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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 1d

We are among 13 organisations representing creators and artists who wrote to the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee to preent our views on amendments to the draft report on Copyright and genAI. We thank MEPs who integrated our concerns in their amendments.
www.ceatl.eu/ensuring-the...

Ensuring the protection of creators’ and artists’ rights in the development of genAI: joint voting recommendations

The final implementation package of the AI Act (GPAI Code of Practice, GPAI guidelines, and transparency template) has failed to provide our members with effective and meaningful tools to enforce thei...

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 5d

This week for #CEATLFriday we would like to share the dates for the special events about translating in today’s world at the Frankfurter Book Fair (15-19 October).
#EuropeanTranslators

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you Jordi! ❤️

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 8d

Happy International Translators’ Day!
“I want to write for a readership that can create miracles. Children create miracles when they read”, said Astrid Lindgren.
We created this video to celebrate Pippi's 80th anniversary as well as translators and translation. Enjoy!
www.ceatl.eu/happy-intern...

Happy International Translators’ Day 2025: translating for children who create miracles!

After a two year’s absence, we are back with a short video celebrating literary translators and their passion for language and literature.“I want to write for a readership that can create miracles. Ch...

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 12d

Welcome back to #CeatlFriday’s #WeekInTranslation! Last week on our Instagram page we had a pleasure of peeking into the daily life of Saana Rusi from SKTL in Finland, translator from French and English, runner, book lover, and modern-day knight!
www.instagram.com/p/DOn91x4CFr...

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 20d

This #CeatlFriday, we would like to highlight the CEATL Companion for Literary Translators’ Associations, put together by our Best Practices Working Group: companion.ceatl.eu Remember: knowledge is power! #EuropeanTranslators

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 22d

We went to Brussels to discuss the future of the Book sector and future collaborations with all our partners in the book chain
www.ceatl.eu/european-boo...
@fep-fee.bsky.social @europeanwriterscouncil.eu @ec.europa.eu

European Book Sector Roundtable in Brussels

On 12 September, at Maison des Auteurs MEDAA, in Brussels, Valérie Le Plouhinec, Francesca Novajra and Tanja Petrič of CEATL were delighted to attend the European Book Sector Roundtable, a meeting bet...

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 26d

The summer is over, which means #CEATLFriday is back! We start our new season with a video from the #StrasbourgConference panel discussion about making translators more visible: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmrw..., because that can be quite a Sisyphean task sometimes! #EuropeanTranslators

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Réguler l’IA et protéger la création humaine : retour sur la rencontre européenne du 2 juillet – La Scam Belgique

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Aug 3

actualitte.com/article/1253...

Les éditeurs et auteurs “mécontents” des suites de l'AI Act européen

Ce 2 août marque la deuxième phase de l'entrée en vigueur du règlement européen sur l'intelligence artificielle (AI Act), qui introduit de nouvelles obligations de tr...

actualitte.com

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Aug 2

www.lemonde.fr/economie/art... @europeanwriterscouncil.eu @efjeurope.bsky.social @acetraductores.bsky.social

IA Act : 38 associations mondiales de créateurs dénoncent une « trahison » des objectifs que l’Europe s’était assignés

Plusieurs organisations internationales d’auteurs, d’artistes-interprètes, d’éditeurs ou de producteurs expriment leur désillusion concernant le règlement européen sur l’intelligence artificielle, qui...

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European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @efjeurope.bsky.social · Jul 30

Following the publication of the so-called “transparency template” by @ec.europa.eu AI Office on 24 July, most #AI model providers will be required to publish summaries of training data as of 2 August 2025. But these templates still does not meet the expectations of the media and creative sectors 👇

AI: European Commission caves in to Big Tech to the detriment of authors

Following the publication of the so-called “transparency template” by the European Commissions AI Office on 24 July, most AI model providers will be ...

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jul 31

"Une trahison des objectifs de la loi IA":
La Commission européenne a publié le Code de bonnes pratiques, les Lignes directrices et le Modèle de résumé des données d'entraînement pour les fournisseurs d'IA générale : les artistes-auteurs réagissent.
À lire ici : shorturl.at/MXhNM

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jul 31

"A betrayal of the EU AI Act's objectives":
The European Commission has published the Code of Practice, Guidelines and Template for General purpose AI providers under the AI Act, and the creative and cultural sectors are not pleased.
Read more here : shorturl.at/621uC

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · Jul 15

Here's one of the articles (dated today) about WeTransfer's change in its Terms & Conditions: filmstories.co.uk/news/wetrans...

WeTransfer updates T&Cs, allows it to use your data to train AI

The WeTransfer service, used by creatives to transfer their work, is the latest to want to use your work to train AI models. More here.

filmstories.co.uk

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jul 15

"The threat is in what some people think it can do": thank you for these words, Daniel Hahn!
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

AI won’t replace us human literary translators just yet

Yes, it can turn French words into English ones, but true translation is so much more than that

observer.co.uk

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jul 11

For our last #CeatlFriday before summer break, we made collages of the photos translators posted on #WorldBookDay, 23 April. We'll be back 12 September.
👀👉 www.ceatl.eu/world-copyri...
Have a great summer!
#EuropeanTranslators #namethetranslator #translatingismysuperpower #protecthumancreativity

World Copyright and Book Day campaign wrapup!

Before our summer break, we made some collages of the many photos translators posted on World Book Day, 23 April. Have a great summer and we will be back on September 12!

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jul 4

On this #CeatlFriday we’d like to draw your attention to the marvellous #namethetranslator campaign by Translation House Looren in Switzerland. Because without translators, there would be no world literature! Read all about it here: namethetranslator.looren.net #EuropeanTranslators

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jul 1

www.ceatl.eu/fr/le-secteu...

Le secteur européen de la culture appelle à un renforcement du programme Europe créative

Le secteur culturel européen s'est réuni pour demander à la Commission européenne, au Parlement européen et aux États membres de renforcer le programme Europe créative dans le prochain budget à long t...

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jun 30

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social @zdrojewski.bsky.social @emmarafowicz.bsky.social @luciayar.bsky.social @dianariba.bsky.social

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jun 30

✍️ This open letter has been signed by 70+ European associations, representing close to 20.000 organisations, urging for a stronger support for culture. The letter has been further backed by 200+ national cultural organisations.
Read more here: shorturl.at/EP1lZ

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jun 27

On this #CeatlFriday, Tomas Čepaitis, translator, glider through languages, fluent in Meow, one of the Founding Fathers of the Republic of Užupio, and descendent of translators, guides us through his #WeekInTranslation! Visit him on our Instagram page:
www.instagram.com/ceatlnews/

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jun 20

13 international federations of authors and performers write to European MEPs about generative IA - read the letter below!
www.ceatl.eu/protecting-t...
#EuropeanTranslators

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jun 20

This #CeatlFriday let's introduce one of our members: Norsk Oversetterforening-NO! A busy and productive association, working hard to put literary translators in Norway on the map since 1948! Click & scroll down on our homepage www.ceatl.eu
#MeetOurMembers

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · Jun 16

Dont-miss this CEATL-FIT webinar on Wednesday!
en.fit-ift.org/ai-and-liter...

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