well that was very uneventful @paulk.bsky.social is now @paul.eurosky.social. #eurosky (I guess uneventful is good in this context, so 👏 @eurosky.social)

Publishers blocking @archive.org crawlers over AI concerns. Reporting from @niemanlab.org shows how scarcity-based responses to AI are eroding open web infrastructure in real time: www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/news-p… I wrote about why this path leads nowhere good: www.techpolicy.press/abundance-vs-s…

Don't forget to check the CommonsDB project, a public domain and openly licenced works registery www.commonsdb.org

Interested in the European Commission's consultation on TDM rights protocols closing 23 January? Our new policy brief by @paulk.bsky.social examines how AI opt-outs evolved in 2025, proposes four principles for a shared vocabulary layer, and provides timely context. openfuture.eu/publication/...

in the midst of all the chaos I took the train to Warszawa and arrived right on time: blog.voyantes.net/kind-train-g...

The proposed Digital Omnibus would allow public bodies to charge tech giants different fees for reusing public data. @paulk.bsky.social examines where this works—and where it adds unnecessary complexity—addressing the Paradox of Open and its implications for open data. openfuture.eu/blog/opennes...

when all of NL is in a #winter meltdown, but you have to get to Warsaw and the train gods like you. Bravo @deutschebahn.com!

The new Agentic AI Foundation (OpenAI, Google, Microsoft...) will set rules for how AI agents access data. Wikimedia's voice is missing. If this is about the public interest, the digital commons must have a seat at the table. More in the latest from @alek.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/blog/why-wik...

This new impulse paper proposes a framework to help cultural heritage institutions balance their commitment to open access with the increasing AI-driven demand on their collections and infrastructure. ↘️

@paulk.bsky.social Keller @openfuture.bsky.social read the GEMA v. OpenAI judgment. In his view, the judgment reaffirms the TDM exceptions enable AI training—provided the training doesn’t lead to memorization. openfuture.eu/blog/g... #AI

🇪🇺 The EU has the legal tools to build public AI—but uncertainty is holding it back. Article 3 of the CDSM Directive lets research organizations & libraries train models on accessible works. Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...

First EU ruling on AI training: TDM exceptions apply, but models can't memorize copyrighted works. Court draws line between learning and leakage, leaving key questions on opt-outs and memorization thresholds. Read @paulk.bsky.social latest: openfuture.eu/blog/gema-v-...

I have been a paid subscriber to @404media.co since pretty much day 1. Easily the best $100 you can spend on the internet. Yesterday I accidentally heard their podcast with ads—I’d probably pay $100 just to avoid those cringe-worthy things alone.

📝 Voss's draft report on copyright & AI shows irony: questions his own framework only to circle back to it. His focus on remuneration and transparency offers pathways to a more sustainable information ecosystem. Read @paulk.bsky.social’s analysis: openfuture.eu/blog/licensi...

📄 New White Paper: "Beyond AI & Copyright: Funding a Sustainable Information Ecosystem." @paulk.bsky.social examines how AI impacts information control, argues for public AI models, and proposes a levy system on commercial AI services to support the digital commons. openfuture.eu/publication/...

This destroyed so much more than just that. in the years before the ministry experimented funding for social media initiatives(as in media produced by civil society). this initiative (de digitale pioniersregeling was also abruptly killed.

The first part of CommonsDB Feasibility Study—by @paulk.bsky.social, @culturedoug.bsky.social, @posth.me, @jpquintais.bsky.social, @theflyinglawyer.bsky.social, and Thomas Margon—anticipates launching the first public version of the registry after summer. Download: openfuture.eu/publication/...

Yesterday we published the first part of a feasibility study for CommonsDB—laying out the design principles for the public registry of Public Domain and openly licensed works that we are currently building. Next step: the first prototype, coming after the summer: www.commonsdb.org/blog/feasibi...

In case you missed our Salon on this misguided proposal from France, read @cmfrancoise.bsky.social's summary on our blog or watch the recording at the link below:

Excellent piece by @jonworth.eu: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I am taking a night train once or twice a year. When everything works it can be magic (have dinner with friends in Berlin, and breakfast with the family in Amsterdam the next morning) but there is so much unrealized potential!

The 🤖💭🐬 case referred to the CJEU focuses not on AI model training issues, but rather on questions arising from their use. Read @paulk.bsky.social's analysis of the first EU court case addressing AI and copyright: copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...

🐬 @paulk.bsky.social analyzes the first CJEU case on AI and copyright, "Like Company v Google," which examines AI chatbots (wrongly) summarizing online content. Important for anyone tracking AI and copyright law developments. copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...

New blog post: The recent #CJEU referral is a poor test case for clarifying how the EU #copyright framework applies to AI training. The underlying dispute concerns the use of content with a trained model (RAG), not the training process itself. copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...

Where’s the Open Data? Hugging the Crawl 🆕 Major open dataset releases in 2024 focus on refining existing data rather than creating new sources. Check details and learn more about data commons and open source AI in this article by @alek.bsky.social for @thenewstack.io thenewstack.io/data-commons...

#CPDP2025 panel organized by @ivir-uva.bsky.social on the still unresolved question when a summary of GPAI training data is "sufficiently detailed". Despite the clear case for openness and transparency the European Commission's template for transparency reporting is still missing in action.

