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COMMUNIA Policy Director. Protecting the Public Domain.
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communia
6 days ago
👀 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...
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information labs
8 days ago
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
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communia
12 days ago
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
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7-s...
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communia
15 days ago
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...
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Submission to the open consultation on the Digital Fairness Act
Last week, COMMUNIA submitted its response to the open consultation on the Digital Fairness Act. While many of the issues addressed in the proposed Act extend beyond our core mandate, we wish to highl...
https://communia-association.org/2025/10/27/submission-to-the-open-consultation-on-the-digital-fairness-act/
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KnowledgeRights21
19 days ago
#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
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information labs
19 days ago
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
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communia
20 days ago
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...
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The failure of Article 8 DSM
With Article 8 of the DSM Directive, we imagined lowering the barriers for a shared collective memory. Now, just before the European Commission starts a review of the DSM Directive we can take stock. ...
https://communia-association.org/2025/10/21/the-failure-of-article-8-dsm/
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communia
about 1 month ago
📢 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...
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KnowledgeRights21
about 2 months ago
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...
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COMMUNIA Association - COMMUNIA Salon: The right to e-lend
https://communia-association.org/event/communia-salon-the-right-to-e-lend/
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communia
about 2 months ago
⏰ 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...
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Fundacja Centrum Cyfrowe
about 2 months ago
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...
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communia
2 months ago
🤔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...
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communia
3 months ago
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
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communia
4 months ago
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...
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Our thoughts on the final version of the GPAI Code of Practice
The EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice is finally out (download the copyright chapter as a PDF file). The Code of Practice—drafted by independent experts with input from over 1,000 stakeholders—sh...
https://communia-association.org/2025/07/21/our-thoughts-on-the-final-version-of-the-gpai-code-of-practice/
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Dimi Zagorski
4 months ago
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...
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Høring over forslag til lov om ændring af lov om ophavsret (Indførelse af en præstationsbeskyttelse og beskyttelse mod digitalt genererede efterligninger mv.)
https://hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/Details/70269
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Dimi Zagorski
4 months ago
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
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Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart confirms territoriality of Italian Cultural Heritage Code
On June 11th, the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart largely upheld the 2024 decision of the Regional Court of Stuttgart, confirming that the Italian Cultural Heritage Code cannot be enforced outside ...
https://communia-association.org/2025/07/10/higher-regional-court-of-stuttgart-confirms-territoriality-of-italian-cultural-heritage-code/
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communia
4 months ago
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...
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communia
4 months ago
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...
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Higher regional court of Stuttgart confirms territoriality of Italian cultural heritage code
On June 11th, the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart largely upheld the 2024 decision of the Regional Court of Stuttgart, confirming that the Italian Cultural Heritage Code cannot be enforced outside ...
https://communia-association.org/2025/07/10/higher-regional-court-of-stuttgart-confirms-territoriality-of-italian-cultural-heritage-code/
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communia
4 months ago
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...
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Internet Archive Europe
5 months ago
📢 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.
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Internet Archive Europe Joins LIBER 2025 Panel on “Four Rights for Libraries” - Internet Archive Europe
Join us at LIBER for “Four Rights for Libraries”, a vital panel on how library rights are being constrained in the digital age—and what we can do to restore them.
https://www.internetarchive.eu/internet-archive-europe-joins-liber-2025-panel-on-four-rights-for-libraries/
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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:
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communia
5 months ago
🎁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/...
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Justus Dreyling
communia
5 months ago
⏰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...
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communia
6 months ago
⏰ 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...
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Justus Dreyling
communia
6 months ago
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
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communia
6 months ago
🤔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...
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Justus Dreyling
communia
6 months ago
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...
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communia
6 months ago
🤔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...
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communia
6 months ago
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/...
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communia
6 months ago
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/...
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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:
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6 months ago
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communia
6 months ago
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...
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communia
7 months ago
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...
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communia
7 months ago
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...
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communia
7 months ago
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
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Justus Dreyling
communia
7 months ago
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...
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communia
7 months ago
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
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SCCR/46: COMMUNIA Statement on Broadcasting Organizations
In our capacity as accredited observers of the WIPO SCCR, we are attending the 46th session of the Committee. This statement contains COMMUNIA's position regarding the current draft treaty on the prot...
https://communia-association.org/2025/04/08/sccr-46-communia-statement-on-broadcasting-organizations/
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communia
7 months ago
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/...
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communia
7 months ago
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...
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3rd draft of the GPAI Code of Practice: copyright transparency is unwanted, and it shows
On March 11 2025, the third draft of the General Purpose AI Code of Practice was presented. In this blogpost, we share some highlights from our response to the consultation as well as other stakeholde...
https://communia-association.org/2025/04/04/3rd-draft-of-the-gpai-code-of-practice/
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communia
8 months ago
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...
