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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Our June newsletter is out! 🔵 Conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI" 🔵 Statement: Artists And Songwriters Must Not Be Pressured Into AI Deals Without Meaningful Consent 🔵 Statement on #AgoraEU draft report 🔵 WSA Industry Award, #ECCO, and more! ➡️ Read: shorturl.at/K9nge

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

ECSA's May newsletter is out! 🔵 ECSA Conference: "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI" 🔵 #AgoraEU Statement 🔵 #CamilleAwards: Patrick Doyle wins Outstanding Contribution award 🔵 Soundtrack Cologne, CSF Amsterdam, and much more! ➡️ Read: shorturl.at/0njZd

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

We're honoured to announce that the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen will speak on our conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI". ➡️ Programme: bit.ly/4a158h4 📅 2 June 2026, 12:30-17:30, Brussels

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

ECSA welcomes Members of the European Parliament Emma Rafowicz and Alice Kuhnke’s draft report on #AgoraEU. ➡️ Read our full statement: bit.ly/4v6brIC

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Out now: ECSA's April news! 🔵 ECSA publishes yearly Activity Report 🔵 Save the date: ECSA Conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI" 🔵 #CamilleAwards nominees announced 🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel on fair practice at Baltic Music Days 🔵 And much more! ➡️ Read: bit.ly/48RHBin

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

📖 Take a look back at the past year and a half with us! Today, we publish our yearly Activity Report, showcasing all our advocacy and cultural activities in 2025 - early 2026. ➡️ Find the report here: bit.ly/4cxa4ec

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

ECSA's March newsletter is out! 🔵 ECSA members gather in Brussels for ECSA Session 🔵 ECSA welcomes European Parliament’s resolution on copyright and #genAI 🔵 Call for ambitious measures in the report "Cultural and creative sectors in the age of AI" 🔵 And much more! ➡️ Read: bit.ly/3NXXiNr

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🇪🇺 The European Parliament just adopted its resolution on “Copyright and generative AI – opportunities and challenges”. 🤝 ECSA celebrates this outcome, which finally addresses our calls for a democratic debate on the interplay between copyright and #genAI. ➡️ Press release: shorturl.at/nWNPk

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

📣 Today, ECSA and 13 other organisations representing the CCS call on the European Parliament’s CULT Committee and rapporteur Zoltán Tarr to put forward ambitious measures in the upcoming report "Cultural and creative sectors in the age of AI". ➡️ Full letter: shorturl.at/ox1hc

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

❌ In an open letter titled "Say No to Suno", published on Music Tech Policy blog, 7 signatories, including ECSA President Helienne Lindvall @helienne.bsky.social, call to take a stand against AI music generator Suno. ➡️ Full piece: shorturl.at/xlxhK ➡️ Coverage by MBW: shorturl.at/kto8f

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Artist representatives launch ‘Say No To Suno’ campaign: ‘AI slop dilutes the royalty pools of legitimate artists from whose music this slop is derived.’ - Music Business Worldwide

Open letter slams AI music generator…

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

✍️ Today, 23 organisations from across Europe's music sector, including ECSA, call for a strong budget and an ambitious sectoral approach for music within the future #AgoraEU programme. ➡️ Read our letter: bit.ly/4rHQWQL

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🚨 Today, European songwriters and composers as well as representatives of CMO's came together in the European Parliament with EU decision makers to address harmful contractual practices and the long-standing phenomenon of buy-out practices. ➡️ Press release: bit.ly/4kl5XWg

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

ECSA's January news is out! 🔵 ECSA welcomes JURI report on copyright and AI 🔵 ECSA at ESNS: Creators' Talks panel and much more 🔵 ECSA President @helienne.bsky.social interviewed on #AI on Bloomberg Tech Europe 🔵 NFMD and SCGC panels in Berlin, Camille Awards news, and much more! ➡️ bit.ly/4kbwSnl

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

✅ The European Parliament’s JURI Committee just adopted its report “Copyright and generative AI – opportunities and challenges”. ECSA welcomes the report and encourages all MEPs to adopt it in plenary session. ⤵️ Read our press release below or via: bit.ly/3M41ABU

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

This morning, ECSA President Helienne Lindvall @helienne.bsky.social spoke live with Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg Tech Europe about the impact of #AI on composers and songwriters, as well as on the music industry as a whole. ▶️ Watch the full show, with Helienne's interview from 18:10, below:

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EU AI Act is Toothless: ECSA President

The European Composer & Songwriter Alliance says licensing is a good first step, but has called for greater transparency over the deals major labels are striking with AI music cpmpanies. The group's P...

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Tomorrow, at 09:30 AM CET, ECSA President Helienne Lindvall @helienne.bsky.social will speak live with Bloomberg Tech Europe about the impact of #AI on composers and songwriters as well as on the music industry as a whole. ▶️ Tune in tomorrow via: bit.ly/44ZEP8F © Bloomberg

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Out now: ECSA's December news! 💫 Season's greetings from ECSA 🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at ESNS 🔵 AMCC and SGAE host conference on contemporary music in Madrid 🔵 High-level roundtable on artists’ working conditions, consultation on #AgoraEU, and much more! ➡️ Read: bit.ly/48J0kNq

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

ECSA's November news is out! 🔵 Statement on major labels’ licensing deals with #AI companies 🔵 Panel at Linecheck on incidents of violation or violence 🔵 Policy recommendations: EU-UK cultural and media relations 🔵 Kristiansand roundtable, AMCC-SGAE conference, & much more! ➡️ Read: bit.ly/3MjaJ9z

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

🚨 ECSA expresses concern over the lack of transparency of the recent licensing deals announced by the three major labels with various AI companies, and calls on the major labels to properly value the works of composers and songwriters. ➡️ Full statement: bit.ly/3KhQZTd

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🇪🇺 🇬🇧 ECSA is glad to co-sign a set of policy recommendations to strengthen cultural and media relations between the EU and UK, together with more than 200 stakeholders from the EU’s and the UK’s CCS, and developed by the Forum on EU–UK Cultural & Media Relations. Full letter: bit.ly/3LYevox

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

⏰ 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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🎬 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 ⤵️

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WSA Creator's Talk 2025: Negotiating in the Dark - The Composer's contract

YouTube video by Film Fest Gent // World Soundtrack Awards

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

🎶 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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🚨 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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🗣️ 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.

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

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

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 30/07/2025

"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

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„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

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We call on the European Parliament and Member States, as co-legislators, to challenge the unsatisfactory process of this exercise.

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Code, Guidelines and Template are for the sole benefit of the GenAI model providers that continuously infringe copyright and related rights to build their models.

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

❗ 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

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screencomposersirl.bsky.social @screencomposersirl.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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

Alan Kelly TD, chair of Joint Oireachtas Committee for Culture launches IMRO Muisc Report

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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

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Monika Pfundmeier @monika-pfundmeier.com · 19/06/2025

#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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

🚨 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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

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.

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

🎼 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.

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

❗ 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

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Ernest Urtasun @ernesturtasun.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

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.

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

🚨 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.

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

📢 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

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screencomposersirl.bsky.social @screencomposersirl.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) @ecsa.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

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

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