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ECSA - European Composer and Songwriter Alliance

...the authors' voice! ECSA is an alliance of composers and songwriters representing over 30.000 music writers in 27 European countries...

05/06/2026

Last Tuesday, during our conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI", we hosted the panel session "Generative AI and Authors’ Rights: Where Do We Stand?".

During this discussion, Dominick Luquer (Secretary General, FIA - International Federation of Actors), Dr. Kai Welp (General Counsel, GEMA), Alain Strowel (Professor, UCLouvain – Université catholique de Louvain), Rodolphe Wouters (Policy Officer, Copyright Unit, European Commission) and moderator Helienne Lindvall (ECSA President) exchanged views on recent EU and national developments in copyright and AI, while assessing the current landscape for music creators and other rightsholders.

Helienne Lindvall stated: "There are solutions – and they all centre around transparency, consent, and remuneration of creators.”

▶️ The panel can be watched back in full via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLz96i3lXuU

We warmly thank our five speakers for sharing their insights on this crucial topic.

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03/06/2026

Yesterday, our conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI" took place at Maison européenne des Auteurs et des Autrices- MEDAA in Brussels.

During several panels, keynotes, and presentations, high-level experts exchanged on the current state of copyright and generative AI regulation in the EU, while focusing on solutions to the challenges faced by music authors today - particularly linked to the relationship between generative AI and authors' rights and the implications of AI-generated music for creators in today’s streaming ecosystem.

🗣️ In her welcome speech, songwriter and ECSA President Helienne Lindvall stated:

"Generative AI companies must act ethically. They must work with us—not profit from our work without consent and at our expense. We therefore call on European policymakers to act with courage. (...) With the European Parliament, we call for an additional legal framework, one that can finally uphold the key principles of transparency, consent and remuneration and encourage a well-functioning licensing market."

📄 Please find Helienne's full welcome speech via: https://shorturl.at/D6eiD

🤝 Our deepest gratitude goes out to all panellists, keynote speakers, and policy makers who attended, including European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen and MEP's Emma Rafowicz, Axel Voss, and Hélder Sousa Silva.

Stay tuned for more highlights of the conference’s programme in the coming days.

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02/06/2026

Our conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI" is starting soon!

🎥 From 13:00 CET, the conference can be followed through a livestream via this link: https://gene-electra.zoom.us/j/82250225405

➡️ Find the full programme here: https://bit.ly/4a158h4

02/06/2026

ECSA, together with a coalition of 25 European music organisations, supports the European Parliament’s draft report on the future programme, led by rapporteurs MEP Emma Rafowicz and MEP Alice Kuhnke.

We encourage policymakers to ensure the music strand within AgoraEU has the funding, sector dialogue and practical tools needed to deliver long-term support.

➡️ Read the statement here: https://composeralliance.org/news/2026/6/statement-music-sector-welcomes-european-parliament-s-agoraeu-draft-report/

AEPO ARTIS AEC - European Association of Conservatoires Europe Jazz Network EMEE EMMA - European Music Managers Alliance EAS - European Association for Music in Schools European Choral Association European Music Council GESAC - The European Authors' Societies Impala - Independent Music Companies Association International Federation of Musicians Live DMA Liveurope

01/06/2026

Coming up tomorrow: our conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI" (13:00 - 17:30 CET)!

During several panel discussions, keynotes and presentations, a variety of distinguished speakers will share their insights on the relationship between generative AI and authors’ rights and the implications of AI-generated music in today’s music streaming ecosystem.

🎥 The event reached full capacity, but can be followed through a livestream via this link (available from 13:00 CET): https://gene-electra.zoom.us/j/82250225405

We are very pleased to welcome the following speakers:

🔸Keynotes by Henna Virkkunen (European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy), Emma Rafowicz, (MEP, S&D - France), Axel Voss (MEP, EPP - Germany), and Hélder Sousa Silva (MEP, EPP - Portugal)
🔸Panel sessions featuring Dominick Luquer (Secretary General, FIA), Dr. Kai Welp (General Counsel, GEMA), Prof. Alain Strowel (Professor, UCLouvain), Rodolphe Wouters (Policy Officer, Copyright Unit, European Commission), Helienne Lindvall (ECSA President), Helen Smith (Executive Chair, Impala - Independent Music Companies Association), Nathalie Birocheau (CEO and Co-founder, Ircam Amplify), Tobias Stenkjær(Chair of DPA, ECSA Board Member), and Fabien Miclet (European Affairs consultant).
🔸Presentations by Martin Clarke (Project Manager, Panteia) and Alexandra Bensamoun (Professor of Law, Université Paris-Saclay)
🔸Opening and closing remarks by Helienne Lindvall (Songwriter, ECSA President) and Aafke Romeijn (Songwriter, ECSA Board Member)

⤵️ Find the full programme below.

