Take it or leave it? EU faces dilemma in tariff showdown with Trump. The EU faces an agonizing choice between taking the deal on Trump’s desk or trying to drive a harder bargain.

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Disney, Universal Launch AI Legal Battle, Sue Midjourney Over Copyright Claims "Piracy is piracy," says Disney's chief legal officer, as the studios aim to show that tools allowing personalized AI slop creations of characters like Darth Vader or Shrek run afoul of their IP.

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Abortion: Europe’s not as liberal as you think While the global focus is on America’s reversal of long-standing abortion rights, a surprising number of European women still have to travel to terminate pregnancies.

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Meet your new Chair, Lord Clement-Jones In March, Lord Clement-Jones was appointed Chair of the ALCS Board. We sat down with him to discuss his extensive background, the use of creators’ works by AI companies, and his focus for ALCS in the ...

In case you missed it, catch up with our interview with new ALCS Chair Lord Clement-Jones.

Takeaways from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s CNN interview | CNN Business Academics and economists have long warned that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence will wipe out jobs and upend the global economy. Now that call is coming from inside the house.

www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/b... On Thursday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned on CNN that the technology will spike unemployment sooner than political leaders and businesses expect — and they aren’t ready for it.

Reddit porte plainte contre Anthropic, opérateur de l’IA Claude La plateforme reproche à l’entreprise d’intelligence artificielle d’avoir utilisé sans son consentement des données issues des discussions entre ses utilisateurs pour entraîner des modèles de langage.

Reddit porte plainte contre Anthropic, opérateur de l’IA Claude

The rise of AI and the end of Hollywood as we know it Media analyst Doug Shapiro explains how generative AI is transforming entertainment economics and redefining what "quality" means to consumers.

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L’exception culturelle européenne attaquée par les Américains Les représentants des studios, des réalisateurs et des techniciens du cinéma font allégeance à l’administration Trump, qui rêve de torpiller tout ce qui limite la domination des plateformes…

Les États-Unis de Trump menacent la culture en Europe. Mais nous sommes bien plus puissants.
Avec 50 eurodéputés, j’ai initié une mobilisation
pour défendre et renforcer notre système européen de financement du cinéma et de la création audiovisuelle.

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The PL Presidency conf on impact of AI on copyright, media & creative sectors is taking place in Łódź since yesterday: many interesting panels and interventions.
Today last panel addresses AI in collective rights management: SAA PL member ZAPA questions the application of TDM exception to AI uses

The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes “Top Players in the European Audiovisual Industry” annual market study 16/04/2025 - The study highlights that European broadcasters and non-European video-sharing platforms each captured nearly half of 2023’s TV and OTT advertising revenues

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Attendance on the rise and record funding for Wallonia-Brussels films in 2024 17/04/2025 - Despite a strained economic and political context, local cinema is doing well according to the report by the federation’s Film and Audiovisual Centre

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The global challenges of audiovisual authors’ rights discussed at the World Intellectual Property Organization 15/04/2025 - The event held in Geneva focused on worldwide issues affecting audiovisual authors, and called for enhanced legal safeguards, fair compensation and policy reforms

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Europe’s GDPR privacy law is headed for red tape bonfire within ‘weeks’ Long seen as untouchable in Brussels, the GDPR is next on the list of the EU’s crusade against overregulation.

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Ampere Analysis focuses on the shifts in Germany’s media market 12/03/2025 - The country’s media landscape is marked by a growing adoption of SVoD, but strategies are needed for operators to retain subscribers, and to attract both younger and older audiences

In its latest research publication, Ampere Analysis focuses on the shifts in Germany’s media market. 🔎
Cineuropa's Veronica Orciari has the news for you here: cineuropa.org/474912

Intelligence artificielle : Meta poursuivi en France pour violation des droits d’auteur Les syndicats des éditeurs et des auteurs français accusent le géant américain d’utiliser leurs œuvres sans autorisation pour développer des IA et saisissent le tribunal judiciaire de Paris.

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2/2 ...It is important to realise that the AI Act is not sufficient to develop a licensing market where CMOs are involved.

