European Parliament resolution on copyright and generative AI (TA-10-2026-0066)

Summary

The European Parliament adopted resolution TA-10-2026-0066 on 10 March 2026 by 460 votes to 71, with 88 abstentions, setting out Parliament's position on copyright and generative AI ahead of any Commission legislative action. The resolution calls for comprehensive training-data transparency and asks the Commission to explore mechanisms for remunerating rights holders for past unlicensed training uses. Non-legislative in itself, it is Parliament's position of record and the reference document for the EU legislative debate on copyright and AI training.

Implications for animation education

The Parliament's call for itemised training-data transparency is operationally significant for animation education if it leads to Commission legislation: animation educators and students would be able to identify whether specific works from animation history, student film archives, or studio back-catalogues were used to train models they use in their practice. The remuneration question is speculative as to timing and form, but it raises a professional-ethics dimension that programs covering AI in production practice should introduce: what does an animator owe to the artists whose work trained the models they use? These remain policy positions rather than binding obligations as of June 2026.

Related items

• Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU AI Act)
• UK Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence: government drops opt-out TDM exception

Source

Source: European Parliament ↗ (Policy Text)

Primary document: europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10-2026-0066_EN.pdf ↗