🎄🎁Our December newsletter is out, featuring: 🔸The Digital Omnibus' impact on open projects 🔸Our work at WIPO 🔸News from France & Italy 🔸Public Domain Day 2026 🔸An update on the INI on Copyright & GenAI 🧐Read now: mailchi.mp/communia-ass... 📝Sign up: eepurl.com/g8TTvT

The #DigitalOmnibus Proposal sets out to fold the Open Data Directive into the Data Act. This isn't problematic in itself, but there's one change that's a real headache for open advocates. Read my assessment on the COMMUNIA blog: communia-association.org/2025/12/05/t...

Why do European museums shy away from exhausting the possibilities available under the copyright framework? Find out in our new study, prepared by @centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social: 📃 Navigating Uncertainty: Legal Risk Awareness and Management in European Museums 🧐Read it at the link in the comments

Our November newsletter is out, featuring: 🔸 Our new study on navigating legal uncertainty in European museums 🔸 ERA Act and DFA consultations 🔸 Our contribution to a @verfassungsblog.de series on the DKA Read now🧐: mailchi.mp/communia-ass... Sign up📝: eepurl.com/g8TTvT

Europe is standing at a critical moment for its digital future. COMMUNIA joins a diverse coalition calling on the EU to champion open source as the foundation for true European Digital Sovereignty. Our 5-point plan for the European tech ecosystem: assets.mozilla.net/pdf/Open_Let...

👀 New Communia study, prepared by @centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social ! 📃 Navigating Uncertainty: Legal Risk Awareness and Management in European Museums - available now! 🥳 communia-association.org/2025/11/05/n...

Oct 2025 information labs recap 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/octobe... ⇒ #5thFreedom with @eesc.bsky.social's Dr Paul Rübig & @communia.bsky.social's @justusdreyling.bsky.social ⇒ #DigitalSovereignty reflections ⇒ 3-part post on #GenAI, copyright & #TDM ⇒ ‘F’ for EC #DigitalNetworksAct impact assessment

Last week, @justusdreyling.bsky.social joined @informationlabs.org to talk about the upcoming #ERA Act! We call for a secondary publication right for publicly funded research and a mandatory, open and flexible exception for research! 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/896317d7 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7-s...

COMMUNIA submitted a response to the consultation on the Digital Fairness Act (DFA). We call for the DFA to address the fairness of licensing practices for digital creative works as a critical concern for user rights! 🧐 Read our full submission on our blog: communia-association.org/2025/10/27/s...

#5THFREEDOM: NEW CAPSULE! For @justusdreyling.bsky.social (@communia.bsky.social) the free circulation of knowledge = faster scientific progress, more innovation & a stronger Europe 📺 youtu.be/y7-sf2OvnFU 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/896317d7 A KR21 collab with @informationlabs.org #ERA #Science4EU

Is it time to give the 5th Freedom its breakthrough? In our #5thFreedom series, @justusdreyling.bsky.social shows how the #ERA Act can make knowledge flow freely—unlocking faster science, stronger innovation & a more competitive Europe. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/896317d7 📺 youtu.be/y7-sf2OvnFU

Article 8 of the DSM Directive held a great promise: The path towards a shared collective memory - a vast decentralised digital library and archive. Yet clearly, this hasn't materialised. What went wrong? And more importantly, how can we fix it? Find out: communia-association.org/2025/10/21/t...

📢 The video of our latest COMMUNIA Salon on the right to e-lend is now online! Experts explored legal barriers, unfair licensing practices & solutions to empower libraries in the digital world. #elending #copyright #libraries 🎥 Watch here: communia-association.org/2025/09/29/v...

1/ EXCITED FOR TODAY'S @communia.bsky.social 15H CEST E-LENDING SALON! A timely event examining what prevents libraries from thriving in the digital age, based on their own findings & recommendations, and through the lens of recent & upcoming KR21 research 🔗 communia-association.org/event/commun...

