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REPORT on copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges

Date: 10.03.2026·Reference: A10-0019/2026
Rapporteur: Axel Voss

Overall Result

Rejected
  • 159 For
  • 426 Against
  • 26 Abstention
  • 107 Did not vote
Amendment— You are viewing a sub-vote (amendment) of the main vote.Amendment 2 · Tabled by MembersView amendment at the EP ↗
Amendment wording

Tabled by Pascale Piera, Jordan Bardella, Mathilde Androuët, Christophe Bay, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Mélanie Disdier, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Angéline Furet, Jean-Paul Garraud, Catherine Griset, France Jamet, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, Thierry Mariani, Aleksandar Nikolic, Philippe Olivier, Gilles Pennelle, Pierre Pimpie, Julie Rechagneux, André Rougé, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Matthieu Valet, Alexandre Varaut, Séverine Werbrouck, Laurent Castillo, Csaba Dömötör, Viktória Ferenc, Kinga Gál, Enikő Győri, András Gyürk, György Hölvényi, András László, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Pál Szekeres, Annamária Vicsek, Jaroslav Bžoch, Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Knot, Ondřej Knotek, Tomáš Kubín, Jana Nagyová, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Antonín Staněk, Paolo Borchia, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Aldo Patriciello, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Jorge Martín Frías, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Hermann Tertsch, Mieke Andriese, Rachel Blom, Ton Diepeveen, Marieke Ehlers, Sebastian Kruis, Auke Zijlstra, Elisabeth Dieringer, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, Georg Mayer, Petra Steger, Harald Vilimsky, Anna Bryłka, Tomasz Buczek, Tiago Moreira de Sá, António Tânger Corrêa, Anders Vistisen, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Vilis Krištopans

… the concept of ‘lawful access’ excludes pirated and infringing copies of works; Added: recalls that, in the EU, the cultural sector represents nearly 4 % of GDP and that nearly eight million people are employed in this sector, which comprises more than one million businesses that may be affected, to varying degrees, by the use of creative works without compensation by generative AI;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.985v01-00

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Status and procedure

Outcome as recorded by the European Parliament.

Vote held on
Latest recorded step
Plenary · (261 days ago)
Next scheduled step
No further step is scheduled in the source.

Procedure timeline

2025/2058(INI) · INI

Recorded procedure activities. These do not establish whether a law has entered into force.

  1. Recorded: Referral106 days until the next step
  2. Recorded: Committee stage243 days until the next step
  3. Latest recorded: Plenary261 days since this step began
Recorded activities (8)
  1. Referral to committee
  2. Committee report tabled
  3. Committee amendments tabled
  4. Committee report adopted
  5. Tabling for plenary
  6. Tabling for plenary
  7. Plenary vote
  8. Plenary vote results
Scheduled activities (not confirmation of completion)
  1. Plenary vote

Procedure file (OEIL) · European Parliament data
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Sources

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What is this about?

  • Copyright protection for generative AI content mandatory.
  • Transparency obligations for AI providers on training data.
  • Fair remuneration for rights holders via licensing framework.
Source: AI Summary with Mistral

Vote by political group

How the political groups voted

Members

Showing 10 of 718

Vote Position
NameCountryGroupVote Position
ItalyECR
For
NetherlandsPfE
For
FrancePfE
For
FrancePfE
For
PolandECR
For
SwedenEPP
For
DenmarkPfE
For
HungaryPfE
For
CzechiaPfE
For
CyprusNI
For
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