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Free All Words#FreeAllWords: International Text and Translation Fund of the European Writers‘ Council (EWC) gives a voice to authors from Belarus and Ukraine

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EWC at the Workshop Generative AI and Copyright upon invitation of the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, FACTS AND FIGURES, NEWS, STATEMENTS
6 days ago
The Committee on Legal Affairs, with the support of the Policy Department for Justice, Civil Liberties and Institutional Affairs, organised a Workshop “Generative AI and copyright”. The event took place…

EWC contributed to the Call of Evidence for the Culture Compass

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CONTRACTS, CULTURE POLICY, MEMBERS, NEWS, STATEMENTS
2 weeks ago
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…

EWC Burning Issues Forum 2025 – Writers on the Storm

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ARTISTIC FREEDOM, BURNING ISSUES FORUM, CULTURE POLICY, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, EWC-EVENTS, MEMBERS, NEWS
4 weeks ago
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…

Defending copyright is not a crime: EWC supports the Statement by the U.S. Authors Guild 

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CAMPAIGNS, NEWS, STATEMENTS
4 weeks ago
Defending copyright is not a crime! EWC supports the Statement by the U.S. The Authors Guild on Trump‘s unlawful firing of U.S. Copyright Office‘s Director #WeStandWithShira (more…)

EWC raises concerns of the Code of Practice procedures: flawed and AI-industry favoring

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, MEDIA, NEWS, STATEMENTS
1 month ago
Coded for privileged access How Big Tech weakens rules on advanced AI: The EU is developing a Code of Practice to govern general purpose AI, as part of the implementation…

WIPO SCCR 46: “It is essential to protect human authors and the free word” – EWC on the PLR Scoping Study

CULTURE POLICY, E-LENDING, EDUCATIONAL SECTOR, FACTS AND FIGURES, NEWS, PLR, STATEMENTS
2 months ago
In April 2025 the SCCR meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) took place. On that occasion the Secretary General of the European Writers‘ Council (EWC), Nicole Pfister Fetz, commented…

WIPO SCCR 46: The educational crises cannot be solved via copyright law

CULTURE POLICY, EDUCATIONAL SECTOR, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, NEWS, STATEMENTS
2 months ago
In April 2025 the 46th SCCR meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) took place. On that occasion the Secretary General of the EWC European Writers‘ Council, Ms. Nicole…

Contractual practices in Europe: Commission publishes updated study

CONTRACTS, FACTS AND FIGURES, NEWS, SURVEYS
2 months ago
Commission publishes study on contractual practices affecting the transfer of copyright and related rights – EWC findings for the book sector The Commission’s study analyses the use of contractual practices…

EWC urges UK Government: Don’t repeat EU’s devasting mistake on Copyright and AI

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, NEWS, STATEMENTS
4 months ago
Instead of promoting a exception for Text and Data Mining, misinterpreted as “AI use” and together with a risky TDM opt-out regime, UK Government shall address the lack of transparency…

EWC, ESCA, CEATL and EU MEPs slammed AI Act’s Code of Practice and template, and the lack of respect towards cultural and creative professionals

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MEDIA, NEWS
4 months ago
Guardian: “EU accused of leaving ‘devastating’ copyright loophole in AI Act” London / Brussels, 19 February, 2025. The Guardian (UK) article is dedicated to the effects of the EU AI…

NEWS

EWC Resolution: The Threats by US AI Tech Oligopolies on culture, authors’ rights and freedom of Expression

June 3, 2025

Open letter for transparency in AI developement and respecting creators’ rights – ahead of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council

May 7, 2025

Protect Europe’s Creative Soul! EWC joins Open Letter to Commission

April 26, 2025

A CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY REGARDING AI GENERATED BOOKS – Joint Statement

April 23, 2025

WE ALL can‘t support THIS: EWC joins Open Letter by 40 European Cultural Organisations against the CoP

March 28, 2025

Not fit for purpose: Writers, translators and journalists of the European text sector express strong opposition to the EU’s Code of Practice

March 21, 2025
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