European Union: Recommendations to protect copyrighted creative work in the age of artificial intelligence
Progress
Current status
adopted
10 Mar 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Copyright protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Parliament adopted recommendations to protect copyrighted creative work in the age of artificial intelligence
On 10 March 2026, the European Parliament adopted a series of recommendations aimed at protecting copyrighted creative work from use by artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The recommendations, passed by 460 votes to 71, state that European Union c…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament