⏰ Deadline approaching: one week left to apply to become a mentor in the AEC–ECSA–EJN–JMI Mentorship Programme! 👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl

ECSA's October news is out! This month: 🔵 ECSA Session in Ljubljana hosted by DSS 🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at WSA Ghent 🔵 Voting recommendations on proposed amendments to JURI draft report on #copyright and #AI 🔵 Panel at Linecheck, Apollon & FIM conference, and much more! ➡️ Read: bit.ly/47ZNs3V

🎬 What can film composers do to better protect their rights? What action can we take against unfair contractual practices? Watch the recording of our #CreatorsTalks panel "Negotiating in The Dark: The Composer’s Contract", earlier this month at WSA Ghent @wsawards.bsky.social, below ⤵️

🎥 Last week, we co-organised our #CreatorsTalks panel "Negotiating in The Dark: The Composer’s Contract" at WSA Ghent. @wsawards.bsky.social 📰 Want to know what has been discussed? Below, @variety.com listed five takeaways from the conversation ⤵️ bit.ly/3WL08pN

🎶 Are you an experienced female or non-binary music creator wanting to contribute to greater equality and visibility across the European music sector? Apply as a mentor in the AEC–ECSA–EJN–JMI Mentorship Programme! 👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl 🗓️ Deadline: 10 November 2025

🚨 Today, ECSA and 12 other organisations representing hundreds of thousands of European creators and artists, sent a letter to MEP's in the JURI Committee, presenting our voting recommendations on amendments to the draft report “Copyright & #genAI – opportunities and challenges". ℹ️: bit.ly/48TpPMf

Out now: ECSA's September news! 🔵 #AgoraEU: EU music sector calls for comprehensive policy strategy and ambitious budget 🔵 ECSA President interviewed by Creatives Unite 🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at WSA Ghent 🔵 New #TuneInDialogues podcast episode, mentoring sessions, and much more! ➡️ bit.ly/3Krl8z8

Today, 21 organisations from across Europe’s music sector, including ECSA, call for a comprehensive policy strategy and an ambitious budget for Europe’s music sector within #AgoraEU, reflecting the economic, social, and cultural importance of music in Europe. ➡️ Full statement: bit.ly/4mAhvEd

🗣️ ECSA President Helienne Lindvall spoke to #CreativesUnite about our concerns on the AI Act implementation, the place of culture in the recently proposed Multiannual Financial Framework, and the importance of establishing an EU strategy for the music sector within the new #AgoraEU programme.

ECSA's July news is out! 🔵 Joint statement on EU AI Act implementing package 🔵 European Commission’s investigation into UMG’s acquisition of Downtown 🔵 ECSA welcomes MEP Axel Voss’ draft report on copyright and #genAI 🔵 EU budget proposal, SoundTrack_Cologne, and much more! ➡️ Read: bit.ly/4ojTaF2

"A betrayal of the EU AI Act’s objectives” „We are being sold out in favour of GenAI model providers“: Joint Statement on the GPAI Code of Practice and the template by 40 Federations of the European Cultural and Creative Sectors europeanwriterscouncil.eu/ccs-joint-st... #AIAct #CodeOfPractice

❗ Together with a broad coalition of rightsholders active across the EU’s cultural and creative sectors, we express our strong concerns about the EU AI Act implementing package, which does not provide a meaningful implementation of the GPAI obligations under the AI Act. ➡️ Read: bit.ly/3H8lCsC

Very informative launch of @imro Ireland: Music Report 2025 this morning. Recognising the cultural, social and economic value of music and threats of unregulated AI and getting a fair share from streaming for creators @ecsa.bsky.social @malcolmbyrne.bsky.social

🚨 We urge the European Commission to block Universal Music Group (UMG)’s acquisition of Downtown Music.

Opportunity for European film composers: Film Music Career Mentoring courses with Oticons! Get tailored guidance through both the creative and business aspects composing for film by acclaimed film composers agent George Christopoulos and renowned composer Miriam Cutler. 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/44cIIHi

ECSA's June news is out! 🔵 #AI: joint letter to European Parliament’s JURI Committee 🔵 ECSA President @helienne.bsky.social joins meetings in New York and Biarritz 🔵 Joint call: increase the budget of #CreativeEurope 🔵 EFM, SoundTrack _Cologne, and much more! ➡️ Read: bit.ly/4lqZtVz

As the EU prepares its next 7-year budget, it is crucial to protect and strengthen #CreativeEurope. Together with 70+ European associations, we call on EU leaders to: 🔹Keep Creative Europe stand-alone 🔹Double its budget 🔹Invest strategically in culture’s future 📢 Full letter: bit.ly/45OMzvp

