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.

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Official site	https://www.ie-forum.nl/documents/commissie-auteursrecht-2026-advies-deepfakes-b2429ef2-b0b4-479e-a02d-6d223e17b57f.pdf ↗
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.