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

Copyright management guidelines for cultural heritage institutions

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

Title:: Woman Lying on the Beach. Annabel Lee
Creator:: Manet, Édouard
Date:: 1879-1882
Institution:: Statens Museum for Kunst
Country:: Denmark
Copyright:: CC0

Europeana Copyright Community Work Plan 2023

The Europeana Copyright Community is one of the Europeana Network Association's specialist communities. Explore their work plan for 2023.

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

Meet Fred Saunderson, Community Chair and the members and manager of the steering group

Fred Saunderson

Rights and Information Manager

National Library of Scotland

Management Board Member

Chair - Copyright community

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

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:: Sportlerinnen-Pyramide
Creator:: Hamann, Heinrich
Date:: 1903
Institution:: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Country:: Germany
Copyright:: CC0

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

Created: 29 September 2023

Over the summer, the Europeana Copyright Community hosted a Policy Office Hours session on open access, copyright and ethics in the digital cultural heritage sector, with Dr. Andrea Wallace as a guest. Read on to learn what was discussed with peers and copyright experts in the community and how to join future sessions!

Title:: A Violinist and a Flutist Playing Music together
Date:: 1755
Institution:: Rijksmuseum
Country:: Netherlands
Copyright:: Public Domain

New Memorandum unlocks the dissemination of musical works in the Netherlands

Created: 29 August 2023

An exciting new development in the Netherlands means that it is now much easier for cultural heritage institutions to make their collections of musical works available. In this post, Maarten Zeinstra, copyright coordinator for the Netherlands Association for the archives (KVAN) tells us about a new memorandum of understanding.

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Upcoming events

Title:: Clocks: Richard Greene's museum at Lichfield, showing the "Lichfield" clock, two men discussing it. Engraving, 1748, after H. White.
Creator:: Henry White
Institution:: Wellcome Collection
Country:: United Kingdom
Copyright:: CC BY

24 October 2023
17:00 — 18:00 Online

Policy office hours on non-copyright limitations on the public domain

Join this copyright office hours session to discuss non-copyright limitations on the public domain, including questions around limitations such as those presented by cultural heritage codes, with peers and experts in the copyright community.

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Title:: Clocks: Richard Greene's museum at Lichfield, showing the "Lichfield" clock, two men discussing it. Engraving, 1748, after H. White.
Creator:: Henry White
Institution:: Wellcome Collection
Country:: United Kingdom
Copyright:: CC BY

14 November 2023
13:00 — 14:00 Online

Copyright office hours on matters affecting the audiovisual industry

Join this copyright office hours session to discuss matters affecting the audiovisual industry, documentary filmmakers and film educators, with peers and experts in the copyright community.

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