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Denmark is enacting a new copyright law to offer protections against deepfakes. — Danes will be the first to get statutory protection for their own image and likeness. (Picture: Bill Smith, CC BY 2.0)

The government hopes Europe will follow its lead when it enacts statutory rights to its citizens appearance in its new, amended copyright law.

The idea is to ensure that people’s identities are protected against use in deepfakes, which is defined as very realistic digital representations of real people, including their appearance and voice, writes The Guardian.

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