Draft initiative bill on control over deepfakes

Initiatiefwetsvoorstel Zeggenschap over deepfakes

rights policy item·draft legislation·closed

A closed public-consultation draft proposed a neighboring right allowing natural persons, artists, and specified successors to authorize or prohibit defined deepfakes of voice or appearance; it was not law at the snapshot date.

Verified facts

Official site	https://www.internetconsultatie.nl/zeggenschapoverdeepfakes/b1 ↗
Geography	Netherlands
parties	proposed right holders; deepfake makers and distributors; online intermediaries
item type	draft_legislation
filing date	2025-10-30
jurisdiction	Netherlands
adoption date	unknown
affected works	voice; likeness; performances; synthetic audiovisual and audio output
effective date	unknown
affected models	unknown
canonical title	Initiatiefwetsvoorstel Zeggenschap over deepfakes
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	unknown
issuing authority	Initiating member of the House of Representatives; public consultation hosted by the Government of the Netherlands
primary documents	https://www.internetconsultatie.nl/zeggenschapoverdeepfakes/b1; https://www.internetconsultatie.nl/zeggenschapoverdeepfakes/document/14831; https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/ah-tk-20252026-1351.html
affected entity types	natural persons; performers; artists; heirs; AI developers; platforms; media producers
affected organizations	unknown
documented interpretations	unknown
affected professional workflows	voice cloning; deepfake production; platform distribution; artist authorization
current procedural legal status	public consultation closed; draft not introduced in Parliament as of the latest official posture source reviewed
amendments appeals superseding items	unknown
obligations permissions restrictions	The consultation draft proposed a right to authorize or prohibit making, using, and distributing deepfakes of a person's voice or appearance.; The proposal covered every natural person, with artist-specific provisions and specified post-mortem successor interests.; Exceptions and limitations were proposed; the exact balance would depend on legislative text and any amendments.; The proposal has no binding effect unless introduced and enacted.