#authorsrights #humanrights @europeanwriterscouncil.eu and other creatives' organisations urge MEPs to respect and defend human creativity and creatives' rights against the exploitation of #ai @ceatl.bsky.social @ecsa.bsky.social @efjeurope.bsky.social @egair.eu @ifjglobal.bsky.social

🚨 Today, a wide coalition representing hundreds of thousands of creators and artists sent a letter to members of the @europarl.europa.eu JURI Committee on MEP Axel Voss' report on “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges". ➡️ Read our letter: bit.ly/3HHeT99

Out now: ECSA's monthly news! 🔵 Creators Talks panels at #Classical:NEXT and BMIM Special 🔵 #AI open letter ahead of EU’s Ministers of Culture Council meeting 🔵 #CreatorsForEuropeUnited call on AI 🔵 Global Statement on artistic freedom, U2C Awards, and much more! ➡️ Read: bit.ly/4mIXM6O

Live from Amsterdam: our #CreatorsTalks panel at #BMIMspecial! @nainitadesai.bsky.social, Jesper Hansen (BFM, ECSA), Hans Everling (BCMM) and Marc du Moulin (ECSA) discuss buyouts, pseudo-publishing and other harmful contractual practices for audiovisual composers.

We, a broad coalition of authors, performers and other rightsholders organisations, call for a meaningful implementation of the EU AI Act, upholding the principles of transparency, consent, and remuneration. It is time to #StayTrueToTheAct. ➡️ More info: StayTrueToTheAct.eu

🎼 Live from #Classical:NEXT: our #CreatorsTalks panel on discoverability and cultural diversity in the digital age! Esther Gottschalk (Nieuw Geneco), Zahra Mani (ECSA) and Jannick Kirk Sørensen (Aalborg University) discuss how we can enhance the prominence and visibility of European works.

❗ As support for independent film and audiovisual storytelling is under growing threat, we must ensure that culture, creativity, and democratic access to diverse stories can continue to flourish. ➡️ Full statement: bit.ly/4361yy4 ✍🏻 Sign: chng.it/kMkRxCzhQx #GlobalStatementOnCulturalSovereignty

Cuando España y Portugal defendemos la cultura frente a la IA, no estamos solos. Hoy, 13 organizaciones europeas que agrupan decenas de entidades se suman pidiendo transparencia en la IA, respeto a los derechos de autor y defender la diversidad cultural. Gracias por brindarnos este apoyo.

🚨 ECSA has signed Creators for Europe United's open letter, calling for decisive action to ensure a fair, transparent and legally compliant development of #ArtificialIntelligence. ✍🏽 Sign the letter: creators-for-europe-united.eu The #openletterCFEunited is initiated by Initiative Urheberrecht.

FSE co-signed open letter to EU Ministers of #Culture ahead of Council on 12-13 May. They have a prominent role to play on specific impact of #AI on European #CulturalDiversity & #ArtisticFreedom. federationscreenwriters.eu/open-letter-... #generativeAI #copyright #democracy

📢 Together with various authors' and performers' organisations, we have sent a joint letter to the EU's Ministers of Culture ahead of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council on 12-13 May. @consilium.europa.eu ➡️ Full letter: bit.ly/4d4sVwT

Great turnout yesterday for the SCGI and @creativeeuireland.bsky.social networking lunch with keynote by @helienne.bsky.social president of @ecsa.bsky.social on AI and advocacy work of ECSA

ECSA's April news is out! 🔵 ECSA publishes yearly Activity Report 🔵 Introducing Tune in Dialogues: ECSA’s brand new podcast! 🔵 Creators’ Talks panel at #Classical:NEXT 🔵 Statement: call to document and monitor violations of artistic freedom in Europe 🔵 ... and much more! ➡️ Read: bit.ly/4lSwhan

Take a look back with us and discover ECSA's 2024 - early 2025 Activity Report, showcasing all of our recent advocacy and cultural activities - made possible thanks to the tireless input from our members and the support of Creative Europe. ➡️ Find the report here: bit.ly/44IG38L

Last month, ECSA organised the #CreatorsConference at the European Parliament, gathering music creators, EU policy makers and stakeholders to discuss the challenges affecting music creators’ livelihoods and shape the music sector's future. Relive the conference with our aftermovie! ➡️ bit.ly/42LdxRk

🎙️ Tune in Dialogues: our brand new podcast! E01 guides you through the challenges posed by #genAI to music authors, creators, and other rightsholders in the context of the EU legal framework and includes a recording of the first panel of last month's Creators Conference. 🎧 via: pod.link/1808856278

