators.

The Claim Yourself Stack doesn't make you invisible.
It makes you legally armed.

Doing this work won't prevent every bad actor. It builds the legal infrastructure that gives you standing to fight back and get paid when they do.

🔍
Find It
Catch violations before they spread. The Claim Yourself Stack flags unauthorized use of your name, voice, and face.
Reverse face search with PimEyes
Brand monitoring with Brand24 and Google Alerts
Quarterly AI chatbot audits
Platform DMCA dashboards
Fight It
Your legal weapons. Registration creates enforceable rights. Contracts create enforceable obligations. Both give you standing to act.
DMCA takedowns (24-72 hour removal)
Cease-and-desist letters
Federal trademark and copyright lawsuits
State right of publicity claims (35+ states)
💰
Get Paid
Registered rights unlock real money. Without registration, you're limited to actual damages. With it, the numbers change dramatically.
Copyright: $750 - $150,000 per work (statutory)12
Trademark: infringer's profits + your damages
Right of publicity: varies by state ($750+ per violation)
Contract breach: damages per your agreement

The honest gap: anonymous bad actors overseas may never respond to a cease-and-desist. For those cases, platform takedowns are your first line. But the far more common and financially damaging scenarios are brands, AI companies, and competitors with assets, addresses, and reasons to settle. That's what the Claim Yourself Stack is built for.

A team charges $15,000+.
Our playbook is free. Always.

Actors and musicians have entire teams handling identity protection. An entertainment attorney covering trademark, copyright, voice, likeness, opt-outs, and monitoring would bill $15,000 to $25,000.8 Most digital creators can't afford that, and you shouldn't have to. The Claim Yourself DIY Playbook is 100% free. Some steps point you to third-party services with their own fees, like the $350 trademark filing9 or a monitoring subscription, and we flag every cost upfront so you always know what you'll pay and to whom. No surprises. No hidden charges from us. Ever.

Assessment + Playbook
Free
Always
AI Opt-Outs
Free
All platforms
Monitoring Setup
Free
Google Alerts + AI audits
Copyright Registration
$65
Per work, U.S. Copyright Office10
Trademark Filing
$350
Per class (USPTO base fee)9
Domain Registration
$10
Per year
Under $500
Total cost to claim your identity
Less than one brand deal. A weekend to start. An hour per quarter to maintain.
Ready to start? Track your progress for free.

Take the 3-minute assessment, get your score, and the Claim Yourself Tracker shows you exactly what to do first. Check off steps as you go. Pick up where you left off anytime.

We guide you through it. They help you do it.

The Claim Yourself Stack is free. When a step requires a third-party service, we recommend partners we've vetted and would use ourselves. Here's where they fit.

Move 01: Claim It
LegalZoom Partner
Guided trademark filing for creators. Search, file, and register your creator name or brand with attorney review, without navigating the USPTO alone.
Used in: Playbook Step 1 (Name & Trademark) -- trademark search, application filing, and ongoing monitoring. Also referenced in the Dashboard walkthroughs and Assessment recommendations.
Start with LegalZoom →
Move 01: Claim It
Trademark Engine Partner
Fast-track trademark registration. A streamlined alternative for creators who want to get their filing done quickly with professional support.
Used in: Playbook Step 1 (Name & Trademark) -- application filing. Also listed in the Creator Toolkit as an alternative filing service.
File with Trademark Engine →
Move 01: Claim It
Namecheap Partner
Domain registration with WHOIS privacy. Secure your .com, .ai, and .co domains before someone else claims your name.
Used in: Playbook Step 1 (Name & Trademark) -- domain registration and privacy protection.
Register Your Domain →
Move 02: Lock It
Rocket Lawyer Partner
On-demand legal access for creators. Contract reviews, AI protection clauses, cease-and-desist letters, and IP attorney consultations without a retainer.
Used in: Playbook Steps 3-6 (Voice, Likeness, Monitoring) -- contract clause review, legal escalation. Also featured in Crisis Response playbook.
Get Legal Access →
Move 03: Watch It
Brand24 Partner
Real-time brand monitoring. Track mentions of your name across social media, news, and the web to catch unauthorized use early.
Used in: Playbook Step 6 (Monitoring & Enforcement) -- ongoing name and brand monitoring setup.
Start Monitoring Free →
Move 03: Watch It
PimEyes Free Tool
Reverse face search engine. Find where your face appears online, including potential deepfakes, unauthorized ads, and AI-generated content using your likeness.
Used in: Playbook Step 4 (Likeness & Image) -- face monitoring and deepfake detection.
Search Your Face (Free) →
We earn a referral commission when you sign up through partner links, at no extra cost to you. Your price stays the same. We only recommend services we'd use ourselves. See all tools →

The skeptic's guide to
claiming yourself

If it's already happened, we can help

ClaimYourself.ai isn't just prevention. If someone has already cloned your voice, deepfaked your face, or stolen your identity with AI, our free crisis response playbook walks you through exactly what to do, step by step.

