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Code of Practice: EWC and European Human and Civil Rights Organisations urge Commissioner Virkkunen to bring back public transparency

July 4, 2025

A presentation from the EU Commission about the change to the EU General Purpose AI Code of Practice is raising massive concerns. The Changes implicate the deletion of public transparency provisions. About AI: We have the right to know what’s in the black box Authors…

Joint Statement: Authors, book professionals and literature need a proper funding and reading promotion, especially at the funding of Creative Europe

June 27, 2025

The book sector calls for proper funding for authors, book professionals and literature and reading promotion in the next MFF, looking especially at the funding of Creative Europe pdf: Joint Statement The underestimated ressource The books you have in your hands or on your screen…

Joint letter to the European Parlament: Protecting the rights of creators and artists vs generative AI

June 19, 2025

The letter is targeting MEPS in the JURI Committee ahead of the publication of their report “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges”. In addition, the letter is also a follow-up of the workshop the JURI Committee organised on 4 June, where EWC…

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

June 7, 2025

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 on 4 June 2025, from 9:00 to 10:45 at the European Parliament. EWC was invited…

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

June 3, 2025

53 European Writers’ and Translators’ associations condemn the continued threats by US AI Tech Oligopolies on culture, authors’ rights, and freedom of expression Oslo, EWC AGM, 25th May 2025 pdf: EWC Statement, AGM 2025 The 53 Member organisations of the European Writers’ Council (EWC), representing…

EWC contributed to the Call of Evidence for the Culture Compass

May 29, 2025

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

May 19, 2025

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…

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

May 18, 2025

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…)

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

May 7, 2025

Open letter to the attention of Ministers of Culture ahead of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council on 12-13 May 2025 Brussels, 6 May 2025 PDF: Open letter Dear Ministers, We are writing to you on behalf of a coalition of organisations representing the…

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

April 30, 2025

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 of the AI Act. But Big Tech has heavily influenced the process to successfully weaken…

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

April 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence relies on our creative content to function at all. Without it, AI is blind, empty and speechless. Europe’s creative soul is being exploited. Let’s take action! Let’s get the EU to act! Protect Europe’s creative soul! (more…)

A CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY REGARDING AI GENERATED BOOKS – Joint Statement

April 23, 2025

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…

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

April 9, 2025

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 on the presented and revised Scoping Study on Public Lending Right, prepared by S. Richly,…

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

April 9, 2025

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 Pfister Fetz, commented on Agenda Points 5 and 6 (Limitations and exceptions for libraries and…

Contractual practices in Europe: Commission publishes updated study

April 5, 2025

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 involving a full transfer of rights, such as buy-out contracts, and assesses how such contractual…

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

March 28, 2025

Joint statement by a coalition of authors, performers and other rightsholders active across the EU’s cultural and creative sectors regarding the third draft of the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice. The third draft of the GPAI Code of Practice undermines the objectives of…

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

Joint open letter by CEATL, EFJ and EWC to Executive Vice-President Virkkunen & the EU AI Board PDF of Joint Letter EWC CEATL EFJ (more…)

EWC stands with Ukraine

February 25, 2025

3 years. And even more its important to stand & stand up for freedom. EWC STANDS WITH UKRAINE. Three years ago European and International Writers and Translators – 53 Chairs and Presidents from 29 countries – condemned the violent attack on 24th February by the…

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Code of Practice: EWC and European Human and Civil Rights Organisations urge Commissioner Virkkunen to bring back public transparency

Joint Statement: Authors, book professionals and literature need a proper funding and reading promotion, especially at the funding of Creative Europe

Joint letter to the European Parlament: Protecting the rights of creators and artists vs generative AI

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

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

EWC contributed to the Call of Evidence for the Culture Compass

EWC Burning Issues Forum 2025 – Writers on the Storm

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

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

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

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

A CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY REGARDING AI GENERATED BOOKS – Joint Statement

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

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

Contractual practices in Europe: Commission publishes updated study

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

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

EWC stands with Ukraine

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