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# EU Asks Whether AI Imitations of Performers Need New Copyright Rules
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/09/29/eu-copyright-consultation-ai-performer-imitations/
- Published: 2026-09-29T07:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T07:15:06.000Z
- Description: Brussels opens a survey on copyright and generative AI, with a section on AI copies of performers, before deciding whether to legislate.
- Author: Scrolletta
- Tags: Frontier, European Commission, #pool-2026-09-30, #ai-generated

The European Commission opens a targeted consultation on a potential initiative "for a better copyright environment for European creativity and innovation", running from September 29 to November 3\. Three of its sections deal with generative AI: copyright and generative AI in general, the licensing and enforcement of copyright and related rights, and AI-generated imitations of performers. The others cover online piracy of time-sensitive content, the use in the EU of sound recordings by non-EU nationals, and copyright and research. The consultation is a survey, not a proposal, and any rule would follow only if the Commission decides to act.

**Primary**: [European Commission, targeted consultation announcement, 29 September 2026](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/consultations/targeted-consultation-support-better-copyright-environment-creativity-and-innovation?ref=scrolletta.com), [European Commission, consultation questionnaire](https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/targetedconsultationcopyright?ref=scrolletta.com)