📄 New White Paper on Public AI, a joint effort with @bertelsmannst.bsky.social. The report presents an alternative to today's AI landscape dominated by tech companies: Public AI systems. ⬇️ Download the PDF version: www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/publikati...

🤖 How can academic communities regain control over AI in knowledge production? New report by Open Future fellow @samuelmoore.org explores governance strategies for the "scholarly commons". Read more ⬇️ openfuture.eu/publication/...

Last chance to register! ⏰ Next week, on May 12, COMMUNIA will host an online Salon on unfair licensing practices. Registrations close on Friday, COB, so be quick! 🏃💨 communia-association.org/event/commun...

2 April 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Mietje Blok, was born in The Hague. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 14 December 1942 in a transport of 757 Jews deported from the occupied Netherlands. She was among the 636 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.

🔔 Our March newsletter is out. We write about the new #CommonsDB initiative, welcome our new colleague @adityaxsingh.bsky.social, and update you on our copyright and public digital infrastructure work. Subscribe to get future issues in your inbox: mailchi.mp/openfuture/d...

pretty dystopian vibes in the @nsinternational.com lounge at Rotterdam Central station. Count me among the "detractors".

New blog post: The EU's AI Code of Practice treats web scraping as the main copyright concern–but what about BitTorrent and other data sources? 🤔 @paulk.bsky.social reflects on why this matters for AI training data. Read more: openfuture.eu/blog/is-web-...

Last week, the third draft of the Code of Practice for General Purpose #AI was released. It contains a rather curious limitation, as @paulk.bsky.social points out on the COMMUNIA blog. Is web scraping really the only concern for AI? Read more below ⤵️ communia-association.org/2025/03/21/i...

We have just launched the website for the CommonsDB project where we are documenting our work on building a public registry for #PublicDomain and openly licensed works: www.commonsdb.org If you are interested in #copyright registries & want to follow our work you can subscribe to our newsletter

Join us on 21 March for a conversation about the future of social media - how open protocols & algorithmic pluralism can change things for the better. with @marietjeschaake.bsky.social , @emilyliu.me , @robin.berjon.com and @sherifea.com Register here smokesignal.events/did:plc:haqw...

📢 A proposal for a vocabulary for machine-readable opt-outs from AI Training and Text and Data Mining. @paulk.bsky.social proposes a vocabulary aimed at making opt outs from AI training more interoperable: openfuture.eu/publication/...

In response to certain geo-political developments i am increasingly tempted to switch my spellchecker from American English to British English.

🔍 Join us on March 5, 13:30 CET, for the "Public Policies for #DigitalCommons" in Europe webinar, organized by @ngicommons.bsky.social. With @jankrewer.bsky.social , Felix Reda, Emma Ghariani, @diegonaranjo.bsky.social & @paulk.bsky.social. 🎟️ Register free: ti.to/ngi-commons/... #EUTechPolicy

Nice article on the exhibit at MOMA by my friends Shaina and Ashok. A pretty big deal! www.theverge.com/art-club/621...

🚨 The EP’s ITRE Committee will release a report on technological sovereignty—coordinated by far-right MEP Sarah Knafo (Reconquête!). While echoing the EU’s industrial agenda, it also fuels a deregulation push. 👉 Read our take: openfuture.eu/blog/own-ini...

Join @ngicommons.bsky.social webinar: Public Policies for Digital Commons–March 5 (13:30 CET). With @jankrewer.bsky.social, Felix Reda, Emma Ghariani, @diegonaranjo.bsky.social and @paulk.bsky.social on the evolution of digital commons policies and their future. 🎟️ Register: ti.to/ngi-commons/...

🔍 Our new paper, written by @bulletprooflama.bsky.social, maps DPI's evolution and calls for an expanded vision incorporating hardware, social infrastructure & democratic governance. A must-read for anyone interested in the future of #PublicDigitalInfrastructure: openfuture.eu/publication/...

Our latest report explores 20 years of EU policies supporting #digitalcommons and the shift from open access to collective governance of key digital infrastructures. 🛋️ Read more here: openfuture.eu/publication/... Cc: @ngicommons.bsky.social @jankrewer.bsky.social

Some thoughts on @freeourfeeds.com and how the sustainability of social media platforms is tied to governance questions: openfuture.eu/blog/publicl...

@paulk.bsky.social analyzes @joinmastodon.org.web.brid.gy and @freeourfeeds.com initiatives aimed at creating social media infrastructure that serves the public interest. #DigitalCommons #TheParadoxOfOpen openfuture.eu/blog/publicl...

🌎 It’s time to reclaim social media. Billionaires & venture capital shouldn’t control our digital lives. #FreeOurFeeds is raising $4M to build a public-interest alternative. Chip in today to make it happen freeourfeeds.com

📢 Paul Keller (Open Future Foundation) and Sebastian Posth (Liccium) introduce a new EU-Funded project, aiming at creating a Public Domain Database! How exciting ✨ #EPDD25

🎉 Join the 2025 #PublicDomain celebrations on January 9! @paulk.bsky.social and @posth.me will present the upcoming EU Repository of PD and open-licensed works, alongside experts from @communia.bsky.social @creativecommons.bsky.social and other leading voices. Program: meemoo.be/en/training-...

i just wasted 10 minutes trying to find the Netherlands in the registration interface for the AI action summit. Turns out that the 🇫🇷, being 🇫🇷, insist on ordering the English names alphabetically based on the french names (pays-bas)...