⏰ One week to go! ⏰ On Wednesday, September 24, 15:00-16:00 CEST, we host an online Salon on the right to e-lend! Find out what’s stopping libraries from properly lending e-books and what we can do about it. 📚 Register now ✍️: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

Don't miss the upcoming @communia.bsky.social Salon, in which Konrad Gliściński will present key findings from our recent study on secure digital lending in European libraries, commissioned by @knowledgerights21.org! 🗓️ Sept. 24, 15:00 CEST 👉 Register here: 🔗 mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

🤔What’s stopping libraries from lending e-books like they lend physical copies? And what policy solutions exist to ensure they can fulfil their public mission? To learn more, join us on September 24, 15:00 CEST, for our online Salon on the right to e-lend! 📝Register: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

COMMUNIA has a new board! Our members elected: 🔸 paulk.bsky.social, Co-founder and Policy Director of openfuture.bsky.social 🔸Maja Bogataj Jančič, Founder and Director of the Intellectual Property Institute 🔸 majadrabczyk.bsky.social, Chair of the Board at ‪ centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social‬

The EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice is finally out! But is it worth the wait? ⌛ For an assessment of the copyright-related measures, see our latest blog post (by Teresa Nobre): communia-association.org/2025/07/21/o...

The Danish government is suggesting to amend its copyright to add: 1. A general protection against realistic, digitally generated imitations of personal characteristics. 2. An imitation protection for performers. The deadline for comments is 21 August 2025: hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/Deta...

German toymaker Ravensburger used the Vitruvian Man, copyright long expired, on a jigsaw puzzle. Italy claimed that its Cultural Heritage Code extends protection, even beyond Italy. A German court now ruled against this. @justusdreyling.bsky.social from @communia.bsky.social has the write-up:

Our July newsletter is out, featuring: 🔸Policy paper on AI-generated outputs 🔸Our reaction to the EP INI on copyright and GenAI 🔸Recording of our "cashing in twice" salon Read now 🧐: mailchi.mp/communia-ass... Sign up 📝: eepurl.com/g8TTvT

Update on a puzzling case involving the Italian Cultural Heritage Code! 🧩 Last month, the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart confirmed that the law cannot be enforced outside of Italy. Read more about the decision (@justusdreyling.bsky.social ) 👇 communia-association.org/2025/07/10/h...

The EU should not consider new exclusive rights for AI-generated outputs that are not copyrightable. Policy paper #22 - published today - explains COMMUNIA's stance on this subject and why we renew our call for the introduction of a registration mechanism: communia-association.org/2025/07/08/n...

📢 Catch @archive.org @justusdreyling.bsky.social @informationlabs.org at #LIBER2025! 🗓 July 4 | 🕚 11AM | 📍Lausanne Panel: “Four Rights for Libraries” Moderated by Jeff Ubois Let’s protect libraries’ rights to collect, preserve, lend & cooperate in the digital era.

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:

🎁A small present for all our Polish-speaking friends: Our Digital Knowledge Act publication is now available in a translated version! 🥳 Say cześć to "Akt w sprawie Wiedzy Cyfrowej dla Europy" at the link below: communia-association.org/publication/...

⏰Last chance to register! Wednesday, June 4 - 13:00 CEST, we will host an online Salon on the French legislative proposal to tax second-hand book sales, and the damage this could cause to access to #culture and the #PublicDomain! Register now: communia-association.org/event/commun...

⏰ Reminder: 1 week to go! Next week, on Wednesday, June 4, 13:00 CEST, we will host an online salon on the French legislative proposal to tax second-hand book sales, and the damage this could cause to access to #culture and the #PublicDomain! Register now: communia-association.org/event/commun...

Our May newsletter is out, featuring: 🔸Our report on unfair licensing practices 🔸Upcoming Salon on second-hand book sales in France 🔸Submission on combating online piracy of live events Read now 🧐: mailchi.mp/communia-ass... Sign up 📝: eepurl.com/g8TTvT

🤔What’s the future of second-hand books sales? Proposed legislation in France creates a tax on second-hand books. But who pays the price? Join us on June 4, 13:00 CEST, for our online Salon on second-hand books, #copyright and the #PublicDomain! 📝Register: communia-association.org/event/commun...

Last week we hosted our Salon on unfair licensing practices🍿 If you were unable to make it or would like to rewatch, the recording is now available! communia-association.org/2025/05/20/v...