Free Crisis Response Playbook

Evidence preservation, DMCA takedowns, platform reporting, legal escalation, and vetted enforcement services. Government is still catching up. We built the navigator.

A public service from a team that's spent a decade working with purpose-driven organizations

ClaimYourself.ai was built by Buoyant, a strategic communications agency that works with nonprofits, health companies, and mission-driven brands. We've spent over ten years helping organizations protect their voice and tell their story.

We built this because the 200 million+ creators1 powering the digital economy deserve the same IP protection that Hollywood actors and signed musicians take for granted. An entertainment attorney charges $15,000 to $25,000 to set up what this playbook walks you through for free. And if you've already been targeted, our crisis response playbook gives you the step-by-step navigator that government hasn't built yet.

We sustain this work by recommending tools we believe in. When you sign up through a partner link, we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend tools we'd use ourselves.

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Multiple Telly Awards for storytelling and campaigns
🎥
Ragan and Anthem Award winners for purpose-driven communications
🎓
Multicultural strategy specialists in healthcare, nonprofit, and creator communications
📈
10+ years serving nonprofits, health companies, creators, and purpose-driven brands
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Three minutes.
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Sources & Verification

13 cited sources
[1]
DemandSage, Creator Economy Statistics 2025; Goldman Sachs Research (2024). Over 200 million content creators worldwide; creator economy valued at $191 billion in 2025, projected to reach $480 billion by 2027. demandsage.com
[2]
Deloitte Center for Financial Services (2024). Generative AI-enabled fraud projected to reach $40B in the U.S. by 2027, up from $12.3B in 2023. 32% CAGR. deloitte.com
[3]
Fortune / University at Buffalo (Dec 2025). Voice cloning has crossed the "indistinguishable threshold." A few seconds of audio now produce a convincing clone with natural intonation, pauses, and breathing. Some tools clone from as little as 10 seconds. fortune.com
[4]
Keepnet Labs (2025); UK Government projection. Deepfake content grew from ~500,000 files in 2023 to a projected 8 million in 2025, a 1,500% increase. keepnetlabs.com
[5]
TAKE IT DOWN Act. Signed into law May 2025. Criminalizes nonconsensual intimate deepfakes; requires platform removal within 48 hours. congress.gov
[6]
NO FAKES Act of 2025 (S.1367). Reintroduced April 2025. Would create federal right to control digital replicas; $5,000 statutory damages per violation. congress.gov
[7]
Grok AI deepfake crisis (Dec 2025–Jan 2026). X's Grok chatbot allowed users to generate nonconsensual intimate imagery of real people, including public figures and minors, prompting bans in Indonesia and Malaysia and fueling passage of the DEFIANCE Act. Widely reported by Fortune, The Verge, Roll Call, and others.
[8]
$15,000 to $25,000 is an industry estimate for entertainment attorney fees covering full IP protection (trademark, copyright, voice, likeness, opt-outs, and monitoring). Ranges vary by market and scope.
[9]
USPTO base trademark filing fee: $350 per class (effective January 2025; TEAS Plus and TEAS Standard merged into a single filing option). Additional surcharges may apply for custom identifications. uspto.gov
[10]
U.S. Copyright Office fee schedule. Single author, single work (online): $45. Standard registration: $65. Group of unpublished works: $85. copyright.gov
[11]
DEFIANCE Act of 2025 (S.1837). Passed Senate unanimously January 13, 2026. Civil damages of $150,000 (or $250,000 in aggravated cases). Awaiting House action. congress.gov
[12]
17 U.S.C. § 504(c). Statutory damages for copyright infringement: $750 to $30,000 per work; up to $150,000 for willful infringement. copyright.gov
[13]
Ballotpedia Deepfake Legislation Tracker (Jan 2026). As of January 2026, 47 states have enacted deepfake legislation, with 82% of all state deepfake laws passed in the last two years alone. 46 states address sexually explicit deepfakes; 28 address political deepfakes. ballotpedia.org
Last verified: March 1, 2026
Sources are reviewed weekly. Legislative status may change between updates.