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26 26.05.2025

EVA joins #StayTrueToTheAct campaign

2025-05-26T16:26:45+00:00

After the impressive impact of the joint statement of European cultural organizations denouncing the shortcomings of the Code of Practice, the same organizations have gathered a task force and developed [...]

EVA joins #StayTrueToTheAct campaign2025-05-26T16:26:45+00:00
19 19.02.2025

EVA calls for urgent action on the AI Code of Practice

2025-02-19T09:32:41+00:00

EVA, together with several authors’ organisations, has sent a joint letter to Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and Commissioner Glenn Micallef to denounce the lack of progress in the second draft of the General Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice. Instead of moving forward, this draft weakens transparency and copyright protection, undermining its very purpose.

EVA calls for urgent action on the AI Code of Practice2025-02-19T09:32:41+00:00
6 06.08.2024

Creators’ rights organisations call for drastic cut in Finland’s private copying compensation to be reversed

2024-08-07T08:19:57+00:00

European and international associations of authors’ collective management organisations in the audiovisual, music, text and visual art’s sectors – CISAC, EVA, IFRRO, GESAC and the SAA – have been [...]

Creators’ rights organisations call for drastic cut in Finland’s private copying compensation to be reversed2024-08-07T08:19:57+00:00
14 14.06.2023

EVA statement on the AI Act ahead of the plenary vote

2023-06-14T15:13:00+00:00

European Visual Artists (EVA) is the single voice of European visual artists, promoting European creativity by raising awareness about artists’ rights and their precarious livelihoods across Europe. We welcome the “Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on Artificial intelligence” (AI Act), as new AI technologies allow for new possibilities. At the same time, AI hurts human artists if not properly regulated.

EVA statement on the AI Act ahead of the plenary vote2023-06-14T15:13:00+00:00
20 20.03.2023

EVA participation at WIPO SCCR43

2023-06-20T14:33:43+00:00

Last week, EVA participated in the 43rd session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights. Several topics of relevance to EVA were debated during the week [...]

EVA participation at WIPO SCCR432023-06-20T14:33:43+00:00
2 02.02.2023
  • Round Table European Parliament MEP talking

Roundtable – Best practices fighting online piracy. The case of Spain.

2023-05-03T10:12:05+00:00

On 31st January, a round table was held in the European Parliament on 'Best practices fighting online piracy. The case of Spain'. EVA's Board member and VEGAP Director General, Javier Gutiérrez Vicén, contributed to the discussion by bringing the point of view of the visual artists, who are self-employed and, due to piracy, suffer greater damages.

Roundtable – Best practices fighting online piracy. The case of Spain.2023-05-03T10:12:05+00:00
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