🤔What does France’s proposed tax on second-hand books mean for access to culture and the Public Domain? Join us on June 4, 13:00 CEST, for our online Salon on second-hand books, #copyright and the #PublicDomain! 📝Register here: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

Yesterday we published our report: 📄Unfair licensing practices: the library experience Libraries are suffering from a great power imbalance vis-à-vis rightholders, which threatens their public service mission. Read the report here: communia-association.org/publication/...

It is out! Today, we're publishing our latest report: 📄Unfair licensing practices: the library experience Learn about the obstacles faced by licensing managers in negotiating licenses for public and academic libraries and how it threatens access to knowledge. communia-association.org/publication/...

Weiterhin erreichen die meisten in der EU produzierte Filme und Serien kein gesamteuropäisches Publikum - aufgrund von Geoblocking. Woran das liegt und welche Lösung wir als @communia.bsky.social vorschlagen, durfte ich heute für den @tspbackground.bsky.social Digitalisierung & KI aufschreiben:

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...

REMINDER! ⏰ In two weeks, on May 12, COMMUNIA will host an online Salon on unfair licensing practices in licensing negotiations between rightholders and libraries in the public and academic sectors. More info & registration: communia-association.org/event/commun...

On May 12 at 15:00 CEST, COMMUNIA is hosting a salon on unfair licensing practices. 📺 We will present our new report on the subject and two experts will provide valuable insights from their practical experience. Sign up now and enjoy the Easter break!🥚 communia-association.org/event/commun...

Our April newsletter is out, featuring: 🔸 Round n° 3 of the AI Code of Practice consultation 🔸 Upcoming Salon on unfair licensing practices 🔸 EU Start-up and Scale-up strategy 🔸 COMMUNIA at #SCCR46 Read now 🧐: mailchi.mp/communia-ass... Sign up ✍: eepurl.com/g8TTvT

We just opened registrations for our upcoming COMMUNIA Salon on unfair licensing practices for libraries. Rumour has it, we will use the event to launch a detailed report with our findings on the topic. 🧐 Join us online on May 12 at 15:00 CET to learn more: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

Today, in our capacity as an accredited observer to the WIPO SCCR, our Legal Director Teresa Nobre made a statement on the current draft treaty on the protection of broadcasting organizations. Don't cut the signal! Read the statement now: communia-association.org/2025/04/08/s... #SCCR46 #copyright

As part of the A2K Coalition, we are deeply concerned that the draft broadcast treaty currently under discussion at @WIPO is still too broad, encroaching the Public Domain and preventing public interest uses. #SCCR46 More: communia-association.org/publication/...

In March, the AI Office published the 3rd draft for the GPAI Code of practice. On our blog, Teresa Nobre outlines the changes in this version, which include improvements for user rights but also concerning developments on copyright transparency. Learn more: communia-association.org/2025/04/04/3...

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...

For all our German-speaking friends: Our Digital Knowledge Act publication is now available in a translated version! 🥳 Say guten Tag to "Ein digitales Wissensgesetz für Europa" at the link below: communia-association.org/2025/03/19/n...

Today, we made a submission to the EU Start-up and Scale-up Strategy call for evidence, focusing on #copyright barriers to access to knowledge. 📈 Read our full submission here: ⤵️ communia-association.org/2025/03/17/c...

@communia.bsky.social analysis of the recent draft European research strategy 2025-2027. Good to see a strong commitment to #openscience. And an overall #publicinterest perspective - which is often missing from EU’s broader digital strategies communia-association.org/2025/03/10/e...

Ein digitales Wissensgesetz in Europa?! @communia.bsky.social macht sich stark für Wissensinstitutionen wie Bibliotheken, Archive & Universitäten. Es geht um #Urheberrecht & #Gemeinfreiheit. @justusdreyling.bsky.social erklärt Ansatz und Stoßrichtung der Forderungen: irights.info/artikel/digi...

Our March newsletter is out, featuring: 🔸Round n°2 of the AI Code of Practice consultation 🔸EU Consultation on Geo-Blocking 🔸UK Consultation on Copyright and AI 🔸Our annual report 2024 🔸Our take on the ERA policy agenda Read now🧐: mailchi.mp/communia-ass... Sign up✍️: eepurl.com/g8TTvT