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BGH hears “legal dispute concerning framing” between Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst and Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
On Thursday, the 21st February 2019, the Bundesgerichtshof in Karlsruhe (Federal Court of Justice) (BGH) will hear the legal dispute between the Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst (VG...
Kammergericht Berlin (Court of Appeal) Decides Copyright Dispute in Favour of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
In a currently pending test case dealing with issues of technological measures to prevent framing, the Court of Appeal passed a ground-breaking judgement in the second instance on 18th...
The German Federal Cultural Foundation supports cultural hackathon!
There is great joy about the official decision announced on 21 June 2018: within the scope of the programme Kultur digital (working title) of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (KSB), the...
Our First DDBforum: A Review
„Cultural heritage is no end in itself, it is the future of all of us“ – this closing statement by Dr. Uwe Koch, national coordinator of the European Cultural Heritage Year 2018...
A Short Cultural History of Rain or Why Rain assists Democracy
In the history of mankind rain, as a cultural phenomenon, has had and still has the most diverse forms and influences: at this point we would like to talk about hydraulic empires, royal...
Willing to share?
The question of the willingness to share digitally and to make digital participation possible assumes that the cultural heritage institutions (museums, collections and archives) have an...
#12of12: The Archives Department of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek and the Archivportal-D – A Portrait in Twelve Pictures
On a very rainy Monday afternoon in Berlin, I take the train to Stuttgart to visit my colleagues from the Archives Department and the Archivportal-D, the sector-specific access to the...
Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek vs. VG Bild-Kunst Model Case Proceedings on "Framing"
The Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (DDB) filed an action with the Regional Court of Berlin against the art royalties collective society Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst (VG Bild-Kunst)...
Looking beyond Google for online access to EU culture and knowledge
Internet users in the US have access to a much broader body of knowledge and culture than internet users in the EU. According to Ellen Euler we should not see Google Books as a threat...
From card index to archive server. Options of digital use of libraries, museums and archives under applicable copyright law – An article by Till Kreutzer
The first publication of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek “A Future for the Past – Cultural Heritage in the Digital World” (“Der Vergangenheit eine Zukunft – Kulturelles Erbe in der...
Online borrowing and virtual museum tour. The right to cultural participation in the 21st century - an article by Ellen Euler and Thomas Dreier
The first publication of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek “A Future for the Past – Cultural Heritage in the Digital World” (“Der Vergangenheit eine Zukunft – Kulturelles Erbe in der...
Copyright, practice and fiction. Rights clearance for cultural heritage in the age of digitalization – An article by Paul Klimpel
The first publication of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek “A Future for the Past – Cultural Heritage in the Digital World” (“Der Vergangenheit eine Zukunft – Kulturelles Erbe in der...
The Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek at the large trade fairs in March
If you visit the CeBIT in Hanover or the Library Congress and the Book Fair in Leipzig in March, you are very welcome to pay us a visit at our stands. This year we are present at the...
New publication: “A Handbook of Culture Portals – Online Cultural and Scientific Offerings”
The “Handbook of Culture Portals – Online Cultural and Scientific Offerings” was published in October 2015. The handbook consists of four parts: “Introduction and Importance of Culture...
Free access to pictures shapes human character! – A Conversation about the Future of Copyright Law
In September of last year, the Europeana, the European counterpart to the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek, introduced its position paper on copyright law and demanded an update of European...
"The Law and Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age" – Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek releases the third episode in their thematic trailer series
The Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek began their thematic trailer series "Culture and Knowledge Online" in 2013. In the short films, various aspects which are relevant for guaranteeing...
A Look Back at the 2015 "Shaping Access! More Responsibility for Cultural Heritage" Conference
For the third time, the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek is one of the event organisers for the "Shaping Access! More Responsibility for Cultural Heritage" Conference, which takes place...