Knowledge institutions – educational, research, and cultural heritage institutions – are an important part of the critical infrastructure of modern societies and economies. They play a crucial role in enabling European citizens to access information and contribute to an environment that is favourable to innovation and the creation of new knowledge. Unfortunately, these institutions face many hurdles when it comes to fulfilling their missions due to, among other things, a lack of harmonisation, legal uncertainty and fear of litigation.
On 6th of March, from 1500h to 1700h, COMMUNIA hosted the “Unlocking Knowledge Conference” at Town Hall Europe, which brought together academics, representatives of civil society and EU policymakers to discuss how to enable knowledge institutions to play a bigger part in creating a flourishing information ecosystem.
15:00-15:10: Opening remarks by Teresa Nobre and Paul Keller (both COMMUNIA)
15:10-15:55: Panel I – Legal uncertainty and exposure to liability when working with copyrighted materials
Panelists:
Moderated by Teresa Hackett (EIFL)
16:00-16:45: Panel II – Obstacles to use digital formats, due to refusals to licence by rightholders
Panelists:
Moderated by Teresa Nobre
16:45-17:00: Closing remarks by Felix Reda (former MEP and COMMUNIA member)
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On the 6th of March 2024, we were delighted to welcome a full house at our “Unlocking Knowledge Conference” at Town Hall Europe. At this event, we asked academics, civil society representatives and EU policymakers about the issues knowledge institutions and researchers still face when accessing and using copyrighted materials in their activities, particularly in […]
On 6th of March, from 1500h to 1700h, COMMUNIA will host the “Unlocking Knowledge Conference” at Town Hall Europe, which will bring together academics, representatives of civil society and EU policymakers to discuss how to enable knowledge institutions to play a bigger part in creating a flourishing information ecosystem. Knowledge institutions – educational, research, and […]
