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Video recording of COMMUNIA Salon: The Rodin Case
Must the Musée Rodin in Paris release 3D scans of sculptures from its collection in response to a freedom of information request? This question lies at the heart of a years-long legal battle brought by American artist Cosmo Wenman with financial support from COMMUNIA. On 13…
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What role for cultural heritage institutions in the age of AI?
Three recent initiatives address the role of the cultural heritage sector amid the rise of AI: the European Commission’s call for evidence on the AI Strategy for the Cultural and Creative Sectors; A European Parliament own-initiative report on the cultural and creative sectors…
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Video recording of COMMUNIA Salon: Time to fix copyright
The EU Commission is proposing to reopen copyright but its scope is far too narrow! Last week, we hosted a salon where we offered our first take on the public consultation, analysing what the Commission has in mind for its new copyright initiative, and crucially, where the blind…
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Preliminary response to the consultation for a better copyright environment
Today, COMMUNIA releases its preliminary response to the targeted consultation on a potential initiative for a better copyright environment for European creativity and innovation (available for download in .docx and .pdf format).1 The consultation addresses important concerns…
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5 Fixes to Copyright
Today, COMMUNIA is launching fivefixes.eu, a new campaign website setting out five targeted changes to EU copyright law that could deliver significant benefits for research and innovation in Europe. Policymakers must address five persistent problems that prevent Europe’s…
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COMMUNIA Salon: Time to fix copyright
The Commission has put copyright back on the menu. This is a chance to remove longstanding issues, but will the initiative address all of them? Join COMMUNIA on Wednesday, 7 October, at 15:00 CEST for a special online salon to explore that question. We will share our first…
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Meeting with Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva
Last week, COMMUNIA joined IFLA, LIBER and SPARC Europe for a meeting with Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, to discuss the upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act. During this constructive exchange, we highlighted two priorities: an…
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Extending the Digital Fairness Act to the knowledge economy
With the Digital Fairness Act (DFA) the Commission aims to address a number of pressing issues faced by consumers and businesses in the digital environment. This includes dark patterns, addictive design, unfair personalisation and pricing practices as well as unfair digital…
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Our response to the Commission’s call for evidence on the AI Strategy for the Cultural and Creative Sectors
The European Commission concluded a call for evidence on its AI Strategy for the Cultural and Creative Sectors. Last week, COMMUNIA submitted its response (full text available as a PDF), highlighting two priorities: enabling the development of public-interest AI and safeguarding…
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COMMUNIA Salon: The Rodin Case
On 13 October, 14:00 to 15:00 CEST, join us for a new COMMUNIA Salon exploring the French “Rodin case” and a deceptively simple question at the heart of access to cultural heritage: Should 3D scans of works in the Public Domain be freely available for reuse, including for…