The associations Les Professionnels de la production et de la création audiovisuelle (Pro Spere ASBL), the Union des producteur·ices francophones de films & séries (UPFF+), the Société des Auteurs Audiovisuels (SAA AISBL), the Association des producteurs indépendants (ARPI), and the European Producers Club (EPC), which represent the interests of film professionals, authors, performers, musicians, independent producers and actors, take note of the judgment delivered on 26 March 2026 by the Constitutional

The Federation of European Screen Directors, the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe and the Society of Audiovisual Authors, welcome today's adoption by the European Parliament in plenary of its resolution on Copyright and Generative Artificial Intelligence – opportunities and challenges, led by MEP Axel Voss. The three organisations call on the European Commission to turn this clear political mandate into concrete action without delay.

While Generative AI is reshaping the audiovisual sector rapidly, the rules governing how authors' works are used have not kept pace. European screenwriters and directors are having their livelihoods threatened by AI models and systems trained on their works without authorisation, remuneration or transparency. The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has adopted a strong position on 28 January that will be put to a plenary vote on 10 March. The report by MEP Axel Voss, the rapporteur, calls for