How is the relation to international copyright?

The all-important principle of international copyright law is national handling, which means that international works - no matter what - has to enjoy the same protection as is the case regarding own national works. Exceptional cases to this has however been seen, in which said protection of a foreign work has been made dependant of a similar protection concerning own/national works in the country in question.

In Denmark the EU rules on market integration applies. Furthermore, Denmark is committed to a number of extensive international agreements concerning the copyright area. The Copyright Act thus, in accordance with the principle of territorial jurisdiction, as a starting point apply to the creation of all literary or artistic work that either takes place on Danish territory or has a connection to another EU country. Furthermore, the Copyright Act makes it possible to extend the provisions of the act to other countries.