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

Copyright webinars

Explore rights clearance, open access and more!

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

How-to guide for labelling cultural heritage

A Task Force assessing the feasibility for a schema for cultural heritage institutions to identify copyright in their collections.

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.

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

Legal Coordinator

Darts-IP

Bartolomeo Meletti

Education and Research Executive

Learning on Screen

Annabelle Shaw

Copyright & Rights Systems Manager

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 instute for archives

Ariadna Matas

Policy Advisor

Europeana Foundation

Community & Partner Engagement

Latest news

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

Created: 3 March 2023

The Europeana Copyright Community’s ‘Copyright office hours’ offer you a space to ask questions about copyright and digital cultural heritage, get inspired by other approaches and share your knowledge. Find out more and join the next round of sessions!

Legal standards copyright

Title:: Jazzóra II. Budapesti Téli Tánctanfolyamon
Creator:: Tone Stojko szlovén fotóművész
Date:: 1986
Institution:: Fortepan
Country:: Hungary
Copyright:: CC BY-SA

Discover the review of the Orphan Works Directive

Created: 24 February 2023

The Orphan Works Directive, adopted in 2012, sought to facilitate the making available online of materials whose rights holders are difficult to identify or locate. Find out about the results of a recent review of the Directive and the alternative solution available.

Legal standards copyright orphan-works

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

28 March 2023
13:00 — 14:00 Online

Copyright office hours on copyright basics

Join this copyright office hours session to discuss the basics of copyright, with peers and experts in the copyright community.

Legal standards copyright webinar webinars copyright-management

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

25 April 2023
17:00 — 18:00 Online

Copyright office hours on licenses, labels, statements and tools

Join this copyright office hours session to discuss licences, labels, statements and tools such as those from Creative Commons and Rights Statements in digital cultural heritage, with peers and experts in the copyright community.