According to the Ministry of Culture, the purpose of the amendment is to create a fair marketplace for copyright.

It strengthens the rights of artists and creators when negotiating agreements with everything from music labels and publishers to streaming services and producers. Among other things, the law ensures greater balance in the relationship between rights holders and companies that do business based on the rights, as well as more transparency in the agreements.

The new law was passed with a large majority and implements the part of the European Parliament's Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market that has not previously been implemented in Danish legislation - also called the DSM Directive.

Together with DPA, Koda, DMF, Autor and others, the Danish Artist Association has been one of the major driving forces behind the now completed legislative change and is extremely pleased with how the law has turned out.

"This is a historic day for all of us music creators. From today, we are in a stronger position with our rights to our works than ever before. Unfair payments and bad collaborations can now be challenged in a completely different way than before, and publishers must comply with transparency rules that reflect our reality. All in all, we now have a modern copyright law that understands the problems we face in our daily lives," Author spokesperson Anna Lidell tells Dansk Artist Forbund.

"This is a historic day for all of us music creators. From today, we stand stronger with our rights to our works than we ever have before,"
author Anna Lidell tells Danish Artist Association

 

The amendment also guarantees a Danish contract licence, making it easier to use copyrighted material in large quantities without making individual agreements.

Read how the Danish Artist Association works to secure artists' rights in relation to copyright and artificial intelligence here.