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

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2 weeks ago

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…

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

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4 weeks ago

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…

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

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1 month ago

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…

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

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ARTISTIC FREEDOM, BURNING ISSUES FORUM, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, CULTURE POLICY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, EUPL, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS, STATEMENTS

1 month ago

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 contributed to the Call of Evidence for the Culture Compass

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2 months ago

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…

EWC Burning Issues Forum 2025 – Writers on the Storm

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2 months ago

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…

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

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3 months ago

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…

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

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3 months ago

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…

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

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4 months ago

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…)

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

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5 months ago

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…)