AEPO-ARTIS welcomes the Joint Declaration on Culture and calls for strong implementation of its commitments
AEPO-ARTIS warmly welcomes the signature of the Joint Declaration on Culture, “Europe for Culture – Culture for Europe”, by the Presidents of the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of...
AEPO-ARTIS elects new President
Today, 9 June, the newly constituted Administrative Council of AEPO-ARTIS held its first meeting. One of its first responsibilities was the election of a new President and two Vice-Presidents. The members...
Music sector welcomes European Parliament’s AgoraEU draft report
Together with 25 organisations from across the European music sector, we welcome the draft report by MEP Rafowicz and MEP Kuhnke, and its recognition of music as a dedicated strand...
AEPO-ARTIS discusses Music and AI at the European Parliament
On 6 May, AEPO-ARTIS – together with Finnish MEP Maria Guzenina – organised a discussion on Copyright and AI between MEPs and performers. In a short timeframe—during which we tested...
AEPO-ARTIS wraps up successful conference on 7 years of the CDSM Directive
On 5 May, AEPO-ARTIS organised its 2026 Annual Conference focussing entirely on the assessment of the 2019 CDSM Directive. In his opening speech, AEPO-ARTIS president Tilo Gerlach already indicated that...
AEPO-ARTIS “Acting Fairly?” report finds EU copyright rules still do not deliver fair remuneration for actors
Brussels, 5 May 2026 AEPO-ARTIS announces the publication of “Acting Fairly?”, a new report assessing the impact of Chapter 3 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive...
Performers on the agenda of the EU Japan IPA
On April 27 and 28, AEPO-ARTIS participated in Tokyo in a conference on AI and IP, organised within the framework of the EU-Japan IP Action project. The IPA project focusses...
European Parliament adopts INI-report “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges”
On 10 March the European Parliament adopted with a large majority the INI-report “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges” as approved by the JURI Committee earlier this...
Music360 at the European Parliament: A 360-Degree Perspective on the Value of Music
On 25 February 2026, AEPO-ARTIS organised an event at the European Parliament, hosted by MEP Hélder Sousa Silva, presenting the results of the Horizon Europe Music360 project.
Commission states that GPAI models trained without respecting rights reservations cannot be deployed within the EU
On Friday 20 February, Commissioner Henna Virkkunen responded to a written question on the respect of EU based opt-outs by non-EU Generative AI developers that deploy their models within the EU market. For the Commission, the EU legislation is clear. AI providers need to respect rights reservations made in accordance with article 4 of the CDSM directive and this applies regardless of the jurisdiction in which the copyright-relevant acts underpinning the training of those GPAI models take place.