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Joint Call by EWC & CEATL to stand in solidarity with human translators

November 24, 2025

Joint Statement by EWC and CEATL to call on the global book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators. (more…)

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

September 9, 2025

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…

Joint Statement by EWC, EFJ and CEATL on the Own Initiative Report Copyright and AI by the JURI Committee and Rapporteur MEP Axel Voss.

September 1, 2025

Joint Statement by EWC, EFJ and CEATL on the Own Initiative Report Copyright and AI by the JURI Committee and Rapporteur MEP Axel Voss. On the occasion of the stakeholder roundtable to discuss Axel Voss’ own initiative report on AI & Copyright on September 1st…

EWC’s Position | GPAI Code of Practice & the Template

July 26, 2025

The GPAI Code of Practice is an industry-over-friendly fig leave, and an invitation to a self-service buffet, serving (non-EU) AI companies. It could have been a (more…)

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

July 14, 2025

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…

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 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…

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…)

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…

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…

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…

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…

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EWC Statements

Joint Call by EWC & CEATL to stand in solidarity with human translators

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

Joint Statement by EWC, EFJ and CEATL on the Own Initiative Report Copyright and AI by the JURI Committee and Rapporteur MEP Axel Voss.

EWC’s Position | GPAI Code of Practice & the Template

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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