T The protection of portraits as part of copyright has become an important issue amid technological advances and the rapid growth of digital media. portraits, as photographic works depicting humans, are often misused for commercial purposes without the consent of the subject, particularly celebrities who have high economic value. this study examines legal protection for the unauthorized use of celebrity portraits in indonesia and the netherlands by analyzing two real cases: jerome polin vs. j&t express in indonesia and louis van gaal vs. interbest in the netherlands. the research question focuses on how legal protection mechanisms and dispute resolution systems operate in both countries. this study employs a normative legal method with a descriptive and comparative approach, based on secondary data such as laws and legal literature, as well as interviews with practitioners. the results of the study show that both indonesia, through law no. 28 of 2014 on copyright, and the netherlands, through the auteurswet 2008, provide legal protection for portraits as part of copyright and personal rights. in indonesia, violations of portrait rights can be resolved through civil and criminal proceedings, although the jerome polin case was resolved non-litigiously. in the netherlands, portrait rights disputes are resolved through civil proceedings, as in the case of louis van gaal, who won a lawsuit with financial compensation for the unauthorized exploitation of his portrait. in conclusion, although they have similar legal systems, the netherlands applies a more stringent approach to portrait protection, while in indonesia there are still implementation gaps in the enforcement of laws against celebrity portrait violations.