Dutch Copyright Committee advice on the draft deepfake bill
Advies over het initiatiefwetsvoorstel Zeggenschap over deepfakes
rights policy item·government advisory opinion·unknown
The Dutch Copyright Committee recognized the urgency of harmful deepfakes but questioned whether the proposed neighboring right was the appropriate legal instrument.
Recorded facts
| Official site | https://www.ie-forum.nl/documents/commissie-auteursrecht-2026-advies-deepfakes-b2429ef2-b0b4-479e-a02d-6d223e17b57f.pdf ↗ |
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| Geography | Netherlands |
| parties | Commissie Auteursrecht; initiator of the draft bill |
| item type | government_advisory_opinion |
| filing date | unknown |
| jurisdiction | Netherlands |
| adoption date | 2026-02-04 |
| affected works | voice; likeness; performances; deepfake output |
| effective date | unknown |
| affected models | unknown |
| canonical title | Advies over het initiatiefwetsvoorstel Zeggenschap over deepfakes |
| enforcement date | unknown |
| affected datasets | unknown |
| issuing authority | Commissie Auteursrecht |
| primary documents | https://www.ie-forum.nl/documents/commissie-auteursrecht-2026-advies-deepfakes-b2429ef2-b0b4-479e-a02d-6d223e17b57f.pdf |
| affected entity types | government advisers; legislators; natural persons; performers; platforms |
| affected organizations | Commissie Auteursrecht |
| documented interpretations | unknown |
| affected professional workflows | legislative design; voice and likeness enforcement; artist contracting |
| current procedural legal status | published nonbinding expert advice |
| amendments appeals superseding items | unknown |
| obligations permissions restrictions | The committee treated protection against harmful deepfakes as urgent.; It advised that a new neighboring right was not an appropriate solution in the proposed form and examined alternatives including contract, portrait right, and tort-based remedies.; The advice does not decide the bill's future and is not a court ruling. |
History
| evaluates | Draft initiative bill on control over deepfakes 2026-02-04 — nowUnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
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- Official URL unknown → www.ie-forum.nl/documents/commissie-auteursrecht-2026-advies-deepfakes-b2429ef2-b0b4-479e-a02d-6d223e17b57f.pdf
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