EU Parliament resumes negotiations on AI & copyright

posted on Sep 16, 2025
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The EU Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee is resuming discussions on its position on AI and copyright. Whilst not being a legislative instrument, this is quite important as it will provide political indications to the EU Commission. A draft was presented over the summer by MEP Axel Voss to get the conversation started. STM reached out to the key negotiators to suggest amendments to improve aspects of the report related to exclusive rights, contractual freedom, and transparency.

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