With effect as of July 2001 the access to digital copying for private use has been liberalised in Denmark.
Since 1995 a total ban on digital copying of works in digital form for private use has been in force pursuant to the Danish Copyright Act. As a consequence of private individuals’ increasing use of the Internet and other digital media in their everyday life a softening of the ban on digital copying has proved to be necessary.
The new rules imply that one is only allowed to copy text, music, and images, etc. in digital form for private use, e.g. with a view to recording of radio and television programmes for viewing at a later time, copying of a music CD for the car, the summer cottage or for a walkman, copying for a compilation CD and copying for a PC with a view to electronic execution within the household.
