Tagged With: related rights
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Tools & Resources
RightsStatements.org
RightsStatements.org provides a set of standardized rights statements that can be used to communicate the copyright and re-use status of digital objects to the public. Our rights statements are supported by major aggregation platforms such as the Digital Public Library of America and Europeana. The rights statements have been designed with both human users and machine users (such as search engines) in mind and make use of semantic web technology. Learn more about how you can use our rights statements here.
Research
The Myth of European Term Harmonisation: 27 Public Domains for the 27 Member States
Based on the research that underpins the Out of Copyright Public Domain Calculator (outofcopyright.eu) this article highlights the considerable legal uncertainty that surrounds the apparent harmonisation of the copyright term throughout the EU.
Policy & Evidence
Copyright Exceptions and Statutory Diversity: The WIPO Study of Exceptions for Libraries and Archives
This conference paper provides an overview of the WIPO Study of Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives, with examples and discussion of different jurisdictions, including take-up, scope and specificity of exceptions.
Policy & Evidence
Public consultation on the role of publishers in the copyright value chain and on the 'panorama exception'
This public consultation sought views on the grant of a neighbouring right to publishers, and on problems created by the application of the 'panorama exception' in national laws.
Tools & Resources
Wikimedia Loses German Copyright Case Over Photographs of Public Domain Paintings
This article reviews the Regional Court of Berlin's decision in favor of the Reiss Engelhorn Museum, ruling photographs of public domain paintings are protected by the section 72 copyright-related right of the German Copyright Act.
Tools & Resources
Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland urge Reiss Engelhorn Museum to reconsider suit over public domain works of art
This blog post responds to the lawsuit filed by the Reiss Engelhorn Museum in Mannheim, Germany, against Wikimedia Foundation in regards to 17 images of public domain artworks which were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.