Public Domain Day

A series of activities that celebrated yearly the importance of the Public Domain.

On the first of January new works enter into the public domain because their copyrights have expired. This means the works can be re-used in new works of art, they can be changed and re-published.
Worldwide, this The Public Domain Day is celebrated on the first of January.

In Brussels, the Public Domain Day was celebrated by a yearly event that was organised by Constant, CRIDS(Centre de Recherche Informatique et Droit, FUNDP Namur), Cinema Nova and the Royal Library of Belgium.


Related events

Happy Public Domain 2014!

2014
Each year, as of January 1, thousands of works enter into the public domain, 70 years after the death of their authors. The period of protection by copyright expires, and the works become a (...)

Locating the text

2013
The Death of the Authors, 1941 edition fera partie de la galerie virtuelle au sein de l’exposition "Les littératures numériques d’hier à demain", organisée par l’Electronic Literature (...)

Locating the text

2013
The Death of the Authors, 1941 edition will be part of the virtual gallery in the exhibition "Les littératures numériques d’hier à demain", organised by the Electronic Literature Organisation in (...)

Gelukkig Publiek Domein!

2013
De Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België, het CRIDS en de vzw Constant nodigen u graag uit voor de ’Dag van het Publiek Domein’, een namiddag met een rondleiding en toelichtingen door verschillende (...)

Fêtons le Domaine Public!

2013
La Bibliothèque royale, le CRIDS, Constant asbl et Hackerspace Brussels ont le plaisir de célébrer avec vous «Â La Journée du Domaine Public » en vous proposant une visite guidée et des (...)

Happy Public Domain Day

2013
An afternoon focussing on Public Domain works and the problems of institutional digitisation. As the event will be in French and Dutch, please read the full program there. A collaboration with (...)

Happy New Year! Happy Public Domain Day!

2013
Our best wishes for 2013 to everyone who reads this message, supports us, inspires us, works with us! Our wishes are enriched by the impressive wealth of knowledge, information and beauty that (...)

COPYRIGHT TA GRAND-MERE ET PARTAGE LE RESTE (La propriété intellectuelle en Panik)

2012
Constant member Wendy Van Wynsberghe was part of this radio series on copyright and free licenses. You can re-listen to the broadcasting here: http://www.radiopanik.org/spip/Les-droits-d-auteur-a-

COPYRIGHT TA GRAND-MERE ET PARTAGE LE RESTE (La propriété intellectuelle en Panik)

2012
Constantlid Wendy Van Wynsberghe nam deel aan deze radioreeks rond auteursrecht en open licenties. Je kan de uitzendingen hier herbeluisteren: http://www.radiopanik.org/spip/Les-droits-d-auteur-a-

COPYRIGHT TA GRAND-MERE ET PARTAGE LE RESTE (La propriété intellectuelle en Panik)

2012
Wendy Van Wynsberghe de Constant participe a cette emission radio autour de droits d’auteurs et licences libres. Vous pouvez ré-écouter les émissions ici: (...)