Denmark: New Technology

On 11 November 2025, the Regional Court of Munich I ruled that OpenAI’s language models unlawfully used song lyrics by nine German authors. GEMA, acting as the collecting society, claimed that OpenAI’s models had memorised and reproduced copyrighted lyrics without permission. Comparable collecting societies across Scandinavia – such as KODA (Denmark) play similar roles in protecting authors’ rights and are closely watching this development.

As generative AI scales, enterprise clients and creators are increasingly asking tech providers to lift intellectual property, face, and voice guardrails. But under Danish law, supported by EU law and practice, when does a platform’s passive infrastructure position become a high-risk enabling role?

Danish music artist and entrepreneur Mattis Jacobsen discusses his evolution from pop success with "Loverboy" to founding Sessio, a music tech startup aimed at removing administrative barriers for creators. The conversation examines the balance between artistic creativity and entrepreneurial leadership, while exploring how technology can enhance human connection in the music industry.

The European Commission has recently unveiled the Guidelines concerning prohibited artificial intelligence (AI) practices delineated by the AI Act.

AI (artificial intelligence) is no longer a technology of the future - it's already an integral part of our everyday lives.

AI (kunstig intelligens) er ikke længere en teknologi forbeholdt fremtiden – Den er allerede en integreret del af vores hverdag.