📢 COMMUNIA, together with 35 co-signing organisations, has published an open letter urging MEPs to protect the use of open standard licences for public sector information in the Digital Omnibus. ✉️Read the open letter and share it with your representative! communia-association.org/2026/07/06/o...

Open letter: Protect open standard licences for public sector information

Together with more than 30 civil society organisations from across Europe, we are calling on the European Parliament to protect the use of open standard licences for public sector information.

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📣Have your say on the future of EU copyright! In our latest blog post, we share our preliminary response to the EC's call for evidence which highlights the key reforms needed to ensure that copyright serves creativity, innovation, and the public good. 👉 communia-association.org/2026/06/19/c...

Our response to the Commission’s call for evidence on the future of EU copyright

COMMUNIA’s response to the call for evidence towards a better copyright environment for European creativity and innovation. Any future legislative initiative should pursue three complementary objectiv...

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📢 Join us at our upcoming event where we will discuss the legal uncertainty faced by developers of public AI systems and knowledge institutions and outline the way forward! 📅 June 1, 2026 ⏰ 14:00–15:30 CEST 📍 TownHall Europe, Brussels Register Now! mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

Our latest report by @justusdreyling.bsky.social on the EU’s out-of-commerce works framework is out! It identifies key barriers to the practical application of Article 8 of the DSM Directive — limiting online access to cultural heritage online.

Our May newsletter is out, featuring: 🔸The Post-DSM Copyright Report 🔸Past and upcoming COMMUNIA events 🔸How the Digital Omnibus could unlock Public Domain books 🧐 Read now: mailchi.mp/communia-ass... ✍️ Sign up: eepurl.com/g8TTvT

Missed our Salon on the DSM review last week or would like to rewatch? 👀 Good news! The recording is now available! 🎥 Watch it on our website: communia-association.org/2026/05/11/v...

Video recording of COMMUNIA Salon: The DSM Review

Last week, COMMUNIA hosted a Salon on the upcoming review of the DSM Directive. The recording is now available.

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How does copyright uncertainty affect research, libraries, and public-interest AI development in Europe❓ On 1 June at 14:00 CEST, join us in Brussels at TownHall Europe for a discussion on legal risk and liability in the knowledge ecosystem. Register now: communia-association.org/event/copyri...

🚨 Today, we are releasing The Post-DSM Copyright Report by Teresa Nobre. 🚨 The report ▶️ examines how Member States implemented key user rights provisions of the Directive; ▶️ reveals best practices; ▶️ also shows that uneven implementation remains an issue. communia-association.org/2026/05/07/t...

⏳ Last chance to register! Only three days to go until our Salon on the DSM Review. Secure your spot now and join us on 7 May at 15:00 CEST. 👇 mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

COMMUNIA Salon registration: The DSM Review

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📣With the Commission's DSM review just around the corner, the future of EU copyright rules is on the table! 💡 Join the conversation at our upcoming COMMUNIA Salon on 7 May 2026 Register now: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

2mio Public Domain books are still locked behind exclusive digitisation deals. The Open Data Directive meant to limit these to 10 years, but this isn’t enforced. The Digital Omnibus is a chance to fix this: ▶️make 10 years a hard cap ▶️maximise transparency communia-association.org/2026/04/27/h...

How could the Digital Omnibus save Public Domain books from exclusive arrangements?

As part of the Digital Omnibus proposal, the Commission proposes to integrate the provisions of the Open Data Directive into an expanded Data Act. The co-legislators should use this opportunity to est...

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😎 Only 2 weeks to go until our next COMMUNIA Salon. 📣 With the Commission's DSM review just around the corner, the future of EU copyright rules is on the table! 💡 Join the conversation on 7 May 2026 Register now: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

📣With the Commission's DSM review just around the corner, the future of EU copyright rules is on the table! 💡 Join the conversation at our upcoming COMMUNIA Salon on 7 May 2026 Register now: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

At the last SCCR session at @wipo.int, the African Group tabled a proposal for an instrument on limitations and exceptions. 🔍We have analysed the proposal against EU copyright law and found that they are closer than you might think! 👀Have a look: communia-association.org/2026/04/09/i...

Protecting individuals & performers against AI-generated deepfakes is an important challenge - but is copyright the right tool🛠️for the job? The Commission shares many of our concerns regarding the Danish legislation proposal! What's at stake 👇 communia-association.org/2026/03/30/e...

European Commission echoes concerns about Danish copyright proposal on deepfakes

Last year, Denmark introduced amendments to its Copyright Act granting copyright-like protection to individuals’ personal characteristics and digital imitations of performances. In February, the Europ...

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It's a wrap 🌯 Yesterday, the EP adopted its resolution on the upcoming ERA Act, sending a clear message that Europe is ready for a true "fifth freedom". Now the ball is in the Commission's court to come up with an ambitious proposal that unlocks knowledge in Europe!

