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# Denmark Says: Hands Off My Face
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/denmark-says-hands-off-my-face/
- Published: 2025-06-30T07:12:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-27T05:22:49.000Z
- Description: Denmark just did what Silicon Valley won’t, give people legal ownership of their own face, voice, and body. Should deepfakes now come with a copyright strike?
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: News, #seo-post-1

Denmark just did what Silicon Valley won’t, give people legal ownership of their own face, voice, and body. Should [deepfakes](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/digital-ethics-speaker/) now come with a copyright strike?

Denmark is drawing a digital line in the sand: deepfakes that steal your face, voice or likeness without consent will soon be illegal. A new copyright law, likely the first of its kind in Europe, grants individuals ownership of their own features, marking a bold shift in the fight against AI misuse.

The law defines deepfakes as realistic digital imitations of a person’s identity, and gives citizens the right to demand takedowns and claim damages.

Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt calls it a “digital copy machine” crackdown, an unequivocal message that your body is not public domain. The bill, supported by 90% of Danish MPs, will head to consultation this summer and be tabled in autumn. Satire and parody remain protected, but platforms that don’t comply could face heavy EU-level fines.

This is more than a privacy upgrade, it’s an assertion of digital sovereignty. As AI erodes personal boundaries, Denmark is codifying consent as law.

- The bill gives legal rights to facial likeness and voice
- Platforms must remove AI imitations on request
- EU-wide push may follow via Denmark’s presidency

In an era where pixels impersonate people, Denmark just asked the right question: who owns you, if not you? What happens when your identity can be cloned in seconds, and only the law can stop it?

Read the full article on [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com).

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