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Creativity Works!

CW!

Creativity Works! is a leading coalition of organizations from Europe’s cultural and creative sectors.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Mario Furore (Member of the European Parliament)

31 Oct 2025 · Copyright and AI

Creativity Works! warns against disruptive digital consumer rules

24 Oct 2025
Topic — This consultation addresses gaps in EU consumer protection against unfair digital practices.
Message — The group advocates for the enforcement of existing rules instead of new legislation. They emphasize that a uniform approach is inappropriate for curated creative environments.12
Why — Maintaining current frameworks avoids unnecessary administrative complexity and protects their investment models.34
Impact — Consumers lose the potential for expanded refund rights for digital media products.5
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Meeting with Maravillas Abadía Jover (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Oct 2025 · IP Regulations

Meeting with Kosma Złotowski (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and DOT Europe

16 Sept 2025 · Copyright and generative artificial intelligence

Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament) and Google and

11 Sept 2025 · GenAI and Copyright

Creativity Works! opposes extending geo-blocking rules to creative sectors

31 Aug 2025
Topic — The EU is planning its consumer protection strategy and actions for 2025-2030.
Message — The organization requests a proportionate approach and preservation of contractual freedom. They believe territorial exclusivity is critical for financing, producing, and distributing creative works.12
Why — Preserving territorial exclusivity allows them to secure investments and maintain profitable distribution models.3
Impact — Citizens would face higher prices and reduced choice as distribution becomes concentrated among fewer players.4
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Creativity Works! rejects mandatory network fees for content providers

11 Jul 2025
Topic — EU initiative to boost digital infrastructure investment and high-speed broadband connectivity.
Message — The coalition opposes any mandatory dispute resolution or network fee regime. They suggest internet operators should instead prioritize addressing the bandwidth burden from piracy.12
Why — Maintaining current rules ensures they can keep investing in diverse cultural content production.3
Impact — Consumers would suffer from increased prices and reduced choices for online creative works.45
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Response to A Culture Compass for Europe

30 May 2025

At Creativity Works! Europe's leading coalition of the cultural and creative sectors we welcome the proposal for a Culture Compass to provide a strategic framework for EU cultural policy, improve the consistency of EU policies and strengthen coordination between funding and policy. In line with EU objectives, it is crucial to thoroughly assess and take into account the impact of any new legislation or, more broadly, of any EU action, on the cultural and creative sectors. Please find more information in the attached document.
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Creativity Works! urges tougher EU action against live piracy

30 May 2025
Topic — Assessment of EU measures against unauthorized retransmissions of sports and live events.
Message — The coalition demands an outcome-oriented obligation for hosting providers to remove illegal content immediately. They advocate for expanding trusted flagger status and verifying the identity of all business customers.123
Why — Stronger enforcement prevents the rapid erosion of economic value for time-sensitive creative content.45
Impact — Digital service providers would lose regulatory loopholes and face higher compliance and verification costs.67
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Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

23 May 2025 · Digital infrastructure

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Google and

6 May 2025 · Copyright and generative AI

Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

8 Apr 2025 · Digital infrastructure

Meeting with Peter Agius (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Mar 2025 · Introduction with association

Creativity Works! Urges EU to Maintain Geo-blocking Exclusions

7 Mar 2025
Topic — This consultation evaluates the effectiveness of EU rules against discriminatory geo-blocking practices.
Message — The group demands that creative content remains excluded from the regulation to protect territorial licensing. They argue this freedom is essential for funding new productions and maintaining economic sustainability.12
Why — Maintaining exclusions preserves their ability to maximize the value of distribution rights.3
Impact — Consumers in lower-income regions may face higher prices or lose access to local content.45
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Creativity Works! urges enforcement of existing single market rules

31 Jan 2025
Topic — The European Commission is gathering evidence for the upcoming Single Market Strategy 2025.
Message — The group requests that the Commission prioritize enforcement of existing laws like the AI Act and DSA. They oppose extending geo-blocking regulations to creative works to protect territorial licensing. They also want 'Know Your Business Customer' rules expanded to all intermediaries.123
Why — This allows creative industries to maintain territorial exclusivity and secure funding for new productions.4
Impact — Intermediary service providers would face new compliance burdens and verification costs under the expanded rules.5
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Meeting with Marcos Ros Sempere (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Oct 2024 · Meeting with Creativity Works!

