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Free All Words#FreeAllWords: International Text and Translation Fund of the European Writers‘ Council (EWC) gives a voice to authors from Belarus and Ukraine

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For an innovation and creator friendly AI Act

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS, STATEMENTS
1 year ago
Europe’s creative community urges EU policymakers to put transparency back at the heart of the EU AI Act. As the AI Act is entering into the final round of negotiations,…

Urgent – Al Act: Letter of concern on the stopped negotiations

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, NEWS, STATEMENTS
2 years ago
Al Act Proposal Trilogue: Letter of concern on the stopped negotiations over Foundation Models It was with great dismay that we learned of the termination of the negotiations during the…
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EIBF, FEP, EWC – Common Statement: For the sake of the book chain and democracy

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURE POLICY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS, STATEMENTS
2 years ago
The EU must act now to ensure that Generative AI is more transparent – for the sake of the book chain and democracy On the occasion of the Frankfurt Book…

EWC launches the initiative AGAINST WRITOIDS

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ARTISTIC FREEDOM, BURNING ISSUES FORUM, CULTURE POLICY, NEWS
2 years ago
THE EUROPEAN WRITERS’ COUNCIL LAUNCHES ITS INITIATIVE TO FIGHT MISUSE OF so-called  Artificial Intelligence   IN THE WRITTEN CULTURE: www.AgainstWritoids.org EWC presents the concept of “writoid¹” to avoid the false impression…

European Writers’ Council and Authors Guild Join Forces to Advocate for Authors’ Rights and Address Emerging Challenges

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, JOINT STATEMENTS, MEDIA, NEWS, STAKEHOLDERS
2 years ago
The European Writers’ Council (EWC) and the Authors Guild have entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on promoting and protecting the rights and freedoms of authors…

European Writers’ Council (EWC) second Statement on the AI Act Proposal

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ARTISTIC FREEDOM, CULTURE POLICY, NEWS, STATEMENTS
2 years ago
Statement of the European Writers’ Council (EWC) on the trilogue negotiations of the AI Act Proposal and on the urgently needed reform of the text and data mining exception Art.…

EWC joins IFRRO statement on the AI Act proposal

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EUROPEAN WRITERS' COUNCIL, JOINT STATEMENTS, NEWS, STAKEHOLDERS, STATEMENTS
2 years ago
The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) and its members of authors’, artists and publishers’ federations acknowledge the EU’s proposed AI Act. However, to effectively address the risks faced by authors…

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

May 7, 2025

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

April 26, 2025

A CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY REGARDING AI GENERATED BOOKS – Joint Statement

April 23, 2025

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

April 9, 2025

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

April 9, 2025

Contractual practices in Europe: Commission publishes updated study

April 5, 2025
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