On 30 September 2026, the SAA brought together experts to take stock of Art 18 of the 2019 DSM Directive. You can read a summary of the event here, along with the key takeaways. A recording of the event is also available. You will find a detailed document below with all the key points made by each speaker.

The Constitutional Court ruled largely in favour of streamers' contributions to audiovisual production and cultural diversity in Belgium. This decision constitutes an important and largely positive step for the future of audiovisual creation in French-speaking Belgium: the Court has rejected most of the criticisms raised by Netflix against the system of mandatory contributions to audiovisual production.

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.