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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…

E-Lending and the economical impact for authors

E-Lending in Public Libraries harms the print and electronic market and lowers authors’ income significantly – a scientific study in Germany shows   Brussels, 18th January 2025   For several years, there has been a fierce debate in numerous European countries about whether the current…

Writers’ Contracts in the European Book Sector: The EWC Report 2024

Contracts, Remuneration and Transparency: A comprehensive Report on Contractual Clauses in Publishing Agreements in the European Book Sector under the Directive 2019/790 (EU) On the 3rd Anniversary of the entry into force of the Directive 2019/719 (EU) on Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital…

Media Information: 3rd Anniversary of the Copyright Directive

Press Release on the 3rd Anniversary of the entry into force of the Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market (2019/790 (EU)) on 7th June 2024: No reason to light a candle? EWC publishes its in-depth report on contractual clauses, fiction…

Transparency is the needed commitment to fairness: EWC Position Paper

EWC Position Paper on Contractual Practices in the European Book Sector Transparency is the needed commitment to fairness On the 3rd anniversary of the entry into force of the the Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market (2019/790 (EU)), the EWC…

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…

WIPO SCCR45: EWC comments the PLR Scoping Study

In April 2024 the SCCR meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) takes place. On that occasion the Secretary General of the EWC European Writers‘ Council, Ms. Nicole Pfister Fetz, will comment on the presented Scoping Study on Public Lending Right, prepared by Ms.…

EWC welcomes the WIPO SCOPING STUDY ON PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT

PLR is a commitment to fairness: The EWC welcomes the PLR Study by Sabine Richly for the WIPO SCCR 45 For the Forty-Fifth Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR 45) in Geneva, April 15 to 19, 2024, the  SCOPING STUDY…

WIPO SCCR45: Joint Statement by observing Authors, Publishers and CMOs

Joint Statement ahead of WIPO’s SCCR, 45th Session, April 2024 In April 2024 the next SCCR meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will take place. On that occasion the undersigned international organisations, WIPO oberservers representing authors, publishers and their collective management organisations (EFJ…

The Unseen Sequels: Final monitoring on the Economic Impact of Covid-19

The European Writers’ Council publishes the final survey on the lasting consequences of the Corona Crisis 2020-2023, together with recommendations for political decision makers Brussels, July 2023 Supporting writers is supporting diversity, freedom of speech and, ultimately: democracy, education and the mere substance of Europeans…

WIPO SCCR 44: EWC welcomes the proposal for a WIPO Scoping Study on PLR

As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 44th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in November 2023, EWC Secretary General Nicole pfister Fetz submitted on behalf of the European Writers’ Council the following statement on the pending “Proposal…

Amicus Brief in Open Library Lawsuit against the Internet Archive

European Writers’ Council (EWC) co-signed together with over 20 Organisations an Amicus Brief in Open Library Lawsuit against the Internet Archive On Friday, August 12, 2022, the US-Authors Guild filed an amicus brief in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the lawsuit against Internet Archive’s unauthorised scanning…

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