NY Civ Rights L § 52-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 5 - Right of Privacy 52-C - Private Right of Action for Unlawful Dissemination or Publication of a Sexually Explicit Depiction of an Individual.

* §  52-c.  Private  right  of  action  for  unlawful dissemination or   publication of a sexually explicit depiction of an  individual.  1.  For   the purposes of this section:a.  "depicted individual" means an individual who appears, as a result   of digitization, to be  giving  a  performance  they  did  not  actually   perform or to be performing in a performance that was actually performed   by  the  depicted  individual  but  was  subsequently  altered  to be in   violation of this section.b. "digitization" means to realistically depict the nude body parts of   another human being as the nude body parts of the  depicted  individual,   computer-generated  nude  body  parts  as  the  nude  body  parts of the   depicted individual  or  the  depicted  individual  engaging  in  sexual   conduct,  as  defined  in subdivision ten of section 130.00 of the penal   law, in which the depicted individual did not engage.c. "individual" means a natural person.d. "person" means a human being or legal entity.e. "sexually explicit material" means any portion of an  audio  visual   work  that shows the depicted individual performing in the nude, meaning   with an unclothed or exposed intimate part, as defined in section 245.15   of the penal law, or appearing to engage  in,  or  being  subjected  to,   sexual  conduct,  as defined in subdivision ten of section 130.00 of the   penal law.2. a. A depicted individual shall have a cause  of  action  against  a   person  who,  discloses,  disseminates  or  publishes  sexually explicit   material related to the depicted individual, and  the  person  knows  or   reasonably  should  have  known the depicted individual in that material   did  not  consent  to  its  creation,  disclosure,   dissemination,   or   publication.b.  It  shall  not  be  a defense to an action under this section that   there  is  a  disclaimer  in  the  sexually   explicit   material   that   communicates  that  the  inclusion  of  the  depicted  individual in the   sexually  explicit  material  was  unauthorized  or  that  the  depicted   individual  did  not  participate  in the creation or development of the   material.3. a.  A  depicted  individual  may  only  consent  to  the  creation,   disclosure,  dissemination, or publication of sexually explicit material   by knowingly and voluntarily  signing  an  agreement  written  in  plain   language  that  includes  a general description of the sexually explicit   material and the audiovisual work in which it will be incorporated.b. A depicted individual may rescind  consent  by  delivering  written   notice within three business days from the date consent was given to the   person  in  whose  favor  consent  was made, unless one of the following   requirements is satisfied:i. the depicted individual is given at least three  business  days  to   review the terms of the agreement before signing it; orii.  if  the  depicted individual is represented, the attorney, talent   agent,  or  personal  manager  authorized  to  represent  the   depicted   individual provides additional written approval of the signed agreement.4. a. A person is not liable under this section if:i.  the  person  discloses,  disseminates  or  publishes  the sexually   explicit  material  in  the  course  of  reporting  unlawful   activity,   exercising  the  person's law enforcement duties, or hearings, trials or   other legal proceedings; orii. the sexually explicit material is a matter  of  legitimate  public   concern,  a  work  of  political or newsworthy value or similar work, or   commentary, criticism or disclosure that is otherwise protected  by  the   constitution  of this state or the United States; provided that sexually    explicit material shall not be considered  of  newsworthy  value  solely   because the depicted individual is a public figure.5.  In  any  action  commenced pursuant to this section, the finder of   fact, in its discretion, may award injunctive relief, punitive  damages,   compensatory damages, and reasonable court costs and attorney's fees.6. A cause of action or special proceeding under this section shall be   commenced the later of either:a.  three  years  after  the  dissemination or publication of sexually   explicit material; orb. one year from the date a person  discovers,  or  reasonably  should   have  discovered,  the  dissemination  or  publication  of such sexually   explicit material.7. Nothing in this section shall be read to require a  prior  criminal   complaint,  prosecution  or  conviction to establish the elements of the   cause of action provided for in this section.8. The provisions of  this  section  including  the  remedies  are  in   addition  to,  and  shall  not  supersede,  any other rights or remedies   available in law or equity.9. If any provision of this section or its application to  any  person   or  circumstance  is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other   provisions or applications of this section which  can  be  given  effect   without  the  invalid  provision  or  application,  and  to this end the   provisions of this section are severable.10. Nothing in this  section  shall  be  construed  to  limit,  or  to   enlarge,  the protections that 47 U.S.C. § 230 confers on an interactive   computer service for content provided  by  another  information  content   provider, as such terms are defined in 47 U.S.C. § 230.* NB There are 2 § 52-c's