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.
BECS Acts to Protect Audiovisual Performers’ Rights from Unauthorised AI Training
The British Equity Collecting Society (BECS) is taking essential action to defend audiovisual performers in the age of AI. AI developers continue to use recorded performances without consent or payment. BECS is exercising an opt–out from the EU text and data mining exception – making it unequivocally clear that their members’ performances cannot be reproduced, mined, or used to train AI systems without explicit authorisation.
Joint call for a strong budget and an ambitious sectoral approach for music within the future AgoraEU programme
Together with a number of organisations from across Europe’s music ecosystem, AEPO-ARTIS calls on the EU institutions to adopt a sector-specific strategic approach for European music, with increased funding, alongside the horizontal actions in the future AgoraEU programme 2028-2034.
VOSS REPORT: AEPO-ARTIS welcomes the growing political support to change the balance between Copyright and AI but warns against ineffective action.
Today, the JURI Committee approved an amended version of its own initiative report on Copyright and GenAI – Opportunities and Challenges, led by MEP Axel Voss. Performers and their collective...
AEPO-ARTIS opposes the standardisation of inaccessible protocols
Last week, the Commission sought input from rightsholders and GPAI model providers to find out if 55 months after the entering into force of the so-called TDM-exception, they had already...
MEPs question the legality of major label AI deals
The end of 2025 was marked by a series of new deals signed between major record labels and companies specialised in AI-generated music. Much of the attention undoubtedly focused on...
AEPO-ARTIS writes an open letter to the President of Cyprus, Mr. Christodoulides
With the start of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union, AEPO-ARTIS sent an open letter to the President of Cyprus, Mr. Christodoulides, emphasizing the importance of protecting performers’ rights.
Performers discuss their term of protection at the European Parliament
On Wednesday, 3 December performers took the floor at the European Parliament to discuss a matter not often discussed: the term of their neighbouring rights. During an event hosted by...
IPF Celebrates 25 Years with International Conference Harmonia 25
On 27 November, IPF organised HARMONIA25, a conference to celebrate its 25th Anniversary. The event brought together representatives from the national and international networks our Slovenian member is a part...