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communia @communia.bsky.social · 8d

📢 The video of our latest COMMUNIA Salon on the right to e-lend is now online!

Experts explored legal barriers, unfair licensing practices & solutions to empower libraries in the digital world.

#elending #copyright #libraries

🎥 Watch here: communia-association.org/2025/09/29/v...

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communia @communia.bsky.social · 21d

⏰ One week to go! ⏰

On Wednesday, September 24, 15:00-16:00 CEST, we host an online Salon on the right to e-lend! Find out what’s stopping libraries from properly lending e-books and what we can do about it. 📚

Register now ✍️: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

communia @communia.bsky.social · 22d

Our September newsletter is out, featuring:
🔸 Policy paper for a general scientific research exception
🔸 Our response to the ERA Act consultation
🔸 Our upcoming salon on the right to e-lend

Read now 🧐: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

Sign up ✍️: eepurl.com/g8TTvT

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communia @communia.bsky.social · 27d

COMMUNIA submitted a response to the call for evidence on the ERA Act!

We strongly support the completion of the ERA and thus call for an EU-wide secondary publishing right and a mandatory general research exception.

🧐 Read our full submission on our blog:
communia-association.org/2025/09/11/s...

communia @communia.bsky.social · 28d

Our newest Policy Paper #23 for a general scientific research exception is out!

In it, we advocate for a mandatory research exception that applies across the Union and covers all types of protected subject matter.

Read the full paper here: communia-association.org/2025/09/10/n...

COMMUNIA elects new board

communia @communia.bsky.social · Sep 2

🤔What’s stopping libraries from lending e-books like they lend physical copies?
And what policy solutions exist to ensure they can fulfil their public mission?

To learn more, join us on September 24, 15:00 CEST, for our online Salon on the right to e-lend!

📝Register: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...

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communia @communia.bsky.social · Aug 25

For more information, see our blog post:
communia-association.org/2025/08/25/c...

Ahead of the summer break, COMMUNIA full members elected a new Administrative Council during the 2025 General Assembly.

COMMUNIA's submission to the Danish consultation on the proposal for introducing protection against digitally generated imitations in copyright law

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communia @communia.bsky.social · Aug 25

COMMUNIA has a new board! Our members elected:
🔸 paulk.bsky.social, Co-founder and Policy Director of openfuture.bsky.social
🔸Maja Bogataj Jančič, Founder and Director of the Intellectual Property Institute
🔸 majadrabczyk.bsky.social, Chair of the Board at ‪ centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social‬

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communia @communia.bsky.social · Aug 21

In June, the Danish government together with a number of opposition parties jointly proposed the establishment of a safeguard against the sharing of digital imitations by amending the Copyright Act.

Read our comments on the proposed law: communia-association.org/2025/08/21/c...

In June 2025, the Danish government together with a number of opposition parties have jointly proposed the establishment of a safeguard against the sharing of digital imitations by amending the Copyri...

Our thoughts on the final version of the GPAI Code of Practice

communia @communia.bsky.social · Jul 22

The EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice is finally out! But is it worth the wait? ⌛

For an assessment of the copyright-related measures, see our latest blog post (by Teresa Nobre):
communia-association.org/2025/07/21/o...

The EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice is finally out (download the copyright chapter as a PDF file). The Code of Practice—drafted by independent experts with input from over 1,000 stakeholders—sh...

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communia @communia.bsky.social · Jul 14

Our July newsletter is out, featuring:
🔸Policy paper on AI-generated outputs
🔸Our reaction to the EP INI on copyright and GenAI
🔸Recording of our "cashing in twice" salon
Read now 🧐: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...
Sign up 📝: eepurl.com/g8TTvT

Higher regional court of Stuttgart confirms territoriality of Italian cultural heritage code

communia @communia.bsky.social · Jul 10

Update on a puzzling case involving the Italian Cultural Heritage Code! 🧩

Last month, the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart confirmed that the law cannot be enforced outside of Italy.

Read more about the decision (@justusdreyling.bsky.social ) 👇
communia-association.org/2025/07/10/h...

