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Katarzyna Strycharz in Copyright Untangled

Jan 26, 2016

Public Domain: why it is not that simple in Europe

As free culture enthusiasts, the first day of the new year marks a special occasion: Public Domain Day. On this day copyright expires on works that have reached the end of their terms — which, by the way, lasts for a long time — typically the…

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Lisette Kalshoven in Copyright Untangled

Jan 12, 2016

5 outrageous things educators can’t do because of copyright

The current patchwork of copyright exceptions for education at the member state level can lead to absurd situations for teachers that want to utilize creative works. We asked friends from across Europe to submit examples…

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Lisette Kalshoven in Copyright Untangled

May 17, 2016

4 approaches for teachers on how to work with copyright in the classroom

Teaching naturally involves communicating, creating, and sharing with students, both in the classroom and online. The more education takes place online — emailing homework assignments, sharing articles and…

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Teresa Nobre in Copyright Untangled

Jun 28, 2016

Estonia: the Best Case Scenario for Education

COMMUNIA spent the first term of Copyright Untangled showing why copyright is relevant to teachers, and why they should (unfortunately) care about it. First, we outlined a list of outrageous things teachers can’t do because of copyright. Of course…

Katarzyna Strycharz in Copyright Untangled

Feb 23, 2016

Right to quote — a teacher’s best friend?

The importance for the creative process to be able to build on works of others is known since many centuries. As Isaac Newton said (and many others have repeated), ‘if I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants’. For scientists or…