The FSE supports the American campaign #StealingIsntInnovation.
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#AI #screenwriters #creators #authorsrights #copyright
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FSE - Federation of Screenwriters in Europe - Press release. A call to MEPs from SAA, FERA and FSE Audiovisual authors call on the EU Parliament to hold the Commission and Council accountable to EU values during a dinner with MEPs in Strasbourg.

AV authors call on @europarl.europa.eu to hold the @ec.europa.eu and @coe.int accountable to EU values. At @screendirectors.eu, FSE & @saabrussels.bsky.social dinner with MEPs & filmmakers, they called on MEPs to defend EU values against growing threats.
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FSE also co-signed this open letter to @creativeeurope.bsky.social, initiated by @ietmedia.bsky.social
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FSE co-signs Joint letter to @europarl.europa.eu JURI committee on the upcoming own-initiative report on #copyright and #generativeAI.
🟥 Read what we ask:
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#AI
#IA
#screenwriters
#creators
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#copyright
#authorsrights
#droitsdauteur

Animation, Writers & Actors Guilds Hold “Historic” Anti-Generative AI Protest At Annecy: “GenAI Seeks Not To Support Artists, But To Destroy Them” Int'l Animation Guilds Hold "Historic" Anti- Generative AI Protest At Annecy: "GenAI Seeks Not To Support Artists, But To Destroy Them"

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The statement outlines the core principles they believe must guide the responsible and cautious development of AI tools, along with their demands and recommendations addressed to provincial and federal policymakers, as well as key players across the industry.

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#AI #generativeAI #authors #audiovisual #screenwriters #copyright

Art is Human - Manifesto for the Protection of Authentic Creation The development of AI in culture must be done with the community, for the community, and in a careful, reasonable, and well-thought-out manner, because art is Human!

FSE cosigned the Manifesto for the Protection of Authentic Creation launched by SARTEC and other Quebec unions representing #creators, #performers, craftspeople and technicians in the #audiovisual and music industries.
🟥 Read more and sign: lartesthumain.com/en/

The following is a statement from the WGAE on Trump Administration cuts to PBS KIDS funding:

FSE is part of a broad coalition of organisations in Europe’s creative and cultural sectors. Together we launch a campaign on the #AIAct. Keywords: Transparency. Consent. Remuneration. We call on EU policymakers to #StayTrueToTheAct.
#AI #screenwriters #creators #copyright
staytruetotheact.eu

Why this reading is essential (2)
3. It acknowledges the economic harm caused to authors by generative AI outputs.
4. Itstrongly advocates for the development of licensing markets to regulate AI training practices.

Why this reading is essential (1)
1. It challenges the idea that AI training is automatically legal or “fair use.”
2. It clearly rejects misleading analogies between AI training and human learning.

US Copyright Office Releases Highly Anticipated Report on Generative AI Training The U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) recently released its highly anticipated Report on Generative AI (the third and final part in the USCO’s AI and copyright series) in a pre-publication format.

Save time: read excellent must-read summary of the just released US #Copyright Office Report on the training of generative #AI models.
www.copyright.com/blog/us-copy...
#generativeAI
#screenwriters
#creators
#authors
#writers
#authorsrights
#droitsdauteur

FSE strongly supports statement from fellow organisations on stronger #MEDIAprogramme at @creativeeurope.bsky.social. European #film & #audiovisual sector need effective and sector-tailored EU funding programmes.
#audiovisual #film

Our Stories, our Voices, A Global Declaration for Artistic Freedom, Cultural Diversity and cultural sovereignty FSE - Federation of Screenwriters in Europe - FSE signed a global statement on artistic freedom, cultural diversity, and cultural sovereignty, to call on all governments to stand firm and safeguard the systems that support independent film and au...

FSE & #screenwriters' guilds join 100+ signatories from #film & #audiovisual sector to sign a statement on #ArtisticFreedom & #CulturalDiversity.
🟥 Join the call here:
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#GlobalStatementOnCulturalSovereignty
#culture #audiovisual #CulturalDiversity

Open letter to EU Ministers of Culture on AI - FSE - Federation of Screenwriters in Europe FSE co-signed an open letter to the attention of the European Ministers of Culture ahead of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council on 12-13 May 2025. They now have a prominent role to play on...

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.
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#generativeAI #copyright #democracy

🎉🎬 Congrats to Flow by Gints Zilbalodis, winner of the 2025 #LUXAudienceAward!

Why does the LUX Audience Award matter for EU filmmakers? 🎥👇

FSE supports Creators for Europe United initiative.
🟥 #Screenwriters, add your signature to the Open letter to @ec.europa.eu Executive Vice-President Virkkunen.
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#AI #generativeAI #creators #fairremuneration #copyright #droitdauteur #openletterCFEunited #authors

FSE General Delegate Denis Goulette delivered speech on opt-out regime during information session on #GenerativeAI at @wipo.int : No Formality, No Opt-Out - FSE Defends the Berne Convention for #screenwriters.
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#WIPO #SCCR46 #Copyright #AI #berneconvention