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Own-initiative report First reading

Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 10 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 13 March 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 28 January 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 25 February 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 March 2026
  5. ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
JURI — Legal Affairs
Rapporteur
Axel VOSS PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Tiemo WÖLKEN S&DTon DIEPEVEEN PfEKosma ZŁOTOWSKI ECRLaurence FARRENG RenewDavid CORMAND Verts/ALEMario FURORE The Left

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0066/2026 10 March 2026 ✦ Parliament's resolution on copyright and generative AI notes current law is insufficient and calls for a new legal framework to clarify licensing, ensure transparency, and protect creators.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0019/2026 25 February 2026 ✦ This resolution addresses copyright and generative AI, calling for a new legal framework to clarify licensing, ensure transparency, and protect creators' rights.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (JURI) 27 June 2025 ✦ This draft report addresses copyright and generative AI, recommending that the Commission assess the EU copyright framework, impose remuneration for AI training use, clarify the text and data mining exception, and establish transparency and opt-out mechanisms.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separator and punctuation are updated. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The new version substantially expands the preamble, adding recitals on economic impact, digital rights, competitiveness, and specific AI-related concerns, while removing several original recitals. The recommendations are restructured and expanded, adding new calls on licensing, transparency, territoriality, and protection against deep fakes, while removing some original recommendations. The changes also include formal updates, such as revised references to the AI Act and the CDSM Directive, and wording adjustments throughout. see the changes →

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 10 March 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 10 March 2026 📄 Report A10-0019/2026📄 Adopted text TA10-0066/2026
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 460 Against 71 Abstained 88

    Final vote — text as a whole at 14:09 · 74% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 3 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 3 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 2 to paragraph 3 14:09 A10-0019/2026 – Axel Voss – § 3 – Am 2
    Rejected
    2. Amendment 1, adding text after recital H 14:09 A10-0019/2026 – Axel Voss – After recital H – Am 1
    Rejected
    3. Final vote — text as a whole 14:09 A10-0019/2026 – Axel Voss – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 4 March 2026 2 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–2
  4. 25 February 2026 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0019/2026
  5. Committee stage
  6. 28 January 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

    JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  7. 15 September 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of JURI (Legal Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (JURI)
  8. 27 June 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (JURI)
  9. 13 March 2025 Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.