Laws against synthesis and other related crimes: Difference between revisions

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Denmark is currently considering changing its laws so that each Dane would have copyright over their own appearance and voice. The Danish approach is novel because it creates a [[w:Right to property|w:property right]] in one’s biometric identity, treating voice/appearance like [[w:intellectual property]], whereas the previous legislative steps elsewhere have been harms-based.
Denmark is currently considering changing its laws so that each Dane would have copyright over their own appearance and voice. The Danish approach is novel because it creates a [[w:Right to property|w:property right]] in one’s biometric identity, treating voice/appearance like [[w:intellectual property]], whereas the previous legislative steps elsewhere have been harms-based.


The legislative proposal comes from the Department of Culture of Denmark and is said to have massive support among MPs.<ref name="guardian-denmark-antifake-legislation-2025">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence</ref> The planned changes to Danish copyright law will, once approved, theoretically give people in Denmark the right to demand that online platforms remove content that is in violation of a human's copyright.<ref name="guardian-denmark-antifake-legislation-2025"/>
The legislative proposal comes from the Department of Culture of Denmark and is said to have massive support among MPs.<ref name="guardian-denmark-antifake-legislation-2025">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence</ref> The planned changes to Danish copyright law will, once approved, theoretically give people in Denmark the right to demand that online platforms remove content that is in violation of a Danish human's copyright.<ref name="guardian-denmark-antifake-legislation-2025"/> Parodies and satire get an exception and would still be permitted.<ref name="guardian-denmark-antifake-legislation-2025"/>


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