ECSA Conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI"
02 June 2026
MEDAA (Rue du Prince Royal 85-87), Brussels
ECSA is pleased to announce that our half-day conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI" is taking place on 2 June at MEDAA (Rue du Prince Royal 85-87) in Brussels.
The conference will provide a platform to exchange on the current state of copyright and generative AI regulation in the EU, focusing on the challenges faced by music authors and other creators and exploring possible solutions.
Panel discussions and keynotes will examine both the relationship between generative AI and authors’ rights and the implications of AI for today’s music streaming and digital ecosystem.
Find the full programme below.
Programme
14:30 - 15:00 Registration
15:00 - 15:30 Welcome and conference opening
- Opening keynote by European Commission (tbc)
15:30 - 16:30 Panel discussion – Generative AI and Authors’ Rights: Where Do We Stand?
Alain Strowel (Professor, UCLouvain)
Kai Welp (Legal Counsel, GEMA)
Representative from a creators’ organisation (tbc)
Rodolphe Wouters (Policy officer, Copyright Unit, European Commission)
Moderator: Helienne Lindvall (ECSA President)
16:30 - 16:45 Keynote – Alexandra Bensamoun, Professor of Law at Université Paris-Saclay
- Presentation on the French Senate bill for a presumption of use of protected content by AI providers
16:45 - 17:00 Coffee break
17:00 - 17:10 Keynote – Axel Voss, Member of the European Parliament
17:10 - 18:00 Panel discussion – AI, Transparency, and Fairness in Today’s Music Streaming Ecosystem
Nathalie Birocheau (CEO and Co-founder, Ircam Amplify)
Representative from a DSP (tbc)
Representative from independent labels (tbc)
Tobias Stenkjaer (Chair of Danish Pop Auteurs, ECSA Board Member)
Moderator: Fabien Miclet (European Affairs consultant)
18:00 - 18:15 The study on the discoverability of diverse European cultural content in the digital environment
- Presentation by Martin Clarke, Project manager, Panteia
18:15 - 18:25 Keynote – Emma Rafowicz, Member of the European Parliament
18:25 - 18:30 Closing remarks
18:30 - 20:00 Reception