Last week, COMMUNIA hosted a Salon on the upcoming review of the EU Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market (DSM Directive). The event, moderated by Paul Keller, brought together representatives from the European Commission and civil society to discuss how the Directive has been implemented across the EU and what lessons can be drawn […]
On 1 June at 14:00 CEST, COMMUNIA will host an in-person event at TownHall Europe in Brussels exploring one of the most pressing challenges facing Europe’s knowledge ecosystem: how legal uncertainty around copyright affects research, libraries, and public-interest AI development. What to expect? Across Europe, universities, research organisations, libraries, and archives rely on copyrighted materials […]
As part of the Digital Omnibus Proposal, the Commission proposes to integrate the provisions of the Open Data Directive (2019/1024) into an expanded Data Act. While the Commission proposal argues that the changes introduced through this process are merely technical in nature, this process provides the opportunity to review and fix parts of the existing […]
Seven years after its adoption, the DSM Directive is undergoing its scheduled review. The European Commission is assessing whether the Directive has met its objectives and whether reform is needed. At COMMUNIA, we have asked ourselves the same questions. Curious to hear where we landed? Join our online COMMUNIA Salon on 7 May at 15:00 […]
Last week, we submitted our response to the European Commission’s consultation on the Digital Omnibus (PDF file). While the Commission already published its draft regulation in November 2025, the feedback period will remain open until 13 March 2026. We reiterate our belief that a more transparent and deliberate process, including extensive consultation with stakeholders before […]
Yesterday, we submitted our response (PDF file) to the public consultation questionnaire on the European Research Area (ERA) Act. The ERA Act, which the European Commission is expected to introduce towards the end of this year, aims to remove persistent barriers to the completion of the European Research Area. While the final content of the […]
Last week, COMMUNIA submitted its response (PDF file) to the open consultation on the Digital Fairness Act. While many of the issues addressed in the proposed Act extend beyond our core mandate, we wish to highlight a critical yet overlooked consumer rights concern: the fairness of licensing practices for digital creative works, such as e-books […]
In August 2025, the Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) published a preliminary report of the findings of the IC57 – Scholastic Publishing Fact-Finding Investigation. Today, COMMUNIA made a submission in response to the preliminary report (available as a PDF file). COMMUNIA welcomes the the preliminary report, as it overlaps with […]
COMMUNIA has signed the Open Heritage Statement — a global call to advance equitable access to Public Domain heritage in the digital environment and to help inform international policy. As a founding member of the TAROCH Coalition (Towards a Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage), a global community effort steered by our member Creative Commons, COMMUNIA […]
On 24 September, COMMUNIA hosted the third Salon of 2025 on the right to e-lend. The event brought together experts to examine the legal obstacles standing in the way of digital lending and discuss policy solutions for empowering libraries in the digital environment. A video recording of the event is now available through Vimeo. […]
