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EWC becomes a stakeholder of the EUIPO Observatory

April 2, 2026

EWC’s application to join the stakeholder network of the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights has been approved. The decision was communicated in March 2026, by Patricia García-Escudero Márquez, Director of the Observatory at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The EUIPO…

When ART rules: The EWC welcomes the adoption of the “Voss Report”, setting up clear protections for authors in the era of generative AI.

March 11, 2026

Statement/ press release On 10 March, the EU Parliament voted by 460 to 71, with 88 abstentions, to adopt the now famous “Voss Report”. The European Writers’ Council applauds this vote, which makes it clear that the EU stands for the protection of copyrighted creative…

“The Writer is first – but considered last”: EWC’s submission to the CULT’s Own Initiative Report on CCS in the Age of AI

March 2, 2026

“The Writer is first – but considered last”. Written submission by the EWC on the CULT Own Initiative Report (2025/2180(INI)): Six key aspects the authors of the Book Sector urge the Rapporteurs to be considered. (more…)

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…)

EWC membership of external working groups

December 2, 2021

The EWC as a member of further external working groups and as observers ⇒ WIPO registerd Observer. Representative: Nicole Pfister Fetz, Nina George, Maïa Bensimon. ⇒ Unesco Convention 2005 Observer. ⇒ Member of PLR International Steering Committee 2014-2024 (Nina George) ⇒ Founding Member and Board…

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EWC Working Groups

EWC becomes a stakeholder of the EUIPO Observatory

When ART rules: The EWC welcomes the adoption of the “Voss Report”, setting up clear protections for authors in the era of generative AI.

“The Writer is first – but considered last”: EWC’s submission to the CULT’s Own Initiative Report on CCS in the Age of AI

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

EWC membership of external working groups

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