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  • Publication 26 May 2025

Understanding copyright - Webinar for museums

This webinar aims to raise awareness among museum professionals on the role of copyright for cultural heritage, education and research institutions and share good practices.

A graphic with the European Commission logo at the top and a title reading: “Museums, Cultural Heritage Institutions.” Below it, the text reads “Tuesday, 17 June.” A grey hand points towards a button with a copyright symbol in the background. At the bottom, the webinar topic reads: “Understanding Copyright — Access and (Re)Use of Works for Distance Education, Research and Leisure.” A label in the top right corner says “WEBINAR” and a hashtag in the bottom right corner reads “#DigitalEU.”

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Key objectives

  • Foster understanding of copyright rules and their application in practice among museum professionals on the permitted uses of copyright-protected content in order to maximise the potential of providing access to knowledge
  • Support copyright capacity building in museums by expanding copyright expertise among practitioners to contribute to rights clearance, to improve effective licensing and the use of applicable exceptions and limitations to copyright
  • Enhance and promote the exchange of good practices between museums and other cultural heritage institutions on access to and use of copyright-protected content, with a focus on education or research

Target audience: Cultural Heritage Institutions, Museums, Archives

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