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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

Join our Community through the Europeana Network Association

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:: Woman Lying on the Beach. Annabel Lee
Creator:: Manet, Édouard
Date:: 1879-1882
Institution:: Statens Museum for Kunst
Country:: Denmark

Copyright Community Work Plan

The Europeana Copyright Community is one of the Europeana Network Association's specialist communities. Explore their work plan for 2024.

Title:: One of the Bridges over the Seine, Paris, in the Moonlight
Date:: 1835
Institution:: Rijksmuseum
Country:: The Netherlands
Copyright:: Public Domain

Digital cultural heritage and the concept of openness

Use this page to understand more about the concept of ‘open’, which plays a key role in digital cultural heritage, but has many dimensions.

These guidelines from the Europeana Copyright Community aim to to support best practice in copyright management in cultural heritage organisations.

Learn more

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

Task Forces and Working Groups

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

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.

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

Out of Commerce works Working Group

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

Title:: Molen bij een rivier
Date:: 1770 - 1814
Institution:: Rijksmuseum
Country:: Netherlands
Copyright:: Public Domain

How-to guide for labelling cultural heritage

This Task Force aimed to assess the feasibility of a decision-making schema for cultural heritage institutions to identify copyright and neighbouring rights in their collections.

The final recommendation

Explore rights clearance, open access and more!

Watch more webinars

Title:: [Castellfollit de la Roca]
Creator:: Desconegut
Date:: 1910/1920
Institution:: Ajuntament de Girona
Country:: Spain
Copyright:: Public Domain

Meet the Steering Group

Marina Markellou

Ethics Advisor

National Centre Scientific Research Demokritos

Andrea Wallace

Associate Professor

University of Exeter Law School

Hande Ozkayagan

Research associate and prae doc university assistant

University of Vienna

Bartolomeo Meletti

Education and Research Executive

Learning on Screen

Annabelle Shaw

British Film Institute

Ana Lazarova

IP lawyer

Digital Republic Association

Deborah De Angelis

International Copyright Lawyer

Creative Commons Italy Chapter

Ellen van Keer

Member team expertise

meemoo, Flemish institute for archives

Juha Henriksson

Director

Music Archive Finland

Management Board Member

Maarten Zeinstra

Intellectual Property Lawyer and Information Professional

Open Nederland

Brigitte Vézina

Director of Policy, former Copyright Advisor at Europeana Foundation

Creative Commons

Ariadna Matas

Policy Advisor

Europeana Foundation

Community & Partner Engagement

Keep up to date with the latest news and and add your voice to discussions!

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Title:: Frederik Hendrik neemt als stadhouder zitting in de Staten van Holland, 1625
Date:: 1732 - 1733
Institution:: Rijksmuseum
Country:: Netherlands
Copyright:: Public Domain

Latest news

Title:: [Olot] Celebració del ball de la sardana de corpus a la plaça Major d'Olot.
Creator:: Desconegut
Date:: Spain
Institution:: Ajuntament de Girona
Country:: 1910/1920
Copyright:: Public Domain

Transcriptions, subtitles and enrichments: sharing our copyright approach

Created: 12 August 2020

Europeana increasingly relies on content generated by users or machines that adds value to the cultural heritage data we share, and makes it more accessible and reusable. These projects raise many new questions, including ones related to copyright: what can we enrich and transcribe, and how do we label, or license, the results?

Title:: Animal locomotion. Plate 627
Creator:: Eadweard Muybridge
Date:: 1887
Institution:: Ajuntament de Girona
Country:: Spain
Copyright:: Public Domain

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.

Data publication Legal standards Cultural Heritage Institutions Copyrightcommunity Copyright

Upcoming events

Title:: EuropeanaTech 2023 - Explore, Engage, Experience
Creator:: Sebastiaan ter Burg
Institution:: Europeana
Country:: Netherlands
Copyright:: CC BY

4 July 2024
14:00 — 15:00 Online

Licences, labels, statements and tools

This office hours session, organised by the Europeana Network Association Copyright Community, will explore various questions around the use of Creative Commons licenses, tools, and rights statements.