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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

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Activities and resources

Title:: Stilleven met kazen, amandelen en krakelingen
Creator:: Clara Peeters
Date:: 1615
Institution:: Mauritshuis
Country:: Netherlands
Copyright:: Public Domain

Copyright when sharing data with Europeana

Guidance on rights statements and information on copyright for cultural heritage institutions, data partners and aggregators who share data with Europeana.

Title:: Vanitas Still Life
Date:: 1662
Institution:: Rijksmuseum
Country:: Netherlands
Copyright:: Public Domain

Copyright and Digital Cultural Heritage

Resources and information for professionals who want to improve the quality of their collections data with reliable information around copyright, open access and rights statements.

Title:: Shells on a Table
Creator:: Balthasar van der Ast
Institution:: Mauritshuis
Country:: Netherlands
Copyright:: Public Domain

Copyright tools and resources

A set of tools and resources to support professionals dealing with copyright in the cultural heritage sector.

Title:: Still life
Date:: 1860
Institution:: Rijksmuseum
Country:: Netherlands
Copyright:: Public Domain

Copyright management guidelines for cultural heritage institutions

Supporting best practice.

Title:: Die Tischrede
Creator:: Ernst Juch (Künstler/in)
Date:: 1890
Institution:: Austrian Gallery Belvedere
Country:: Austria
Copyright:: CC BY-SA

Copyright Community work plan

Explore our Community Work plan for the coming year!

Policy and office hours

Discover learnings from the Community's regular events

Learn more about the Policy office hours on non-copyright limitations on public domain

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Discover insights from the Policy office hours on open access, copyright and ethics

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Discover insights from the Copyright office hours on artificial intelligence

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Insights from the Copyright office hours on licenses, labels, statements and tools

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Copyright office hours on public domain calculators

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Copyright office hours on licenses, labels, statements and tools

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Reviewing the Europeana Public Domain Charter

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Copyright Office Hours: Reconciling openness with data protection and privacy

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Copyright Office Hours: Going open access - an Introduction to the GLAM-E Lab Open GLAM Toolkit

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Task Forces and Working Groups

Title:: Helsingin rautatieasema, perspektiivipiirustus keskushallista, 1913
Creator:: Saarinen, Eliel
Institution:: Museum of Finnish Architecture
Country:: Finland
Copyright:: CC BY

Explore the work of the 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.

Title:: Three Butterflies
Date:: c.1683 - c.1726
Institution:: Rijksmuseum
Country:: Netherlands
Copyright:: Public Domain

Explore the work of the Article 14 Task Force

This Task Force focuses on the implementation and possible impact of Article 14 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive.

Meet the Steering Group

Ana Lazarova

IP lawyer

Digital Republic Association

Andrea Wallace

Associate Professor

University of Exeter Law School

Annabelle Shaw

Copyright & Rights Systems Manager

British Film Institute

Bartolomeo Meletti

Head of Knowledge Exchange

University of Glasgow

Brigitte Vézina

Director of Policy, former Copyright Advisor at Europeana Foundation

Creative Commons

Camille Francoise

Members Council Member

Deborah De Angelis

International Copyright Lawyer

Creative Commons Italy Chapter

Ellen van Keer

Member team expertise

meemoo, Flemish institute for archives

Hande Ozkayagan

Research associate and prae doc university assistant

University of Vienna

Juha Henriksson

Director

Music Archive Finland

Management Board Member

Maarten Zeinstra

Intellectual Property Lawyer and Information Professional

Open Nederland

Marina Markellou

Ethics Advisor

National Centre Scientific Research Demokritos

Ariadna Matas

Policy Advisor

Europeana Foundation

Community & Partner Engagement

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Title:: Lago di Garda - Riva - Panorama
Date:: 1939
Institution:: Digital Library Trentino
Country:: Italy
Copyright:: Public Domain

Italy extends copyright protection for non-creative photographs

Created: 4 February 2026

Copyright Community Member Deborah De Angelis explores the implications of new copyright amendments in Italy for cultural heritage institutions.

Title:: Peasants Dancing outside a Bohemian Inn
Creator:: Roelant Savery
Date:: 1610
Institution:: Mauritshuis
Country:: Netherlands
Copyright:: Public Domain

Celebrating Public Domain Day 2026

Created: 23 January 2026

On 15 January, 100 public domain advocates met in Brussels at the Royal Library for a one day conference to celebrate the public domain and to commemorate 25 years of Wikipedia. Ariadna Matas shares her main learnings and takeaways, and how you can get involved in championing the public domain in the future!

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Europeana Copyright Community

Who we are

What we do

Why join?

Activities and resources

Policy and office hours

Discover learnings from the Community's regular events

Learn more about the Policy office hours on non-copyright limitations on public domain

Discover insights from the Policy office hours on open access, copyright and ethics

Discover insights from the Copyright office hours on artificial intelligence

Insights from the Copyright office hours on licenses, labels, statements and tools

Discover insights from the Copyright office hours: copyright basics

Insights from the copyright office hours on rights on user-generated content

Copyright office hours: supporting each other with copyright challenges

Copyright office hours: a review of the Europeana Public Domain Charter

Watch the recordings

Copyright office hours on public domain calculators

Copyright office hours on licenses, labels, statements and tools

Reviewing the Europeana Public Domain Charter

Copyright Office Hours: Reconciling openness with data protection and privacy

Copyright Office Hours: Going open access - an Introduction to the GLAM-E Lab Open GLAM Toolkit

Task Forces and Working Groups

Meet the Steering Group

Ana Lazarova

Andrea Wallace

Annabelle Shaw

Bartolomeo Meletti

Brigitte Vézina

Camille Francoise

Deborah De Angelis

Ellen van Keer

Hande Ozkayagan

Juha Henriksson

Maarten Zeinstra

Marina Markellou

Ariadna Matas

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