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Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 460
- Against
- 71
- Abstained
- 88
roll-call vote at 14:09 · 74% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Axel Voss · Report A-10-2026-0019
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on copyright and generative artificial intelligence, setting out its position on the opportunities and challenges of this technology.§1: source passage in the text The resolution calls for a fair balance between protecting copyright and promoting AI development, including remuneration for the use of protected content in AI training.§2: source passage in the text It also urges the Commission to act swiftly to address legal uncertainties and ensure European content is not used without compensation.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: ESN; Abstained: Patriots; Divided: ECR
- The Left For 34 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 40 for, 0 against, 7 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 119 for, 3 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 62 for, 1 against, 4 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 151 for, 9 against, 3 abstainedof 190
- ECR Divided 33 for, 25 against, 15 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Abstained 1 for, 17 against, 46 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 2 for, 16 against, 4 abstainedof 28
- No group not a group 18 for, 0 against, 5 abstainedof 31
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
55 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (34 of 38). Abstained: 4
João Oliveira (Portugal), Martin Günther (Germany), Martin Schirdewan (Germany), Özlem Demirel (Germany)
Greens voted for (40 of 47). Abstained: 7
Anna Strolenberg (Netherlands), Damian Boeselager (Germany), Kai Tegethoff (Germany), Markéta Gregorová (Czechia), Mārtiņš Staķis (Latvia)
2 more from Greens
Nela Riehl (Germany), Reinier van Lanschot (Netherlands)
S&D voted for (119 of 122). Against: 3
Bernd Lange (Germany), Leire Pajín (Spain), Pina Picierno (Italy)
Renew voted for (62 of 67). Against: 1, Abstained: 4
Ana Vasconcelos (Portugal, against), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Germany, abstained), Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Germany, abstained), Moritz Körner (Germany, abstained), Svenja Hahn (Germany, abstained)
EPP voted for (151 of 163). Against: 9, Abstained: 3
Arba Kokalari (Sweden, against), Aura Salla (Finland, abstained), Henrik Dahl (Denmark, against), Jessica Polfjärd (Sweden, against), Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands, abstained)
7 more from EPP
Jörgen Warborn (Sweden, against), Milan Zver (Slovenia, against), Nicolás Pascual De La Parte (Spain, against), Pablo Arias Echeverría (Spain, against), Pilar Del Castillo Vera (Spain, against), Sander Smit (Netherlands, abstained), Tomas Tobé (Sweden, against)
Patriots abstained (46 of 64). For: 1, Against: 17
András László (Hungary, for), Antonín Staněk (Czechia, against), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands, against), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria, against), Gerald Hauser (Austria, against)
13 more from Patriots
Harald Vilimsky (Austria, against), Jana Nagyová (Czechia, against), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia, against), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia, against), Klara Dostalova (Czechia, against), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands, against), Mieke Andriese (Netherlands, against), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia, against), Petra Steger (Austria, against), Rachel Blom (Netherlands, against), Roman Haider (Austria, against), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia, against), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands, against)
ESN voted against (16 of 22). For: 2, Abstained: 4
Ivan David (Czechia, for), Mary Khan (Germany, abstained), Petar Volgin (Bulgaria, for), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, abstained), Roberto Vannacci (Italy, abstained)
1 more from ESN
Volker Schnurrbusch (Germany, abstained)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected).