Law to protect personal images and voices from AI-generated forgery
The majority of members of the Dutch parliament are calling on the government to take stronger measures to combat the misuse of people's images online. Haneke van der Werf (D66), Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC), Barbara Kathmann (GroenLinks-PvdA), and Ingrid Meijers-Dirkxen (VVD) have suggested that the Netherlands follow the Danish model by granting individuals copyright over their appearance and voices.
These parliamentarians believe that expanding copyright could assist in the legal pursuit of deepfake cases, which are images and videos modified using artificial intelligence to appear almost real, and are often of a pornographic nature. Denmark was the first European country to enact legislation of this kind.
The four parties are seeking to determine whether the Dutch copyright law is also suitable for dealing with deepfakes, and they are urging the government to take a tougher stance against major tech companies that are not doing enough to prevent the spread of these fake images on their platforms.
Van der Werf pointed to the "devastating effects" that this fake pornography has on victims and their families, emphasizing that the inaction of major companies forces politicians to intervene, calling on the Netherlands to follow Denmark's lead to ensure that everyone retains full control over their image, body, and voice.
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