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Deepfakes

  • Italy wrote "human authorship" into law: what its AI act means for producers using AI

    Italy's AI law, Law No. 132 of 2025, amended the country's copyright act so that only works of human intellect are protected, including AI-assisted works that are "the result of the author's intellectual work". It also made spreading harmful AI-faked voices a crime. The law doesn't say how much human input is enough, so the evidence a producer keeps becomes the practical safeguard.

    Artist rightsvia Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana

  • Denmark's deepfake bill would make whoever posts a voice clone prove they had consent

    Denmark's culture minister tabled bill L 49 on 8 Oct 2026. It would bar sharing realistic digital imitations of a person's voice, face or other features, or of a performer's performance, without consent, from 1 Jan 2027. It is not law yet. The detail that matters most for singers is in the explanatory notes: the person who publishes the imitation has to prove consent.

    Artist rightsvia Folketingstidende (Danish Parliament)

  • Sony has asked for 260,000 AI deepfakes to be taken down, and indie artists have no Sony

    Sony Music has now asked platforms to remove more than 260,000 AI tracks imitating its artists, up from 135,000 at the end of March. That is roughly 20,000 requests a month, which is a full-time enforcement operation. An independent artist facing the same impersonation has a report form, a distributor and their own spare time.

    Industryvia Spotify for Artists Support

  • Murphy Campbell's AI clones show what a right to your voice can and can't fix

    AI covers built from North Carolina folk singer Murphy Campbell's YouTube performances appeared on streaming services under her name, then her own videos of public-domain songs were hit with copyright claims. The Musicians' Union now uses her case to argue for UK personality rights. Her story suggests a right on paper is only the first of three things artists need.

    Artist rightsvia Musicians' Union

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