29/05/2026

ECSA's May newsletter is out! This month, read all about:

🔵 ECSA Conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI"
🔵 Statement: ECSA welcomes MEP Rafowicz and MEP Kuhnke’s draft report on AgoraEU
🔵 : Patrick Doyle wins Outstanding Contribution award
🔵 EU Culture Ministers discuss necessity to assess EU copyright legal framework to consider AI development
🔵 SoundTrack_Cologne, news from U2C : Union des compositrices et des compositeurs and SPACe, and much more!

➡️ Read: https://shorturl.at/0njZd

29/05/2026

We are very grateful and honoured to announce that the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen will deliver an opening keynote at our conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI".

The conference will provide a high-level platform to exchange on the relationship between generative AI and authors’ rights as well as the implications of AI on today’s music streaming ecosystem, focusing on creators’ challenges and priorities.

➡️ Find our full programme, which includes two panel sessions and various keynotes and presentations featuring a variety of distinguished speakers, via: https://bit.ly/4a158h4

📅 Tuesday 2 June 2026, 12:30-17:30
📍 Maison européenne des Auteurs et des Autrices- MEDAA, Brussels, Belgium

28/05/2026

Time to announce the second panel of our conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI", which takes place on Tuesday next week!

During the session "AI, Transparency, and Fairness in Today's Music Streaming Ecosystem", our panellists will discuss the impact of AI-generated music on the music streaming ecosystem. How should we address the surge of AI music on streaming platforms, and how can we tackle AI-powered streaming fraud and AI’s impact on discoverability and cultural diversity? Our panel will explore what EU and national policymakers, as well as industry stakeholders, can do to address these challenges. Panellists include:

🔹Helen Smith (Executive Chair, Impala - Independent Music Companies Association)
🔹Nathalie Birocheau (CEO and Co-founder, IRCAM Amplify)
🔹Tobias Stigaard Stenkjær (Chair of DPA, ECSA Board Member)
🔹Moderator: Fabien Miclet (European Affairs consultant)

➡️ Want to attend? Last registration spots are available: https://bit.ly/4e5ANAp

ℹ️ Find the full programme: https://bit.ly/4a158h4

26/05/2026

📆 With just one week to go until our conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI", we are excited to announce the conference's first panel.

During the session "Generative AI and Authors' Rights: Where Do We Stand?", five experts will discuss recent EU and national developments in copyright and AI and assess the current landscape for music creators and other rightsholders. In the context of the review of the EU Copyright Directive, ongoing copyright lawsuits, and calls by the European Parliament to ensure consent, transparency, and the fair remuneration of creators, what can authors and other rightsholders expect going forward? Panellists include:

🔹Dominick Luquer (FIA - International Federation of Actors)
🔹Dr. Kai Welp (GEMA)
🔹Prof. Alain Strowel (Université catholique de Louvain)
🔹Rodolphe Wouters (European Commission )
🔹Moderator: Helienne Lindvall (ECSA President)

➡️ If you wish to attend, a few registration spots are still available: https://bit.ly/4e5ANAp

ℹ️ Find the full programme: https://bit.ly/4a158h4

21/05/2026

ECSA welcomes Members of the European Parliament Emma Rafowicz and Alice Kuhnke’s draft report on .

We particularly welcome:

🔸The sector-specific approach and proposal to allocate at least 15% of the programme’s budget to the “Culture - Music strand”, although this should be considered as a strict minimum in order to effectively address the challenges and imbalances impacting the sector;
🔸The emphasis on prioritising human creativity over AI generated works;
🔸The focus on ensuring artistic freedom, fair remuneration and social protection for artists and cultural and creative professionals, including through the application of social conditionality;
🔸The proposal to establish an independent, centralised European Music Observatory that would collect and analyse meaningful comparative data on a regular basis, and across the entire value chain.

➡️ Read our full statement: https://bit.ly/4v6brIC

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