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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 25/06/2026

One of the most inspiring moments of 26's AGM was when EWC and their members organisations delegates gathered for our public action: reading “Critical Voices in Critical Times”, You can read the full statement at our website: europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260615_defen...

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EWC is a NGO constituted by currently 55 writers’ and literary translators’ associations & unions in 34 European countries (EU Member States, EEA countries Iceland and Norway & Belarus, Macedonia, Mon...

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I‘ve been running creative writing and illustration workshops for kids for more than twenty years. I wrote this piece for the @europeanwriterscouncil.eu about how *devastating* this tech could be for children’s creativity. #SpeirGorm #AI #GenAI againstwritoids.org/the-claw-in-...

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THE CLAW IN THE GLASS BOX: CHILDREN, ART AND AI – AGAINST WRITOIDS

the author reflects on the artist's path of learning through the whole life and how a today kid shall face a new world in which learning is considered as not important, while result is.

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/06/2026

Excellent and very strong article about how copyright is undermined and the necessity for authors to standing up together #genai #stopthesteal @ninageorgenovelist.bsky.social

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 25/05/2026

Further Limitations and Exceptions In the existing copyright mean a weakening for Authors. europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260525_wipo_... Pressure on human authors and the exploitation of their works increases, budgets for education and culture are cut, Big tech is disrespecting authors’ rights & culture

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"One in two fiction writers receives no advance payment for their book." From the EWC position paper on #CopyrightDirective europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260601_ewc-p... @europeanwriterscouncil.eu

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 16/05/2026

We, the EWC, urge European legislators to be truly quick and efficient in finding solutions that can guarantee scrupulous respect for the rights of European authors, instead of postponing an important regulation europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260512_dig_o...

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Grace Tierney @wordfoolery.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Today is #worldbookday26, #CopyrightDay, and English Language Day. The Irish Writers' Union and @europeanwriterscouncil.eu are showing the faces behind the books. We're not AI, and copyright law protects our earnings. #protecthumanauthors My books wordfoolery.wordpress.com/my-books/

Words the Sea Gave Us by Grace Tierney - paperback blue and white with wave motif. One of four in the series about the history of English words - sea, eponyms, vikings, and Christmas.

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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

European Writers' Council: Celebrating the UNESCO World Book & Copyright Day 2026 – or: For the EWC: The Writer as Critical Infrastructure Remembrance Day europeanwriterscouncil.eu/behindeveryb... @europeanwriterscouncil.eu #behindeverybook #namethetranslator #xl8

Celebrating World Book Day.
The writer as critical infrastructure.

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 19/03/2026

EWC at the WIPO Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII) europeanwriterscouncil.eu/2603_wipo-ai... On the occasion of the launch of the AI Infrastructure Interchange - AIII its important to develop measures for a meaningful marking and labeling of AI (re)produced products.

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Heike Specht @heikespecht.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Herbert Wehner nannte sie despektierlich die "Dame Lepsius". Überhaupt hatten einige Herren in der SPD ihre Mühe mit Renate Lepsius, war sie doch eine entschiedene Kämpferin für die Gleichstellung der Frau. Als 1976 das Ehe-u Familienrecht reformiert wurde, setzte sie den 1/3

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/03/2026

🎉When ART rules : The EWC welcomes the adoption of the “Voss-Report”, setting up clear protections for authors in the era of generative AI, and calls on now the EU Commission and the EU Council to adopt the long-needed approach to rebalance the unjust market, […]

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Horizontal headline in turquoise: When ART rules.
Further text:
EWC welcomes the adoption of the ‚Voss-Report‘, setting up clear protections for authors in the era of Gen-AI.

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/02/2026

Some #impressions from our first EWC’s in-person Board meeting of the new Board, elected in May. We were massively looking forward to - and also very much rewarded with #inspiring encounters and talks at - the network cocktail on Wednesday evening.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

L – Licensing, not scraping: support a statutory licensing scheme for AI training that provides a lawful, transparent route for AI developers to access creative works, ensuring fair payment and attribution to creators

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

C – Consent first: clarify the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA) to ensure creators’ works cannot be used to train GenAI models with explicit, prior consent

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Monika Pfundmeier @monika-pfundmeier.com · 07/12/2025

In einer #Demokratie, in einer Gesellschaft, ist Kultur der GESTALTUNGSRAUM, in dem wir uns begegnen, Ideen austauschen, über unsere Gesellschaft und Werte verhandeln und voneinander lernen. #Literatur ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil davon.