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Is web scraping the only copyright concern for AI?
Last week the working group chairs in charge of developing the code of practice for providers of General Purpose AI models published the third draft of the code for comments and feedback. We find a ra...
https://communia-association.org/2025/03/21/is-web-scraping-the-only-copyright-concern-for-ai-the-code-of-practices-blind-spot/
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communia
8 months ago
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...
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Now available in German: A Digital Knowledge Act for Europe
A German version of our brochure A Digital Knowledge Act for Europe is now available. In this publication, we provide an overview of the barriers that prevent knowledge institutions from carrying out ...
https://communia-association.org/2025/03/19/now-available-in-german-a-dka-for-europe/
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communia
8 months ago
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...
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Submission to the Start-up and Scale-up Strategy call for evidence
Today, COMMUNIA made a submission to the EU Start-up and Scale-up Strategy call for evidence. Due to COMMUNIA's focus on access to knowledge, we focused on this issue, outlining specific barriers to a...
https://communia-association.org/2025/03/17/communias-submission-to-the-eu-start-up-and-scale-up-strategy-call-for-evidence/
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Alek Tarkowski
8 months ago
@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...
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Proposal for the European Research Area Policy Agenda 2025-2027
At the end of February, the European Commission adopted its proposal for a Council Recommendation on the European Research Area (ERA) Policy Agenda for 2025 to 2027. COMMUNIA supports the Commission’s...
https://communia-association.org/2025/03/10/european-research-area-policy-agenda-2025-2027/
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iRights.info
8 months ago
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...
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Ein digitales Wissensgesetz für Europa
Communia setzt sich dafür ein, dass sich Bibliotheken, Archive, Universitäten und andere Wissensinstitutionen rechtssicher öffnen können.
https://irights.info/artikel/digitales-wissensgesetz-communia/32476
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communia
8 months ago
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...
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eepurl.com/g8TTvT
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communia
8 months ago
Did you know that the
@ec.europa.eu
will evaluate the Geo-blocking Regulation this year? 🎬 COMMUNIA contributes to the call for evidence to urge policymakers to use this opportunity to introduce measures to improve access to audiovisual content:
communia-association.org/2025/03/11/c...
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COMMUNIA's submission to the Geo-blocking Regulation call for evidence
Today, COMMUNIA made a submission to a call for evidence on the evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation. After an inconclusive stakeholder dialogue, we call on the Commission to finally introduce me...
https://communia-association.org/2025/03/11/communias-submission-to-the-geo-blocking-regulation-evaluation-call-for-evidence/
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communia
8 months ago
The
@ec.europa.eu
proposed the policy agenda for the European Research Area for 2025-2027, containing many key steps to unlock
#research
and
#science
in Europe in line with our ideas for a
#DigitalKnowledgeAct
. Our take on the proposal:
communia-association.org/2025/03/10/e...
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Proposal for the European Research Area Policy Agenda 2025-2027
At the end of February, the European Commission adopted its proposal for a Council Recommendation on the European Research Area (ERA) Policy Agenda for 2025 to 2027. COMMUNIA supports the Commission’s...
https://communia-association.org/2025/03/10/european-research-area-policy-agenda-2025-2027
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communia
9 months ago
Earlier this week, we submitted our response to the UK Consultation on
#Copyright
and
#AI
🤖 Read our full response here:
communia-association.org/2025/02/27/c...
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COMMUNIA's submission to the UK consultation on copyright and AI
Earlier this week, we submitted comments to the UK Copyright Office’s consultation on copyright and AI. Our contribution reflects COMMUNIA’s position that a general TDM mining exception for scientific...
https://communia-association.org/2025/02/27/communias-submission-to-the-uk-consultation-on-copyright-and-ai/
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communia
9 months ago
Today, we’re publishing our 2024 annual report! 🥳 The report provides an account of our activities during the reporting period, including our year-long campaign for a Digital Knowledge Act. Read the report and learn more about our work now:
communia-association.org/2025/02/19/c...
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communia
9 months ago
In December, the
#EU
AI Office published a second draft of the General Purpose AI Code of Practice. On our blog, Teresa Nobre highlights the improvements for users- and fundamental rights and copyright. Yet concerns remain about the CoP's unduly broad scope:
communia-association.org/2025/02/05/2...
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2nd draft of the GPAI Code of Practice: better, but not there yet
On December 19 2024, the European AI Office published a second draft of the General Purpose AI Code of Practice. In this blogpost, we highlight some of our concerns with the second draft of the Code, ...
https://communia-association.org/2025/02/05/2nd-draft-of-the-gpai-code-of-practice-better-but-not-there-yet/
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