Overview for copyrightwg

Title:
Detail from Man reading, 1380 - 1420,
Institution:
Austrian National Library,
Copyright:
Public Domain
News Created: 12 July 2016 Julia Fallon
Publishing a joint position with libraries on copyright reform
Advocacy Cultural Heritage Institutions copyrightreform copyrightwg
Europeana and library associations join forces and outline the benefits of updating the current copyright rules.
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News Created: 21 June 2016 Roxanne Peters
Finding the ‘right’ fit to share your cultural content
Legal standards Cultural Heritage Institutions europeanarightsstatement rightsstatements.org copyrightwg
Finding the ‘right’ fit to share your cultural content: Two new Europeana rights statements launching November 2016.
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Title:
Postcards contributed by members of the public to Europeana 1914-18: Postcards of Patrick and John O'Rourke, contributed by Kay Ryan
Institution:
Europeana 1914-18
Copyright:
CC BY-SA
News Created: 26 April 2016 Roxanne Peters
Making the invisible visible: Six cultural heritage institutions share the pitfalls of clearing rights for 20th century collections
Advocacy Cultural Heritage Institutions copyrightreform copyrightwg
All are protected by copyright but were never created with commercial intent. As they are all housed in various cultural heritage institutions across Europe, they have all ‘acquired’ the status of being recognised as signifiers of social and cultural importance.
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