...Improving the opt-out system will not help authors, new initiatives and models are needed at EU level for collective licensing, that will provide remuneration for authors!"

1/2 SAA Secretary General @cdespringre.bsky.social attended the Hellenic Copyright Organisation conference in Athens today, speaking on a panel on copyright and collective management in the age of AI.

"AI companies are not interested in entering into licensing agreements!..."

Streaming overtakes public TV revenue in Europe, the latest Ampere Analysis research finds 06/03/2025 - Notably, streaming revenue in Europe is expected to grow by 37% to €38.4 billion by 2029, with Netflix remaining the most important contributor

📊 According to a new study published by Ampere Analysis, streaming overtakes public TV revenue in Europe. Netflix remains the dominant player in the streaming market, due to the success of its ad-supported tier, its crackdown on account sharing & the expansion into live events.
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Night Call scores a landslide victory at the Magritte Film Awards 24/02/2025 - Michiel Blanchart’s feature debut reigned supreme in all of the categories it was nominated in

Michiel Blanchart’s Night Call has set a new record at the 14th Belgian Magritte Film #Awards, which took place on 22 February.
The thriller won a total of 🔟 awards including Best First Film, Best Film and Best Director. ✨
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At the Berlinale, the European Parliament and the European Film Academy discussed the impact of AI on the audiovisual sector 25/02/2025 - BERLINALE 2025: The panel, divided into two sessions, delved into the topic with the help of a group of experts made up of AI policy makers and creators

At #Berlinale, the @europarl.europa.eu and the European Film Academy discussed the impact of #AI on the #audiovisual sector. The event was split into two sessions, one titled "Upholding Ethics and Democratic Values" & one exploring "New Opportunities and Paths to Innovation". 💡
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EU accused of leaving ‘devastating’ copyright loophole in AI Act Architect of copyright law says EU is ‘supporting big tech instead of protecting European creative ideas’

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The Guardian has today joined the creative industries in a nationwide campaign to highlight the risks around content being given away for free to AI firms.

You can read more about how to get involved here: newsmediauk.org/make-it-fair/

Is the International Film Industry Starting to Embrace AI? Recent mini-scandals surrounding 'Emilia Pérez' and 'The Brutalist' illustrate the fear of the tech in Hollywood, but internationally 'there’s an undercurrent of excitement.'

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European cinemas found stability in 2024 18/02/2025 - BERLINALE 2025: The continent’s film industry has witnessed a year of stabilisation following the pandemic, as two in-depth EFM presentations demonstrated

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At the EFM, Ecoprod and Eurimages unveil Step Up, a sustainability toolkit and e-learning platform 18/02/2025 - BERLINALE 2025: The new tool aims to be a hub for knowledge and experience sharing, representing a significant step towards specialised training for European audiovisual professionals

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First panel of the European Parliament’s event in Berlinale on AI and the audiovisual sector with @emmarafowicz.bsky.social @screendirectors.eu @ec.europa.eu
Discussing how the AV sector is using AI tools and the questions creators have on their works being stolen to feed the beast. Is it ethic?

Well arrived in Berlin!
With snow and plenty of good meetings and talks ahead.
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Brussels doesn’t want to be a leader only in regulating artificial intelligence.

Top EU officials are now keen to show tech companies, founders and investors alike that Europe can be a great place to do business, too.

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EU rules for advanced AI are step in wrong direction, Google says Google and Meta are leading the charge against a “code of practice” governing tools like Gemini, ChatGPT and Llama.

A European Union plan to rein in the most advanced artificial intelligence models is in peril after Google and Meta executives criticized the draft rules.

Germany increases film funding to 30% with key changes to DFFF and GMPF 04/02/2025 - The country’s government increases support for film and series productions, enhancing its competitiveness in the international co-production market and adapting to the streaming era

🆕 Germany increases film funding to 30% with key changes to the German Film Fund (DFFF) and the German Motion Picture Fund (GMPF). The newly revised funding structure, announced by Claudia Roth, the State Minister for Culture, is retroactively applicable from 1 January.
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