The 2026 edition of the ALAI European Authors’ Right Award, supported by GESAC, was awarded to Michalina Kowala for her essay:
“L’instrumentalisation du droit d’auteur et des droits voisins au service des défis de la transformation numérique.”
Brussels, 2 June – 26 organisations from across the European music sector welcome the draft report by MEP Rafowicz and MEP Kuhnke, and its recognition of music as a dedicated strand within AgoraEU. The proposed Culture – Music strand is a significant step forward and responds to a long-running ask from the sector for targeted support that reflects music’s economic, cultural and social weight as well as its specific structure and challenges.
Brussels, 28 May – Following today’s Statutory General Assembly, we are pleased to announce the election of our President and Board for a new two-year mandate.
Brussels, 12 May 2026, GESAC welcomes today’s discussion among EU Culture Ministers in Brussels on the urgent need to assess the EU copyright framework in light of generative AI developments.
The political message sent by Culture Ministers across Europe today was strong and clear: Europe cannot build its AI future on the unauthorised use of creators’ works. The growing threat posed by generative AI models trained on copyrighted content without authorisation, transparency and remuneration must be tackled. Member States strongly echoed the European Parliament’s March Resolution [Axel Voss report] and called for a rapid and ambitious EU policy response.