This law protects original works of authorship, including animation and visual effects, granting creators exclusive rights to their work and providing legal recourse against infringement, ensuring creators are able to control and monetize their creations within legal boundaries. The Copyright Act gives creators the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works based on their original works, preventing others from using their content without permission and providing a legal framework for enforcing these rights through litigation and penalties for infringement. It is essential for protecting creative work in the US animation industry and is constantly updated to reflect current trends in tech and society to offer more protection for works of art and expressions. Copyright law aims to strike a balance between protecting creators' rights and promoting innovation and creativity by allowing fair use of copyrighted material for purposes such as criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research, while also setting limitations on the duration of copyright protection to eventually allow works to enter the public domain and be freely available for use.

The FTC Act prohibits unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce, including advertising and marketing, and establishes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce these provisions and protect consumers from fraud, deception, and unfair business practices. The FTC has the authority to investigate and take action against companies that engage in false advertising, deceptive pricing, or other unfair practices that harm consumers, including the power to issue cease and desist orders, impose fines, and require corrective advertising to remedy the harm caused by deceptive practices. This is very important to ensure animation studios are operating ethically and that content is truthful for consumers and advertising purposes. The Act is consistently updated to reflect consumer and societal trends with the most recent regulatory updates addressing issues such as AI-generated content and online privacy.

The CCPA grants California consumers various rights over their personal information, including the right to know what personal information is collected about them, the right to delete their personal information, and the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. This act imposes obligations on businesses that collect personal information from California residents and regulates the collection, use, and sharing of personal data, providing consumers with greater control over their information and holding businesses accountable for their data practices. Since much of the animation and VFX industry has a large digital presence, it is important for the industry to take measures to protect client and consumer data and respect consumer privacy and data rights. The CCPA is constantly updated to protect against evolving trends in data and tech with the newest update, the CPRA, now enforcing stricter regulations.