{"id":52665,"global_id":"www.kbr.be\/en\/?id=52665","global_id_lineage":["www.kbr.be\/en\/?id=52665"],"author":"35","status":"publish","date":"2025-09-24 17:19:44","date_utc":"2025-09-24 15:19:44","modified":"2025-12-04 13:35:58","modified_utc":"2025-12-04 12:35:58","url":"https:\/\/www.kbr.be\/en\/agenda\/european-public-domain-day-2026\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/www.kbr.be\/en\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/52665","title":"European Public Domain Day 2026","description":"<p data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"410\">On the first day of each new year, a significant amount of heritage enters the public domain. This is the perfect material to make as freely accessible as possible, although this is not always the case yet. 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The program starts at 9:30 AM.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"817\">After a plenary session with a keynote by Bartolomeo Meletti <a href=\"https:\/\/www.create.ac.uk\/\">(CREATe<\/a>), you can choose between two parallel tracks:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"855\"><strong data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"853\">Belgian Track | European Track<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"1009\"><strong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"874\">Belgian Track<\/strong><br data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"877\" \/>We highlight developments in the public domain in Belgium and beyond. Which recent events have had an impact on the public domain?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1068\">This session will mostly be in Dutch and will focus on:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1204\">\n<li data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1110\">\n<p data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1110\">New works entering the public domain;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1149\">\n<p data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1149\">(Re)use of public domain material;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1204\">\n<p data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1204\">The award ceremony of Wiki Loves Heritage Belgium.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1363\"><strong data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1224\">European Track<\/strong><br data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1227\" \/>In this English-language session, we will look at recent actions by partner organizations to protect and strengthen the public domain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1390\"><strong data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1388\">Confirmed speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1775\">\n<li data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1403\">\n<p data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1403\">COMMUNIA<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1536\">\n<p data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1536\">OpenFuture Foundation: on the latest developments in CommonsDB, a registry of works in the public domain and with open licenses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1775\">\n<p data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1775\">Panel by CREATe, with Kristofer Erickson, Martin Kretschmer, Aline Iramina, Bartolomeo Meletti, and S\u00e9verine Dusollier: on their empirical and theoretical research on the public domain and how it can contribute to policy and practice.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1808\"><strong data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1806\">Lunch (1:00 PM \u2013 2:00 PM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"2055\"><strong data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1843\">Afternoon (2:00 PM \u2013 4:50 PM)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1846\" \/>After lunch, we will reconvene in a plenary session. In English, we will discuss practical use cases and professional challenges related to the public domain and the creative reuse of public domain material.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2076\"><strong data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2074\">Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2958\">\n<li data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2399\">\n<p data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2399\"><em><strong data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2094\">Tapestries:<\/strong><\/em> This free open-source tool allows anyone to create non-linear presentations using web pages, PDFs, images, audio and video files, and even code running in an emulator. It is a way to bring the wealth of digital objects from Wikimedia Commons, the Internet Archive, and Europeana to life. \u2013 by Bob Stein<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2551\">\n<p data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2551\"><em><strong data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2426\">The Graveyard Shift:<\/strong><\/em> on public engagement, copyright, death dates, and data \u2013 by Annabelle Shaw &amp; Louise McAward-White (British Film Institute)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2552\" data-end=\"2696\">\n<p data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2696\"><em><strong data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2574\">Pattern-a-thons:<\/strong> <\/em>a crowdsourcing event to create and share fashion designs \u2013 by Dieter Suls and Stijn Van den Bulck (ModeMuseum Antwerp)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2697\" data-end=\"2810\">\n<p data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2810\"><em><strong data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2763\">Remixing heritage to imagine future sea-level rise scenarios<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 by Carlo Gaetano (University of Amsterdam)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2811\" data-end=\"2885\">\n<p data-start=\"2813\" data-end=\"2885\"><em><strong data-start=\"2813\" data-end=\"2865\">Happy accidents with videos in the public domain<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 by Bj\u00f6rn Wijers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2886\" data-end=\"2958\">\n<p data-start=\"2888\" data-end=\"2958\"><em><strong data-start=\"2888\" data-end=\"2916\">Wiki Loves Public Domain<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 by Geert Van Pamel &amp; Maarten Zeinstra<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"2988\"><strong data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"2967\">Q&amp;A<\/strong><br data-start=\"2967\" data-end=\"2970\" \/><strong data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"2986\">Coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2990\" data-end=\"3005\"><strong data-start=\"2990\" data-end=\"3003\">Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3006\" data-end=\"3182\">\n<li data-start=\"3006\" data-end=\"3028\">\n<p data-start=\"3008\" data-end=\"3028\">CommonsDB Workshop<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3029\" data-end=\"3182\">\n<p data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3182\">Tapestry Workshop by Bob Stein: Bring your laptop and we will create digital \u201ctapestries\u201d together. It\u2019s easier and much more fun than you think!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3184\" data-end=\"3193\"><strong data-start=\"3184\" data-end=\"3191\">Q&amp;A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3195\" data-end=\"3230\"><strong data-start=\"3195\" data-end=\"3228\">Reception (4:50 PM \u2013 6:00 PM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3232\" data-end=\"3259\"><strong data-start=\"3232\" data-end=\"3257\">Practical Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3261\" data-end=\"3576\">You are welcome on January 15, 2026, at <strong data-start=\"3301\" data-end=\"3308\">KBR<\/strong> (Kunstberg 28, 1000 Brussels), or online! The Belgian track (physical only) will mostly be in Dutch. The European track and the afternoon session (both physical and online) will be in English. 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