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EWC @Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 – Panels & Events

Meet us! Discuss with us, get informed, get inspired! In several panels we exchange about the most burning topics for writers and literature – and also come together to connect. Our Panels & Networking Events Wednesday, 15th October  10:30-11:15   AI Licenses – top or flop?…

Supporting the Call: Keep Europe’s Culture strong

EWC supports the Call by Culture Action Europe What’s the call about? Together with Culture Action Europe 30 cultural networks and organisations are urging European leaders to: reverse the proposed budget cut to Creative Europe, the EU’s sole dedicated instrument for cultural funding. 2% of…

Update: Anthropic Copyright Class action

update on the Anthropic Copyright Class Action: The settlement website in the Bartz v Anthropic class action is now live and can be found in the link below. It includes comprehensive information about the case and settlement, including a searchable tool to see if your…

EWC stays cautious on the Anthropic settlement proposal for U.S. copyright claims

Brussels, 9th of September 2025 PDF: EWC Press Release Anthropic Settlement  Press Release Cautious Welcome by EWC for the Anthropic Settlement proposal: The right signal, but no basis for future remuneration negotiations Anthropic, a Californian-based tech-giant who trained their AI large language model on pirated…

Feedback of the EWC on the DRAFT REPORT on Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges (2025/2058(INI))

The European Writers’ Council (EWC) expresses its sincere gratitude for the important and long-awaited strategy and recommendations outlined in the own-initiative draft report Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges (2025/2058(INI)).  Brussels, 14th July 2025 : As the EWC is the world’s largest…

EWC contributed to the Call of Evidence for the Culture Compass

Law enforcement, data gaps, digital monopolies and an urgent call for authors at the table, not on the menue: The EWC sets its primary goals for the Commission’s Culture Compass The Political Guidelines for the European Commission 2024-2029 attach importance to culture as part of…

EWC Burning Issues Forum 2025 – Writers on the Storm

Where: National Library of Norway, the hall Målstova, Oslo (Norway) When: Saturday 24 May 2025, 13:00-17:15  The program of the forum was developed by the European Writers’ Council (EWC) together with the Norwegian hosts and Sponsor Kopinor, and will address issues of the present within…

A CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY REGARDING AI GENERATED BOOKS – Joint Statement

Machine-made products that simulate creative works using generative AI should not benefit from authors’ rights legislations or generally be considered as cultural assets.  The European Writers’ Council (EWC), the European Council of Literary Translators’ Association (CEATL) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) are calling…

SPAIN: EWC supports its Spanish Members against abusive AI training

Spain’s cultural sector says “No, gracias” to Royal Decree – Survey shows: half of authors do not want to license works for AI Spain was pushing another threat for writers in the training of general-purpose AI models. By proposing an extended collective licensing (ECL) regime…

Statement on AI training by authors and artists

EWC supports the Statement on AI training and joins hundreds and thousands authors and artists: The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted. The…

EWC contribution to the AI Office consultation: Future-Proof AI Act

EWC responded to the Multi-stakeholder Consultation FUTURE-PROOF AI ACT: TRUSTWORTHY GENERALPURPOSE AI with the proviso that the premise of this consultation needs formal clarification. The exception(s) for text and data mining (Art. 3, Art. 4, Directive (EU) 2019/790) is inapplicable: The statutory language and text…

AI Pact: EWC contribution to the Selection of Topics

EWC urges the AI Office to not forget the sources of all AI development in the AI Pact: Authors, Artists and Performers The AI Act Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence entered into force on August 1, 2024. In this context,…

THE EWC’s AI TOOL KIT FOR THE BOOK SECTOR

Recommendations by the European Writers’ Council (EWC) for writers and translators, publishers, booksellers, event organisers and further stakeholders of the book sector for bilateral and contractual agreements and technical requirements. This Tool Kit can be used by political decision-makers as well as AI providers who…

Welcome to the EWC AGM 2024 in Helsinki

The EWC Annual General Meeting (AGM) and side events will take place from 24-26 May 2024 in Helsinki, Finland. On Friday a Reception by the City of Helsinki will be held in the City Hall and later on the over registered 50 delegates can enjoy…