🗳️After months of negotiations, the European Parliament has adopted the Voss report on #AI and #copyright. The final text includes a few improvements, but the overall outcome remains disappointing: 🔸Problematic provisions on press publishers’ content 🔸An overall lack of coherence 🔽 Our reaction

📊 Our 2025 Annual Report is out! Over the past year, COMMUNIA continued working to strengthen the #PublicDomain and improve #accesstoknowledge and #culture across Europe. Learn more about our impact and read it here 👇 communia-association.org/2026/03/05/c...

Our February newsletter is out, featuring: 🔸All aboard the Digital Omnibus - direction unknown 🔸The EP's report on copyright and genAI 🔸News from ITRE in anticipation of the ERA Act 🧐 Read now: mailchi.mp/communia-ass... ✍ Sign up: eepurl.com/g8TTvT

🗳️Earlier today, the ITRE Committee adopted a motion for a resolution that asks some important questions of the Commission's approach to the upcoming ERA Act🤔 🔽Our reaction to the motion, and what is needed for the ERA Act to succeed: communia-association.org/2026/02/25/i...

ITRE: Free circulation of scientific knowledge is key to ERA Act

The European Parliament’s ITRE Committee has adopted a motion for a resolution, setting out key priorities for the upcoming instrument.

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🎉We had a great time co-hosting this year's Public Domain Day in Brussels. In case you couldn't join us or if you simpy want to reminisce, an overview of the day as well as the recordings are now available on our blog. 👀Have a look: communia-association.org/2026/02/05/l...

Looking back at the European Public Domain Day 2026

On 15 January, we celebrated the Public Domain Day 2026 at the Royal Library of Belgium, bringing together advocates, academics and practitioners from a variety of backgrounds.

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📮We just submitted our response to the Digital Omnibus consultation. Currently, the proposal undermines the “open by default” principle and paves the way towards more restrictive licensing. 📢 Open licences must remain the norm, not the exception! 👇Full response

The social cost of TPMs goes far beyond rightsholders’ interests and slows innovation! The DSM review must finally address this issue and halt the ecological damage TPMs cause for open knowledge systems. 🔽📄Learn more in our guest blogpost by Kristofer Erickson

🚨 The JURI Committee has adopted the INI report on copyright & generative AI. The outcome leaves legal uncertainty for researchers and public-interest AI developers. Plenary vote in March. 👉 Full analysis (@justusdreyling.bsky.social and Leander Nielbock): communia-association.org/2026/01/28/i...

INI on copyright and generative AI: After the vote

Today, the JURI Committee adopted Axel Voss’s own-initiative report on copyright and generative AI. The report still contains ambiguities and problematic language that risk creating legal uncertainty,...

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Our January newsletter is out, featuring: 🔸Parliament INI on Copyright & GenAI 🔸Upcoming Conference on the Secondary Publication Right 🔸Guest blogpost on copyright TPMs 🧐Read now: mailchi.mp/communia-ass... 📝Sign up: eepurl.com/g8TTvT

🚨 JURI vote on copyright & generative AI coming up on Wednesday (28 Jan)! Our assessment of Axel Voss’s INI: ▶️ some improvements ▶️ but still major flaws 👉 The Committee should reject the report, or at least fix its most glaring mistakes. 👇Full analysis: communia-association.org/2026/01/26/i...

INI on copyright and generative AI: Final assessment and recommendation

The INI on copyright and generative AI will be put to a Committee vote this week. Although framed as a response to legitimate questions around AI and copyright, the proposal suffers from serious short...

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📆On 5 February, COMMUNIA is co-organising the Conference on the Secondary Publication Right in Lisbon (held in PT and ENG). We will bring together experts and policymakers to discuss a proposal for the adoption of SPR in Portugal! Interested? Check out the links below to learn more and register!

And the ✨ European Public Domain Day ✨ has started! #EPDD26 We are very excited to launch the event with Bart Magnus from Meemoo. Today, that's not only our conference, it is also the Wikipedia 2️⃣ 5️⃣ th Birthday 🎂 #Wikipedia25 📄 Check the program of the conference: www.pdday.org/events/europ...

This week, we submitted our response to public consultation on the European Research Area (ERA) Act! The consultation remains open until 23 January 2026 — make your voice heard, too! 📢 Our response: communia-association.org/2026/01/13/s... Link to the questionnaire: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

Submission to the open consultation on the ERA Act

Yesterday, we submitted our response (PDF file) to the public consultation questionnaire on the European Research Area (ERA) Act. The ERA Act, which the European Commission is expected to introduce to...

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On 1 January a new wave of cultural heritage entered the public domain! To celebrate, we are co-hosting the Public Domain Day 2026📚 🗓️ 15 January 2026 📍 Royal Library of Belgium & online 👉 We're at capacity for in-person participation, but online participation is still possible

🎄🎁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