Something (the Public Domain) is rotting in the state of Italy
We certainly didn’t ask for this, but Italy appears to have made it its mission to show why our work at COMMUNIA is as relevant as ever: by launching an…
We certainly didn’t ask for this, but Italy appears to have made it its mission to show why our work at COMMUNIA is as relevant as ever: by launching an…
…adopted in 2019, the capabilities of artificial intelligence were not as recognizable as they are today, when “works” with artistic and commercial value comparable to real works, i.e., man-made, are…
Works and data produced by the public sector (such as official texts of a legislative, administrative, or legal nature) are part of an essential commons of information which is too…
…monetisation of reproductions of cultural heritage works not just for commercial uses. The Chairman of the Standing Advisory Committee on Copyright pro-tempore, an advisory body to the Italian Ministry of…
…communities, to self-affirm and self-create in the virtual world. But under the law much of this sharing infringes copyrights and neighbouring rights, which means that rightholders are entitled to seek…
…an independent expert opinion raising questions about the compatibility of the Italian approach of cultural heritage protection with EU law, including Art. 14 of the DSM Directive. For this COMMUNIA…
…Out-of-Commerce Works, which was discussed in the European Commission in 2011. An out-of-commerce work in the Polish Act means a work that is neither: available for customers in the course…
Last week on Thursday we held the third virtual edition of our COMMUNIA Salon. This edition focussed on the recent German proposal to implement Article 17 of the DSM Directive…
…from digital heritage? Join us for a debate moderated by Alek Tarkowski (Communia / Centrum Cyfrowe), with the participation of Paul Keller (Communia / IViR), Ariadna Matas (Europeana), Hessel van…
…digital environment. We are hosting the first COMMUNIA Salon of this year, online on Wednesday, May 29, 15:00-16:00 CEST, on the occasion of the publication of a new policy paper…