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Europeana Copyright Community

Who we are

The Europeana Copyright community is a group of professionals interested in copyright and digital cultural heritage. 

What we do

We cultivate, curate and share knowledge around the topic of copyright in the cultural heritage sector. We run dedicated communications channels to help professionals access tools, resources and news around copyright as well as to discuss best practices across the sector.

Why join?

  • Shape copyright practices that serve the needs of the digital cultural heritage sector
  • Stay informed about copyright trends, legal and policy changes, rights information and approaches to clearing rights
  • Share best practice, connect with like-minded professionals and promote your activities through our mailing list
  • Contribute to advancing digital cultural heritage in Europe by engaging with our projects, task forces and working groups

Activities and resources

Policy and office hours

Discover learnings from the Community's regular events

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Task Forces and Working Groups

Out of Commerce works Working Group
Title:
Helsingin rautatieasema, perspektiivipiirustus keskushallista, 1913
Creator:
Saarinen, Eliel
Institution:
Museum of Finnish Architecture
Country:
Finland

Out of Commerce works Working Group

This Working Group provided a space to exchange information and recommend approaches to successfully use the legal solution to make out of commerce works available online.

Meet the Steering Group

Upcoming events

Latest news

Paris Musées embraces open access
Title:
English language interface of the Paris Musées collections online
Creator:
Paris Musées
Date:
2020
Institution:
Paris Musées
Country:
France

Paris Musées embraces open access

Created: 9 January 2020

In a major step towards greater open access in France, Paris Musées is releasing its digital collections into the public domain with a CC0 waiver. Europeana's Douglas McCarthy spoke with Philippe Rivière, Head of Communication and Digital at Paris Musées, to find out more.

Exploring Europeana’s most viewed public domain works
Title:
Liggende Venus met Amor en Anteros
Creator:
François Boucher
Date:
1732 - 1776
Institution:
Rijksmusem
Country:
Netherlands

Exploring Europeana’s most viewed public domain works

Created: 8 January 2020

This January we look at how the public domain contributes to the re-use of cultural heritage and explore different aspects of open acces. In this post, we begin by highlighting which of the more than ten million public domain works accessible through Europeana were viewed the most last year. 

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