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New learning game presents young people with dilemmas about illegal streaming
Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on our awareness and youth initiatives. In 'Presset til at trykke play' (Pressured to Press Play), lower secondary students will learn about healthy and legal streaming habits through gameplay. The teaching material is developed...
The Danish EU Presidency should ensure that the EU AI Act provides a real opportunity to enforce copyright
Danish rightsholders join the European campaign ‘Stay true to the Act, stay true to culture’ and call on the Danish EU Presidency to work to ensure that the EU AI Act, in practice, guarantees transparency on the part of AI providers. The AI Act was established to...
EU transparency obligations for AI providers have come into force: This is how rights holders are positioned
Stay up to date on AI and copyright via our newsletter. Rights holders have criticized the design of the code of practice for providers of AI models for general use and the transparency template for training data, which were published this summer. Here are the...
Illegal IPTV is growing – now the services must be blocked
The use of illegal IPTV services is on the rise, threatening the production of top-tier Danish football, films, and television. Together with Superligaen A/S, The Rights Alliance now aims to have the most popular IPTV services blocked in Denmark. Through subscriptions...
One in four students uploads textbooks illegally to chatbots
New figures from Epinion show that the illegal sharing of textbooks is still widespread among students, and that chatbots now play a new and central role in this unlawful practice. More and more students in higher education are getting their hands on their textbooks...
New campaign informs young people about the cost of illegal streaming
Young people increasingly stream films and series illegally, and for nearly one in three, it has had personal consequences – either for themselves or someone close to them. With the campaign 'Ulovlig streaming koster', We Who Love Film relaunches its initiative and...
Rights holders in outcry: Danish politicians should demand transparency in the development of artificial intelligence
The Rights Alliance, together with a wide range of Danish rights holders in film, music, books, and articles, has sent a letter to the Minister for Digitalisation, the Minister for Culture, and the Minister for Business. In the letter, they make it clear: They cannot...
The Rights Alliance cannot support the proposed implementation of the EU AI Regulation
The approach taken in the AI Office’s proposed code of practice for providers of general-purpose AI models is so inadequate that no code at all would be preferable. Effective exercise and enforcement of copyright in the context of generative artificial intelligence...
Two people are going to prison for copyright infringement
Violating copyright on films and TV series can come at a high cost. This is highlighted by two recently concluded cases in which two individuals have been sentenced to several months in prison for the illegal distribution of copyrighted material. While years of...
Together against illegal streaming: The Danish League joins The Rights Alliance
The Rights Alliance’s work on blocking is further intensified with The Danish League joining, focusing on transmissions of illegal live sports. The Rights Alliance’s efforts and experience in the field of blocking are not only significant for Danish rights holders but...
High Court Increases Sentence in Streaming Fraud Case: Two Years in Prison and Confiscation of 3.5 Million DKK
In a historic appeal case, the Western High Court has increased the sentence for a massive fraud involving playbacks of music on streaming services. The ruling may become significant in future efforts to combat fraud in the music industry. Press Release In the appeal...
Court Rules: Live Sports Can Be Protected by copyright in Denmark
The Danish Rights Alliance and the Spanish football league LALIGA have won a years-long case. The case demonstrates that it’s possible to block websites that provide illegal links to football matches and more generally that live sports can be protected and enforced in...