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EPA Images has appointed renowned journalist and media manager Sebastián Fest as Sport Business Consultant to strengthen its global sports strategy and client relationships. With over 30 years of experience in international sports media, Fest will help expand EPA’s commercial initiatives while building on its world-class coverage of major events like the FIFA World Cup, Olympic Games, and tennis Grand Slams.

The General Information Press Alliance and the Magazine Press Publishers Union have launched a coordinated action to demand the removal of their members’ copyrighted content from public datasets like Common Crawl, C4, and Oscar, widely used to train generative AI models. The initiative aims to protect publishers’ rights, strengthen legal tools against unauthorized use, and defend the economic sustainability of professional journalism.

Join us for an exclusive webinar featuring Brendan Quinn, Executive Director of IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council), as he presents the latest IPTC guidelines designed to help visual content providers opt out of AI training.

BAPLA FOCUS 2025 is set to deliver an inspiring programme of expert talks, panels, and practical sessions exploring copyright, AI, and the future of image licensing, with Isabelle Doran of the AOP headlining as keynote speaker. The event also marks BAPLA’s 50th anniversary with a private celebration at the Churchill War Rooms, offering unique networking and sponsorship opportunities.

The IPTC has released a set of guidelines expressing best practices that publishers can follow to express the fact that they reserve data-mining rights on their copyrighted content. Read more...

France's Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, emphasises the need for fair remuneration for creators and rights holders in the context of the European AI regulation. The government is actively working with cultural and media sectors and AI developers to establish a fair remuneration model, ensuring the protection of copyright in the evolving AI landscape.

In July 2025, the European Commission released documents intended to ensure transparency for General-Purpose AI providers under the EU AI Act, CEPIC argues they fall short in protecting Europe’s creative and media sectors. The voluntary Code of Practice, insufficient Transparency Template, and overly lenient Guidelines for GPAI providers fail to provide meaningful protection for rights holders, prompting CEPIC to call for stronger, enforceable measures.

A broad coalition of rightsholders from the cultural and creative sectors in the EU has expressed dissatisfaction with the European Commission's implementation measures of the AI Act, particularly the GPAI Code of Practice and Guidelines. They argue that the measures fail to address key concerns about the protection of intellectual property rights and do not fulfil the promises of the AI Act, which was intended to safeguard European copyright holders in the age of generative AI.