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Denmark agrees to give people copyright-style rights over their face and voice

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Source: Ministry of Culture (Denmark)

A broad majority in Denmark’s parliament agreed to amend the Copyright Act so that sharing deepfakes and other realistic digital imitations of a person’s appearance or voice without consent becomes unlawful, with exceptions for parody and satire. Realistic imitations of performers’ performances are covered too.

Why it matters

People in Denmark will be able to demand removal of deepfakes of their face or voice under copyright law once the amendment passes.

When
26 Jun 2025
ID
WTA-N-2025-0169
Where
Denmark
Who
Ministry of Culture (Denmark), Folketing; Jakob Engel-Schmidt

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Ministry of Culture (Denmark). Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Ministry of Culture (Denmark)

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Document the source offers: document 1 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

Cite this story

WTA-N-2025-0169: “Denmark agrees to give people copyright-style rights over their face and voice.” wheresthe.ai, 26 Jun 2025. https://wheresthe.ai/d/dk-deepfake-likeness-agreement-2025-06/ (source: Ministry of Culture (Denmark)).

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