Find here all 33 other publications issued by COMMUNIA.
This publication by COMMUNIA, Centrum Cyfrowe, Wikimedia Sverige and the Intellectual Property Law Institute intends to demonstrate some of the problems that EU researchers face due to the lack of exceptions to access research resources remotely and to share research results and underlying resources for purposes of verification and dissemination. It assembles a selection of […]
This publication by COMMUNIA and Centrum Cyfrowe presents exploratory research in 7 European countries on teachers’ practices in remote education. The report aims to provide evidence on content usage that can help shape both copyright policies and programs that support the development and funding of public educational content and platforms. It is based on an […]
Educational licences for using copyrighted content in schools include many terms and conditions that restrict users’ rights and that are unfair or unreasonable. In this handout we highlight the 5 most questionable terms and conditions identified in the collective agreements analyzed in our study Educational Licenses in Europe.
In this handout we suggest measures for the consideration of EU lawmakers to avoid giving right holders the unilateral power to reshape the terms and conditions of educational uses, and spreading the disadvantages identified in our study Educational Licenses in Europe.
This study by Teresa Nobre demonstrates that educational licenses contain terms and conditions that are inherently disadvantageous to licensees, thus supporting the contention that subjugating educational rights to contractual arrangements is not advisable and is counterproductive. It analyses ten collective agreements for educational uses in force in Finland, France and the United Kingdom pertaining to […]
This report presents the findings of our qualitative study on the perception and application of copyright by school teachers. The study was conducted among thirty teachers in five countries: Estonia, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Poland, from November 2016 to January 2017. The report was authored by Tomasz Kasprzak, Olga Jurkowska, Alek Tarkowski.
Copyright Untangled is a series of factsheets about education and the copyright reform. Factsheet #1 explains What Copyright Has To Do with Education; #2 explains the ABC of Copyright Reform; #3 explains How to Convince Your Legislator; and #4 explains Important Questions About The EC Proposal.
This a summary of our study Copyright and Education in Europe: 15 everyday cases in 15 countries.
These infographics are based on our study Copyright and Education in Europe: 15 everyday cases in 15 countries.
This study by Teresa Nobre intends to demonstrate the impact exerted by narrow educational exceptions in everyday practices by analysing 15 educational scenarios involving the use of protected materials under the copyright laws of 15 European countries: the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and […]
