DIGITAL LIFE
The Danish government is planning to amend its copyright law to crack down on the creation and dissemination of AI-generated deepfakes and ensure that everyone has the right to their own body, facial features and voice.
As reported by the Guardian, after securing broad cross-party agreement, the country’s culture ministry plans to submit a proposed change to the current law for consultation before the summer recess and then table the amendment in the autumn.
“We agree with the bill and we are sending an unequivocal message that everyone has the right to their own body, their own voice and their own facial features, which is apparently not how the current law protects people against generative AI,” culture minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt told the British newspaper.
He added that “human beings can be subjected to a digital copy machine and misused for all sorts of purposes, and I am not willing to accept that.” The changes to the country’s copyright law, once approved, will theoretically give Danes the right to demand that online platforms remove AI-generated content if it is shared without their consent.
The proposal will also cover “realistic, digitally generated imitations” of an artist’s performance without their consent. Violation of the proposed rules could result in compensation for those affected. “Of course we are innovating, and if the platforms fail to comply with this, we are willing to take additional measures,” Engel-Schmidt stressed.
According to him, they could be subject to “severe fines,” and this could become an issue for the European Commission. “That is why I believe that the technology platforms will take this very seriously,” he added. The minister also said he hoped other European countries would follow suit and that the new rules would not affect parodies and satire, which would still be allowed.
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