Kultur & Gesellschaft

In einer Demokratie, in einer Gesellschaft,
ist Kultur
der Gestaltungsraum,
in dem wir uns begegnen,
Ideen austauschen, über unsere Gesellschaft und Werte verhandeln und voneinander lernen. Literatur ist ein wesentlicher Teil davon.

Culture & Society

In a democracy, in a society,
culture is
the creative space
in which we meet,
exchange ideas, negotiate our society and values, and learn from each other. Literature is an essential part to it.

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/12/2025

Sebastià Portell, member of EWC’ Board, wrote an in-depth article about AI and authors' rights (in Catalan and also translated into Spanish) for The New Barcelona Post. He also summarizes the work EWC has been doing in the last three years. www.thenewbarcelonapost.cat/ia-drets-aut...

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“Authorization,” “Remuneration,” and “Transparency.” These three concepts are basic notions found in international intellectual property legislation, which should prevail over any technology or reality that may arise subsequently.

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AUTORITZACIÓ, REMUNERACIO,
TRANSPARENCIA [...]
Són nocions bàsiques que podem
trobar al conjunt de la legislacio intemacional sobre
propietat intellectual QUE HAURIA DE PREVALDRE SOBRE QUALSEVOL techologia o realitat
nascuda posteriorment.

Grafik with picture of the authors and member of the EWC board, Sebastià Portell, with Statement in Spanish:
AUTORIZACIÓN, REMUNERACIÓN,
TRANSPARENCIA [...]
son nociones básicas que encontramos en la legislación intemacional
soore propiedad intelectual QUEI DEBERÍA PREVALECER SOBRE CUALQUIER Lechologia o realidad surgida postenormente.

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

CEATL and EWC call on the book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after Amazon’s launch of its Kindle Translate platform. Read more here: www.ceatl.eu/books-cannot... @europeanwriterscouncil.eu @fiteurope.bsky.social

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Books cannot be translated in a click!

CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after the announcement of Amazon to launch Kindl...

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/12/2025

Authorisation, Remuneration Transparency. The basis of world copyright law in its form as Authors’ Rights, always places the author at the centre. Even more with the upcoming challenges from Gen A.I. we should be much further ahead by now, and not deny ourselves what makes us most human: #ai

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 24/11/2025

Due to Kindle's latest offer @ceatl.bsky.social & EWC call on the global book sector to stand in solidarity with human literary translators. As Amazon announced to launch Kindle Translate, a new AI-powered translation “service”, for selected Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors for free.

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JOINT LETTER
CEATL & European Writers' Council
WE
STAND UP FOR HUMAN TRANSLATORS
OUR RIGHTS
our Work
Our Minds
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Monika Pfundmeier @monika-pfundmeier.com · 21/11/2025

Das IST anstrengend, das ist aufwändig. Der Return on Invest #roi setzt erst mit Verzögerung ein. Kürzungen in diesem demokratischen Gestaltungsraum vorzunehmen, heißt: Räume zu verengen, abzuschaffen, Möglichkeiten zu löschen und unsere #Zukunft und Demokratie auf Spiel zu setzen.

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Monika Pfundmeier @monika-pfundmeier.com · 21/11/2025

Kultur ist #Gestaltungsraum einer #Demokratie. Raum, in dem wir ins begegnen, uns austauschen, unsere Gesellschaft und Werte verhandeln und: voneinander lernen. Kultur - das ist nicht nur ein Werk als Ergebnis, #Kultur ist Prozess - wie auch Demokratie Prozess und Weiterentwicklung ist.

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Kultur ist #Gestaltungsraum einer #Demokratie.
Raum, in dem wir ins begegnen, uns austauschen, unsere Gesellschaft und Werte verhandeln und: voneinander lernen.
Kultur - das ist nicht nur ein Werk als Ergebnis, #Kultur ist Prozess - wie auch Demokratie Prozess und Weiterentwicklung ist.
Das IST anstrengend, das ist aufwändig. Der Return on Invest #roi setzt erst mit Verzögerung ein.
Kürzungen in diesem demokratischen Gestaltungsraum vorzunehmen, heißt: Räume zu verengen, abzuschaffen, Möglichkeiten zu löschen und unsere Zukunft und Demokratie auf Spiel zu setzen.

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 16/11/2025

EWC - speaking for over 250.000 authors in Europe - demands: @ec.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social Use your power. Stand up for Europe and Europe’s Culture and Creatives!

