Overview

• The Danish government unveiled today a draft law granting individuals copyright protection over their faces, voices, bodies and gestures to address malicious deepfakes
• The proposal has secured backing from nine in ten members of the Danish Parliament and will enter public consultation and debate during the European summer
• If approved, citizens could demand removal of unauthorized AI-generated likenesses from digital platforms and impose economic penalties on violators
• Lawmakers intend to use Denmark’s upcoming EU Council presidency to push for similar personal identity safeguards across the European Union
• Experts caution that legal rights must be paired with technical verification systems and public education in media literacy to effectively combat deepfake threats