Advocacy

On 10 March 2026, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on copyright and generative AI, stemming from the report “Copyright and Generative Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges”. The resolution was adopted with 460 votes in favour, 71 against and 88 abstentions. MEPs stated that EU copyright law should apply to all generative AI systems placed on the EU market, regardless of where they were trained. The Parliament is calling for transparency regarding the use of copyrighted works to train AI, fair remuneration for rightsholders, and measures to protect the cultural and media sectors, including the press.

The report provides important evidence against any form of copyright exception and in favour of transparency requirements on AI developers ahead of the government’s update on AI and copyright, due by 18 March.

DAMs are the backbone of picture agencies and this is why CEPIC is a Silver sponsor of OnDAM Paris every year.

CEPIC) has published its recommendations on the Draft Report on Copyright and Generative Artificial Intelligence – Opportunities and Challenges, calling for a fair, transparent, and legally consistent framework that protects Europe’s creative industries.

Experts and cultural figures from Poland, France and Germany have presented proposals for a human-centred approach to generative AI as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The third draft of the GPAI Code of Practice undermines the objectives of the AI Act, contravenes EU law and ignores the intention of the EU legislator – we cannot support it.

European news publishers are deeply concerned about the third draft code of practice published last week by the European Commission. The draft includes a chapter about how AI providers must comply with EU copyright law which has unfortunately gone from bad to worse: it contains serious errors relating to the interpretation of AI and copyright law.

The European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) expresses serious concerns about the latest draft of the EU Code of Practice for General Purpose AI. The Alliance is warning that its vague language and reduced obligations weaken protections for rightsholders. For news agencies the proposed technical solutions for rights management are unsuitable.