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European Writers' Council demands from Politics:
STAND UP for Europe, Europe's Culture and Creatives!

Hold those ones accountable who exploit and want to profit
from our work and knowledge without contributing to growth and evolving.

Graphic quoting Nina George, EWC Political Commissioner:
Europe's decision
makers are prepared to throw individual rights under the (Omni)bus to make it easier for non-EU oligopolies
to exploit us.
EWC warns:
this is the sell-out of Europe's strength and independence

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EWC calling on all creators, on all of us. The future is on ALL of us.

"The key is to GET,
to BE organised.
We have to be standing solidly, protecting ourselves as individuals and protecting European society & culture.

Let's get organised. For real!

quoting Monika Pfundmeier, EWC 2nd Vice President

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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Morgen!

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Michael Albert @michlalbrt.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

"Jeder Mensch hat ein Recht auf ein würdiges Leben. Es ist nicht nur verfassungswidrig, wenn die Regierung das Existenzminimum angreift. Es ist auch moralisch nicht tragbar, Menschen nach ihrem Nutzen einzustufen."

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Linken-Abgeordnete zur Bürgergeld-Reform: „Wer Arme gegeneinander ausspielt, schützt Reiche vor Kritik“

Cansın Köktürk findet die Regierungspläne „menschenverachtend“. Als Sozialarbeiterin habe sie erlebt: Sanktionen helfen niemandem auf die Beine.

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 14/10/2025

Meet us! Discuss with us, get informed, get inspired! In several panels we exchange about the most burning topics for writers and literature - and also come together to connect. europeanwriterscouncil.eu/2510_ewcfbm/

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 02/10/2025

update on the Anthropic #Copyright Class action: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com The settlement website in the Bartz v Anthropic class action is now live and can be found in the link. It includes comprehensive information about the case and settlement,

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 14/09/2025

EWC is happy to have been part of the European Book Sector Roundtable, a conference with enthralling insights into the chances and challenges of the different players of the entire book chain (authors, literary translators, publishers, booksellers, librarians, reading promoters).

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 06/09/2025

‚What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement‘ via @authorsguild.org

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 05/09/2025

Read our blog to get an overview of the Anthropic settlement. There’s an FAQ for authors, too. We hope you find it helpful. authorsguild.org/news/what-au...

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 29/08/2025

Authors: If you found out that your publisher(s) failed to register with the U.S. Copyright Office, we can help. We provide ongoing legal assistance to our members and advocate for their work, particularly in the face of ongoing AI-related theft.

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Today is the day authors are learning how many of their publishers straight up blew off registering copyright and I feel like that deserves a class action suit of its own if it costs everyone their settlement money from the Anthropic suit... 😒🤬

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Heike Specht @heikespecht.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Die dritte Taschenbuch-Auflage ist da 😍 #IhreSeitederGeschichte Und für die nächste Auflage muss ich hoffentlich ein Nachwort schreiben: „Der erste First Gentleman“ - es ist Zeit für eine Bundespräsidentin! #DieErstenihrerArt

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 26/08/2025

It’s more than important for individuals and Europe, for culture and economy to stay strong and regulate #ai . Also: should be regulated way harder to protect humans and creative work in a proper way.

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books. bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

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"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill

In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

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Kai Biermann @kaibiermann.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Land of the Free? "PEN America has documented nearly 16,000 book bans in public schools nationwide since 2021. This censorship is being mobilized by conservative groups (...) and predominantly targets books about race and racism or individuals of color" pen.org/banned-books...

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Banned Books List 2025 - PEN America

What books are banned in 2025? These are the 11 most banned books of the 2023-2024 school year. The banned books list for 2025 includes "Nineteen Minutes," by Jodi Picoult.

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European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 12/08/2025

Valuing a morale compass + acknowledge our responsibility for other humans should lead the decisions in politics - its even more crucial about #ai ‘If we remain silent, all our foundations will slip away in the background. We must openly say who is attacking our values. And do something about it.’

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Monika Pfundmeier @monika-pfundmeier.com · 02/08/2025

We have to own our responsibility- and to ask the questions: why should we use a tool like this? Whom will this (really) help? Where does the money flow and go to?

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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 Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 26/07/2025

with the insights of Nina George , EWC's political commissioner, on "A LONG-AWAITED template intended to force AI providers to reveal the sources of their training data" … Find more in Graham Lovelace ' Post:

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