As the European Parliament finalizes the Voss report and the Commission prepares a review of the 2019 copyright directive, the Danish presidency delivers a long-awaited summary on generative AI and copyright. Between transparency, licensing and Article 15, the document reveals the avenues and tensions that will shape the next stage of European regulation. A few days ago, the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU prepared a draft position paper on the sensitive subject of generative AI and copyright. The note, which is open to comments from member states, is due to be finalized in early December. The text, which also aims to assess the effectiveness of press publishers’ neighboring rights, comes at a strategic moment. Indeed, the European Parliament, via the Voss report, is preparing to define the guidelines wanted by MEPs on the use of works by generative AI, while the Commission has officially foreshadowed the reopening…