🗣️ With various organisations representing creators, culture sectors and human rights defenders in Europe, we call on the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and national human rights agencies to document and monitor violations of #ArtisticFreedom in Europe. ➡️ Statement: bit.ly/3Rb9OHv

Out now: ECSA's March news! 🔵 ECSA members gather in Brussels for ECSA Session and elect new Board 🔵 Creators Conference 2025 🔵 Joint statement on GPAI Code of Practice 🔵 ECSA at Music & Cinema Marseille, Culture Compass stakeholder consultation, and much more! ➡️ Read: bit.ly/3QSQhLX

rb.gy/imt49w "The third draft continues to render meaningless the right of authors, performers and other right holders to choose how they reserve their rights." @ecsa.bsky.social @ifjglobal.bsky.social @saabrussels.bsky.social @ceatl.bsky.social @uniglobalunion.org @screendirectors.eu

A wide coalition of creative industries’ international organisations have joined forces to express their opposition to the third draft of the European Union’s General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice, which they describe as “fundamentally flawed.” creativeindustriesnews.com/2025/03/crea...

Today, a broad coalition of authors, performers and other rightsholders organisations active across the EU’s cultural and creative sectors, including ECSA, say #NO to the GPAI Code of Practice, as drafted by the AI Office. ➡️ Joint statement: bit.ly/4hS1HL0

This morning, ECSA members elected a new Board of Directors for a period of three years. ➡️ Read our press release: bit.ly/3QTNli5 📷 @omarhavana.bsky.social

ECSA's #CreatorsConference just kicked off at the European Parliament in Brussels! Coming up: several keynotes and panels on #AI, #MusicStreaming, and contractual practices. The Conference is hosted by MEPs Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski and @emmarafowicz.bsky.social.

With just one week to go until our #CreatorsConference takes place at the European Parliament in Brussels, we are excited to reveal the speakers of the third panel of the conference, titled "Towards Fair and Balanced Contracts for Audiovisual Composers": ⤵️ ℹ️ More info: bit.ly/4i2GSx3

Just two weeks until our #CreatorsConference takes place in Brussels! Today, we reveal the conference's second panel, titled 'Changing the Tune: How to Build a Sustainable Music Streaming Ecosystem for Creators'. We're pleased to introduce the speakers below: ⤵️ ℹ️ More info: bit.ly/4i2GSx3

Our #CreatorsConference takes place on 25 March at the European Parliament in Brussels. Today, we reveal the conference's first panel "Copyright and Generative #AI: Fundamental Challenges for Creators and the Way Forward". We're pleased to introduce the speakers below. ⬇️ ℹ️ More info: bit.ly/4i2GSx3

ECSA's February news is out! This month: 🔵 ECSA Board members meet with policy makers in Brussels 🔵 Coming up: ECSA's Creators Conference 🔵 Joint letter on draft AI Code of Practice 🔵 Panels with Nordic Film Music Days and Screen Composers Guild of Canada ... and much more! ➡️ Read: bit.ly/3QzI8vI

📢📄EVA & several authors’ organisations sent a joint letter to EVP Virkkunen and Commissioner Micallef to denounce the lack of progress in the 2nd draft of the GPAI Code of Practice. We urge policymakers to develop an #AI strategy that respects authors’ #IP rights. 📄Read the letter ➡️ bit.ly/3EH1qwh

📢 Together with various authors' and performers' organisations, we have sent a joint letter to the EC's Executive VP Virkkunen @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social and Commissioner Micallef to address the shortcomings of the draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice. ⬇️ Read: bit.ly/4bcAelu

Now live from the #EuropeanFilmMarket in Berlin: our panel with #NordicFilmMusicDays in which Wendi Pendeza Kakonza, Barbara Persyn, Pär Frid and Jesper Hansen discuss the ins- and outs of composers’ contracts with the big streamers.

🇨🇦 Live from Screen Composers Guild of Canada's International Screen Composer Leadership Summit in Berlin: our International Creators Dialogue. Anna Jahn, Andrea Kokonis, Micki Meuser, Marc Ouellette & ECSA Secretary General Marc du Moulin discuss how #AI will affect the future of screen composers.

International screen composer summit in Berlin discussing composer rights and threats to music creators including unfair practices and AI. Well done to Screen Composers Guild of Canada for organising . @ecsa.bsky.social

📢 On the occasion of the AI Action Summit in Paris, 38 international organisations representing all sectors of the creative and cultural industries, including ECSA, have signed a charter calling to build a future that reconciles the development of AI with respect for copyright and related rights.