Slovenian translation of the Public Domain Manifesto
On the webpage of the project the Slovenian translation of the Public Domain Manifesto was published.
The Public Domain Manifesto was created in the frame of the European thematic network about the digital public domain Communia. The members of the working group have been preparing the draft of the text for a few months on the basis of the idea presented at the first conference of Communia. The document then circulated between members of Communia until the final version was created and presented to the public on 25 January 2010.
The public domain is the wealth of information that is free from the barriers to access or reuse usually associated with copyright protection. It represents the works, from which new knowledge or new cultural works are created. After decades of measures that have significantly limited and reduced the public domain with the extension of the term of copyright protection, it is important to re-emphasize the importance of a lively and growing public domain for our society and economy. The role of the public domain was important in the past, but is even more crucial today, when the Internet and digital technologies allow us the access to works, their use and redistribution with simplicity and efficiency.
The goal of the Manifesto is to emphasize the importance of the wealth of information, which is free from the barriers associated to copyright limiting the access and re-use of a copyright work. In the era when the Internet allows us the direct access to our cultural heritage and knowledge, it is important that the policy makers and individuals contribute to strengthening the concept of the public domain.
The signatories of the Public Domain Manifesto are different individuals and institutions, also from Slovenia. The Intellectual Property Institute was one of the first signatories of the Manifesto.
The Grand Board of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) finally ruled that the figurative sign ‘COVIDIOT’ cannot be registered as an EU trademark.
The 4th Open Knowledge Day took place on Tuesday 17 October 2023, with an accompanying workshop on 18 October 2023. This year it was organised by the Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute (ODIPI) and supported by Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21).
We invite you to the fourth Open Knowledge Day and the workshop, which will take place this year within the framework of the programme and with the support of Knowledge Rights 21. The event will bring together experts from different European countries to discuss two topics: the first part will deal with the legal basis for data analytics, which is a key part of machine learning and related artificial intelligence, and the general exception for research. In the second part, open science in theory and practice will be presented both in Slovenia and in some Western Balkan countries. Representatives of research and educational institutions from Slovenia and the Western Balkan countries, as well as interested members of the public, are invited to attend.
Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, a renowned expert in copyright law, has joined the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, where she will serve as an affiliate researcher for the next two years.