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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…

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…)

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…

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,…

Transparency is the needed commitment to fairness: EWC Position Paper

June 5, 2024

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…

European Writers’ Council condemns the Russian attack on Ukrainian’s largest printing-house in Kharkiv

May 26, 2024

At the Annual General Assembly of the European Writers’ Council held 2024 in Helsinki, more than 60 delegates and Board Members of 19 European countries representing over 220,000 professional authors in the text and book sector, condemn the Russian attack on Ukrainian’s largest printing house…

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EWC Statements

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

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

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

Support for the writer Boualem Sansal

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

AI Pact: EWC contribution to the Selection of Topics

Transparency is the needed commitment to fairness: EWC Position Paper

European Writers’ Council condemns the Russian attack on Ukrainian’s largest printing-house in Kharkiv

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