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

At its 47th session that closed at the end of last week, the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) discussed and adopted the proposal of the African group for a global study on "The Rights of Audiovisual Authors and their Payment Mechanisms for the Exploitation of their Works".

While organisations representing rightsholders in Brussels are vastly outnumbered by large tech companies, EU Member States continue prioritising licensing mechanisms and the role of collective management organisations (CMOs). Following the Hungarian and Polish EU Presidencies initiative to advance the discussions among member states on AI and copyright (read part 1), Denmark followed up with a questionnaire about licensing frameworks. Here’s what we’ve learned (and responded):