COMMUNIA Association for the Public Domain
Budget
€360,000
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
7
4 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
COMMUNIA advocates for policies that expand the public domain and increase access to and reuse of culture and knowledge. We seek to limit the scope of exclusive copyright to sensible proportions that do not place unnecessary restrictions on access and use. The COMMUNIA International Association on the public domain is a network of activists, researchers and practitioners from universities, NGOs and SME established in 10 Member States. The mission of COMMUNIA is to foster, strengthen and enrich the Public Domain. COMMUNIA is an international association incorporated under Belgian law. The COMMUNIA association is built on the eponymous Thematic Network, funded by the European Commission from 2007 to 2011, which issued the Public Domain Manifesto and gathered over 50 members from academia and civil society researching and promoting the digital public domain in Europe and worldwide.
EU Legislative Interests
All policy initiatives in the field of copyright and related rights, especially in relation to the digital environment.
Communication Activities
We occasionally organise events and workshops and participate in events and workshops organized by other stakeholders. We regularly publish on our own website and on social media.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
We are a member of the Access to Knowledge Coalition (A2K Coalition, https://www.a2k-coalition.org/).
Organisation Members
http://www.communia-association.org/members/
Additional Information
As of July 2022, COMMUNIA is receiving structural funding from the UK philanthropic organisation Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. The funding is scheduled to run for eight years and amounts to 3.000.000€ in total (https://communia-association.org/2022/09/20/communia-receives-eight-year-grant-from-arcadia/). In 2025, the annual budget amounts to €360000.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.