Meeting with Adina Vălean (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Oct 2024 · Creative industries importance for the European economy

Meeting with Mario Furore (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2024 · Incontro conoscitivo

Response to How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs?

27 Jun 2024

You will find the Creativity Works! submission to the consultation attached.
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Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jan 2024 · Geoblocking of audiovisual content and solutions for linguistic minorities in Europe

Response to Virtual worlds, such as metaverse

3 May 2023

Please see the document attached for CreativityWorks!' submission to the Call for Evidence - Virtual worlds (metaverses).
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Meeting with João Albuquerque (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

13 Apr 2023 · Geoblocking regulation

Response to Fighting against online piracy of live content

10 Feb 2023

Please see document attached for CreativityWorks!' submission to the Call for Evidence on Combating online piracy of live content.
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Meeting with Sandro Gozi (Member of the European Parliament)

10 May 2022 · DSA

Meeting with Irena Joveva (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Sept 2021 · Situation and recovery of the cultural and creative sector in Europe post COVID

Meeting with Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

8 Jul 2020 · To discuss Media Policy

Response to Review of ecodesign requirements for lighting products

8 Nov 2018

CW! highlights the need to preserve an exemption for entertainment lights in the implementing Regulation of Directive 2009/125/EC Creativity Works! is a leading European coalition of the cultural and creative sectors. Our coalition represents writers, screenwriters, video game developers, broadcasters, book publishers and retailers, cinema operators, sports organisers, picture agencies, music and film/TV producers, publishers and distributors. We strongly support the European Commission’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions. However, the proposed revisions of the Directive 2009/125/EC will have negative consequences in all areas of entertainment lighting and a severely damaging effect on film and TV production across Europe. Access to the suitable light sources is of paramount importance for the cultural and creative industries. For this reason, an exception is provided in Article 3 of Regulation 1194/2012 for “special purpose products”, as defined under Article 2.4 of the same regulation. Our sectors now face a serious issue – the draft rules would leave us without many of the light sources we rely upon, and with no alternatives available on the market that have the same lighting quality and features essential for film and TV production. In addition, the traditional lighting products currently in use are very durable and banning them, from an ecological perspective, is unlikely to bring the desired benefits. In this context, Creativity Works! would like to express its support for the amendments set out in the attached joint industry position paper on the envisaged Implementing Regulation of Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to Eco-design requirements for light sources and separate control gears. We respectfully urge the European Commission to further analyse and take into account the suggestions which have been developed together with a wide industry coalition across different sectors which will be deeply impacted by the draft Regulation as it currently stands. The joint position paper proposes the following improvements in order for Europe’s creative industries to continue to function smoothly: • Exemption from Standby Power mode and Networked Stand-by Power mode for stage and film and TV studio lighting; • Exemption for White Light Sources for specific needs; • Slight modification of the range of “Green wavelength” for colour tuneable sources; • A small number of additional and critical exemptions for specific lamp bases for use on stage and in film and TV studios With this in mind, Creativity Works! urges the European Commission to ensure that the above-mentioned exemption is included in the upcoming Implementing Regulation. The exemption ensures that creative industries can continue to produce quality content under the best conditions, while at the same time allowing sufficient time for the development of technology that is required to meet the conformity criteria. Sincerely, Creativity Works! About Creativity Works! Like-minded organisations, federations and associations from the European cultural and creative sectors have formed a coalition: Creativity Works!. Its objective is to foster an open and informed dialogue with EU policy-makers about the economic and cultural contribution made by creators and the cultural and creative sectors in the digital age. Members are brought together by a sincere belief in creativity, creative content, cultural diversity and freedom of expression.
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Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

7 Oct 2015 · Copyright