Find here all 43 events hosted by COMMUNIA with a video recording.
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 […]
On 5 February, COMMUNIA is co-organising the Conference on the Secondary Publication Right at the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon. The conference will bring together leading European and international voices to discuss how Secondary Publication Rights (SPRs) can strengthen Open Access and accelerate progress toward Open Science. The programme opens with high-level perspectives on Open Science […]
To mark the Public Domain Day 2026, we invite you to join on 15 January either in person at the Royal Library of Belgium or online for a full-day event. Like every year, on the 1st of January, many heritage works entered the Public Domain as their term of copyright protection expired. To celebrate the […]
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. […]
On June 4th, COMMUNIA hosted the webinar “Cashing in Twice – The Extension of Resale Right in the Second-Hand Book Market in France.” The event brought together a group of experts to discuss the problematic implications of a French legislative proposal for taxing the resale of second-hand books. A video recording of the event is […]
On May 12, we hosted an online salon on the unfair practices that have become commonplace in licensing negotiations between rightholders and libraries in the public and academic sectors. The video recording is available below and through our Vimeo channel. To kick things off, COMMUNIA Legal Director Teresa Nobre presented our report Unfair licensing […]
On January 1st of every year, new heritage works enter the public domain. Unfortunately, oftentimes these works can still end up being inaccessible to the public, despite the fact that, legally speaking, nothing should prevent public access. In order to share experiences and best practices in opening up this material, we co-organise the annual Public […]
On October 2nd, COMMUNIA hosted an in-person event on why Europe needs a Digital Knowledge Act in Brussels. The event brought together academics, representatives of civil society and EU policymakers to discuss legislative measures that would enable knowledge institutions, such as libraries, universities and other research organisations, to fulfil their public mission in the digital […]
COMMUNIA is excited to be one of the over 40 civil society organisations to co-host the “Tech and Society Summit” on October 1st, 2024. This invite-only event aims to foster dialogue and debate between civil society and recently elected EU decision-makers, focusing on the intersection of technology, society, and the environment. COMMUNIA, EDRi and all […]
On June 18th, we hosted an online salon on the hollowing out of the Public Domain through cultural heritage laws with a particular focus on Italy. In recent years, we have witnessed a number of problematic court cases around the commercial reuse of Public Domain works held by Italian cultural heritage institutions. COMMUNIA has recently […]
