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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

Building copyright knowledge in the cultural heritage sector: Europeana’s steps
Title:
Animal locomotion. Plate 627
Creator:
Eadweard Muybridge
Date:
1887
Institution:
Ajuntament de Girona
Country:
Spain

Building copyright knowledge in the cultural heritage sector: Europeana’s steps

Created: 28 July 2020

In this post, we present some of the steps which Europeana will take to help data partners overcome challenges related to copyright in the cultural heritage sector, and share our report into copyright challenges for the sector.

Libraries, archives and museums working together on copyright: the Dutch example
Title:
Harmonie
Date:
1833-1900
Institution:
National Library of the Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands

Libraries, archives and museums working together on copyright: the Dutch example

Created: 15 April 2020

The Dutch Copyright Working Group offers an example of how GLAM organisations can work together on copyright, and in this post Annemarie Beunen, copyright lawyer at the National Library of The Netherlands, and Maartje Hülsenbeck, copyright lawyer at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (co-chairs of the group) share some insights about how the group works.

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