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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: 3rd draft of the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice. Joint Statement.

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 Third Draft of the EU’s Code of Practice under the AI Act’s implementation.

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 Dear Executive Vice-President Virkkunen, Dear Members of the EU AI Board: We, the three federations CEATL, EFJ and EWC, represent over…

EWC stands with Ukraine

February 25, 2025

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

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

February 23, 2025

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 and licensing by AI providers, EWC pleas. In its response to the UK government’s extensive…

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

February 19, 2025

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 Act and the CDSM Directive of 2019/790. In particular, it warns of the active hindrance…

Joint Letter by 15 authors’ and performers’ organisations to Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner Micallef

February 19, 2025

General-Purpose AI Code of Practice: Joint letter from authors and performers sent to Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner Micallef (more…)

SPAIN: EWC supports its Spanish Members against abusive AI training

February 12, 2025

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…

PARIS AI SUMMIT: 38 Cultural Organisations issue Charter on Culture and Innovation

February 10, 2025

Paris 2025 AI Action Summit The Paris AI Summit intends to promote reliable, sustainable and responsible AI. For the first time at this level, intellectual property is being discussed. (more…)

The Training of Generative AI Is Not Text and Data Mining: Study translated in English

December 18, 2024

The important study on AI and TDM (= text and data mining) of Prof. Dr. Tim W. Dornis, J.S.M. (Stanford) and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Stober is now also available in the English translation, in German it was already published in the beginning of November 2024.…

Joint Statement: The Impact of AI on the European creative communities

December 4, 2024

Facing today’s reality and paving the way for the next EU policy agenda If properly enforced, the AI Act will be a step in the right direction but will not be sufficient for a meaningful AI strategy for the cultural and creative industries . Together with…

Support for the writer Boualem Sansal

November 28, 2024

The arrest of Boualem Sansal on 16 November 2024 on his arrival in Algiers is yet another example of the repression of intellectuals by regimes determined to stifle any form of criticism or dissent. Charged with ‘undermining the integrity of national territory’ in Algeria, he…

Statement on AI training by authors and artists

October 24, 2024

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

September 24, 2024

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

August 16, 2024

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,…

JOINT STATEMENT to Ursula von der Leyen and the new elected European Parliament on the impact of AI on the European creative community

July 23, 2024

13 AUTHORS’, PERFORMERS’ AND OTHER CREATIVE WORKERS’ ORGANISATIONS JOINT STATEMENT ON THE IMPACT OF AI ON THE European creative community On behalf of a coalition of organisations representing the collective voice of hundreds of thousands of writers, translators, performers, composers, songwriters, screen directors, screenwriters, visual…

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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: 3rd draft of the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice. Joint Statement.

Not fit for purpose: Writers, translators and journalists of the European text sector express strong opposition to the Third Draft of the EU’s Code of Practice under the AI Act’s implementation.

EWC stands with Ukraine

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

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

Joint Letter by 15 authors’ and performers’ organisations to Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner Micallef

SPAIN: EWC supports its Spanish Members against abusive AI training

PARIS AI SUMMIT: 38 Cultural Organisations issue Charter on Culture and Innovation

The Training of Generative AI Is Not Text and Data Mining: Study translated in English

Joint Statement: The Impact of AI on the European creative communities

Support for the writer Boualem Sansal

Statement on AI training by authors and artists

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

AI Pact: EWC contribution to the Selection of Topics

JOINT STATEMENT to Ursula von der Leyen and the new elected European Parliament on the impact of AI on the European creative community

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