On June 11th, the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart largely upheld the 2024 decision of the Regional Court of Stuttgart, confirming that the Italian Cultural Heritage Code cannot be enforced outside ...

Open Joint Letter against the Delaying and Reopening of the AI Act

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · Jul 9

⏰ Today, CDT Europe, together with 51 experts, academics & civil society organisations, sent an open letter to the European Commission to express our concerns regarding the forthcoming Digital Simplification package, which could include revisiting the AI Act.

👇🏻 Read the full letter on our website:

CDT Europe, alongside the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), European Digital Rights (EDRi) and the European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL), co-drafted a letter signed by 52 civil society or...

cdt.org

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communia @communia.bsky.social · Jul 9

🗼Paris calling ☎️

COMMUNIA is currently at the INSPIRING ERA Exchange on EU Copyright & Data Access Rights for Research in the Age of #AI in Paris.

🗣️From 12:10 our Legal Director Teresa Nobre will share our position on General AI models in service of Open Science

Come up and say hi😉

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communia @communia.bsky.social · Jul 8

The EU should not consider new exclusive rights for AI-generated outputs that are not copyrightable.

Policy paper #22 - published today - explains COMMUNIA's stance on this subject and why we renew our call for the introduction of a registration mechanism:

communia-association.org/2025/07/08/n...

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communia @communia.bsky.social · Jul 7

The EP's own initiative report on #copyright and #GenAI is out!

Our positive takeaways:
🔸fair remuneration for creators
🔸central opt-out register
🔸public domain status of non-original AI outputs

Initial concerns:
🔸challenges AI Act interpretation on AI training
🔸measures on infringing outputs

A first look into the JURI draft report on copyright and AI

Last week saw the first draft of the long-anticipated own-initiative report on copyright and generative artificial intelligence authored by Axel Voss for the JURI Committee (download as a PDF file). T...

communia @communia.bsky.social · Jun 18

Earlier this month we hosted our Salon on the French proposal to tax second-hand books🍿

If you were unable to make it or would like to rewatch, the recording is now available!
communia-association.org/2025/06/18/v...

communia @communia.bsky.social · Jun 5

🎁A small present for all our Polish-speaking friends:
Our Digital Knowledge Act publication is now available in a translated version! 🥳

Say cześć to "Akt w sprawie Wiedzy Cyfrowej dla Europy" at the link below:
communia-association.org/publication/...

communia @communia.bsky.social · Jun 4

🎁Un petit cadeau for all our French-speaking friends:
Our Digital Knowledge Act publication is now available in a translated version! 🥳

Say Bonjour to "Un Acte sur la Connaissance Numérique pour l’Europe" at the link below:
communia-association.org/publication/...

communia @communia.bsky.social · Jun 3

Academic and public libraries frequently struggle to create and maintain their digital collections as publishers often can, without prior warning, withdraw certain works from already agreed licensing deals.

Read more in our latest report:
communia-association.org/publication/...

communia @communia.bsky.social · Jun 2

⏰Last chance to register!
Wednesday, June 4 - 13:00 CEST, we will host an online Salon on the French legislative proposal to tax second-hand book sales, and the damage this could cause to access to #culture and the #PublicDomain!
Register now: communia-association.org/event/commun...

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communia @communia.bsky.social · May 28

⏰ Reminder: 1 week to go!

Next week, on Wednesday, June 4, 13:00 CEST, we will host an online salon on the French legislative proposal to tax second-hand book sales, and the damage this could cause to access to #culture and the #PublicDomain!

Register now: communia-association.org/event/commun...

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communia @communia.bsky.social · May 27

Our May newsletter is out, featuring:
🔸Our report on unfair licensing practices
🔸Upcoming Salon on second-hand book sales in France
🔸Submission on combating online piracy of live events

Read now 🧐: mailchi.mp/communia-ass...
Sign up 📝: eepurl.com/g8TTvT

communia @communia.bsky.social · May 26

Academic and public libraries are suffering from a lack of bargaining power vis-a-vis publishers.
This often forces them to accept unfair licensing terms and tolerate highly problematic business models.

Read more in our latest report:
communia-association.org/publication/...