Policy Fellow at COMMUNIA. Interested in open science and openGLAM.

Brussels
Joined March 2015
It's my last day @communia_eu and I'm finishing up with a final blogpost :). Thanks to the team and best of luck with the next term!
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It has become increasingly common for publishers to limit access to #eBooks by imposing highly restrictive licensing conditions, demanding excessive prices, or simply denying licenses. This needs to stop. Join us in two weeks for our salon! Register here: communia-association.org/202…
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The current legal framework doesn’t enable libraries to play their crucial role in ensuring access to knowledge & culture in the digital environment. Join us on wed 29/05 from 15-16h for our salon on e-lending to learn what needs to be done! Register here communia-association.org/202…
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New COMMUNIA policy paper proposes measures to make #OpenAccess mandatory for publicly funded research!
To make #openaccess mandatory for publicly funded research, we recommend a secondary publication obligation & right as well as a #copyright exception for knowledge institutions, part of a #digitalknowledgeact for knowledge institutions! communia-association.org/202…
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Sam Donvil retweeted
Our member Wikimedia Europe argues we that we need a #DigitalKnowledgeAct to address the risks of #AI and threats of misinformation and disinformation. Read more about their point of view here: wikimedia.brussels/we-need-a… #openknowledge #openscience
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At the 2nd panel of #publicdomainday EU @teresanobre and @mzeinstra discuss compliance with #TDM from a practical vs. a policy perspective. @communia_eu advocates that cultural heritage institutions need limitations to liability!
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The last panel of #publicdomainday Europe closes with a panel discussion on emerging perspectives on the future of the #publicdomain
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The roundtable conversation at #publicdomainday EU discusses how we can guarantee equal access to the commons in the face of current developments such as encroachment on pd works through other legal frameworks but also use of pd works in #AI applications. #publiekdomeindag
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EU researchers are often unable to remotely access and reuse the resources they need. Read about Jonas’ experience navigating the obstacles to accessing @kungbib resources in our publication "Nobody puts research in a cage": communia-association.org/202…
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The reality of contemporary research practice calls for a EU-wide #copyright exception, in addition to the existing TDM exceptions. Read our publication, illustrating issues with research transparency, difficulties complying with #openaccess & cross-border initiatives!
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Excited to join #COMMUNIA_eu until end of may working on challenges in #openscience! 🙌
We are thrilled to announce that @samdonvil is joining COMMUNIA as a Policy Fellow until the end of May!👏 Sam will be working with us on developing solutions to the copyright-related challenges that knowledge institutions face in the digital environment. communia-association.org/aut…
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After the theory the practice: @LN_ist shows us examples of registration of rights on heritage collections and communicating these to the public through #rightsstatements, #licences, user guidelines, etc. @meemoo_be #openglam
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Pleased with the positive feedback on our #publicdomain rights workshop: "more tailored to the needs and day to day practice of heritage workers then the commercially available offer." Consult the slides at your own pace on @meemoo_be's slideshare: slideshare.net/vlaamsinstitu…
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Shout-out to @mzeinstra & @ter_burg from Vereniging Open Nederland for letting use use the resource they created for their rights workshop, allowing us to build upon it. Excited to see if we'll see iterations in other countries in the future! #eatyourowndogfood
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Shoutout to @mzeinstra & @ter_burg from Stichting Open Nederland for letting us reuse the resource they created for their own rights workshop, so we could build upon it. We would be excited to see future iterations by other communities based on ours too! #eatyourowndogfood
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