Duty LXD-5620
Generates video with AI, in Iceland
Each law's tag says when it binds: since in force proposed proposed
Höfundalög nr. 73/1972, Arts. 1, 2, 54 and 56, Exclusive Rights and Infringementsince 6 lines
Höfundalög nr. 73/1972 (Copyright Act), 1., 2., 54. og 56. gr. · Read the law's page
- Get the author's permission before you copy a work, in whole or in part, or make it available to the public, in its original or altered form, in translation or other adaptation, subject to the limits the Act sets elsewhere (art. 2).
- Treat any direct or indirect, temporary or permanent making of a copy of a work, in whole or in part, by any method and in any form, as copying (art. 2).
- Treat offering copies for sale, rent or loan, otherwise distributing them to the public, showing copies publicly, or performing the work publicly, including making it available so that anyone can reach it from a place and at a time of their choosing, as making the work available to the public (art. 2).
- Treat a computer program as protected in the same way as a literary work (art. 1).
- Expect imprisonment of up to two years for intentional or grossly negligent acts contrary to the author's exclusive right (art. 54).
- Expect to pay damages if you breach the Act intentionally or negligently (art. 56).
Almenn hegningarlög nr. 19/1940, Art. 210.a, Simulated and Non-Real Child Sexual Abuse Materialsince 2 lines
Almenn hegningarlög nr. 19/1940 (General Penal Code), 210. gr. a, 5. mgr., eins og henni var breytt með lögum nr. 29/2022 · Read the law's page
- Do not produce, import, acquire, distribute, or possess image material depicting a person 18 years of age or older acting sexually while playing the role of a child, or a non-real depiction of a child in such material, such as a cartoon, an illustration, or another simulated or AI-generated image, under Almenn hegningarlög Article 210.a.
- This duty binds a synthetic or AI-generated depiction on the same terms as any other image; the fact that no real child appears in it is not a defense.
EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) — Pending EEA Incorporation (Bot Disclosure, Crawler Obligations, Automated Decisions)proposed0 lines
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence; marked EEA-relevant; under scrutiny for incorporation into the EEA Agreement by the EEA Joint Committee (EFTA EEA-Lex factsheet 32024R1689); not yet in force in Iceland