“While courts can clarify the legal boundary conditions, questions about how machine-readable opt-outs function in practice are being taken up in standard-setting processes.”

The paper looks at how generative AI is changing society, and how societies are using it to access, produce and value information. It points out two big risks to how knowledge is controlled. Read more ⬇️

It will be great when we finally democratise higher education governance and we'll look back on this strange period where people from business were given control of our universities and then ran them into the ground.

La sociedad civil pide a la UE inversión en ecosistemas digitales abiertos, mejoras en la interoperabilidad, una nube y una web social independientes y basadas en protocolos abiertos.

Europe Talks Digital Sovereignty – Open Future The EU takes steps toward digital sovereignty with new policies, but success requires substantial investment in public digital infrastructure.

🇪🇺 The EU's new digital policies are ambitious—but without substantial investment in public infrastructure and alternatives to Big Tech, they will remain merely aspirational.

Read Zuzanna Warso's analysis of recent EU digital policy developments: openfuture.eu/blog/europe-...

"Governing the scholarly AI Commons" report cover with Open Future background image.

🤖 How can academic communities regain control over AI in knowledge production? New report by Open Future fellow @samuelmoore.org explores governance strategies for the "scholarly commons".
Read more ⬇️
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Reminder on EU's AI regulation: Innovation thrives in sunlight, not shadows.

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​​CommonsDB: A Foundation for Transparent Digital Rights Information Funded by the European Commission, the CommonsDB initiative is building a prototype registry of Public Domain and openly licensed works.

📱 We are building a public registry for openly licensed works. The first #CommonsDB newsletter features insights from @paulk.bsky.social and @posth.me on what is planned.

Want more updates on the initiative? Subscribe to the newsletter: www.commonsdb.org/blog/commons...

The CommonsDB website and newsletter have been released.

🚀 The first #CommonsDB newsletter features insights from @paulk.bsky.social and @posth.me on building a public registry for Public Domain and openly licensed works.

📬 Don’t miss out—subscribe to get the next issue delivered straight to your inbox: www.commonsdb.org/blog/commons...

NGI Commons' recent webinar brought together experts to explore digital commons policies, sovereign tech funding, and the future of open source in Europe.

🛠️ Key takeaway from @ngicommons.bsky.social “Public Policies for Digital Commons” webinar: Open source software (OSS) is critical infrastructure, like roads & bridges.

Read more and watch the discussion: openfuture.eu/event/public...

“This report is a stark reminder of how the rhetoric of sovereignty can be co-opted by nationalist agendas that ultimately serve corporate giants rather than the public interest.”

While some have narrowed digital public infrastructure to identity-payments-data systems, DPI encompasses a broader range of systems and motivations, as recognized by growing literature and communities of practice. More on this paper by @bulletprooflama.bsky.social

Opinion | Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To What will DOGE do with access to personal data on almost all Americans?

"Over the years, expert after expert and organization after organization warned about the dangers of consolidating so much data in the hands of governments (and corporations)." - @zey.bsky.social

NGI Commons at FOSDEM 2025: "Digital Commons as Pillars of Digital Sovereignty in Europe" The Next Generation Internet PeerTube's instance is managed by the NGI Outreach office for the European Commission. #NGI4eu #NextGenerationInternet #NGI #EU

How do you define #DigitalCommons and their relationship with #PublicDigitalInfrastructure?

📹 Watch this video presentation from @ngicommons.bsky.social at #FOSDEM: video.ngi.eu/w/8Je6q94Ugp...

📖 If you'd like to learn more, download @jankrewer.bsky.social 's report: openfuture.eu/publication/...

Definitely not ready for the Broligarchy.

Doug McCarthy, Senior Open Content Specialist at Open Future

We're delighted to welcome @culturedoug.bsky.social to Open Future as our Senior Open Content Specialist. He will lead our CommonsDB project, developing an EU Registry of Public Domain and open-licensed works.

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#OpenGLAM #DigitalCommons #PublicDigitalInfrastructure

Open Future Newsletter

🛜 Interested in #DigitalCommons? Our monthly newsletter brings you updates on #PublicDigitalInfrastructure, #PublicAI, #CopyrightInfrastructure, and more.

💌 Our first issue of the year is out! Take a look and subscribe to get future editions straight to your inbox: mailchi.mp/openfuture/e...

La transparencia de los algoritmos públicos, en juego: Civio presenta el recurso sobre BOSCO ante el Tribunal Supremo ¿Puede la administración negarse a revelar cómo funcionan los programas que deciden sobre nuestros derechos? ¿Y hacerlo alegando la propiedad intelectual como excusa? Defendemos que no, y el Alto…

Nuestro recurso ya está en manos del Tribunal Supremo 🏛️
¿Puede la administración negarse a revelar cómo funcionan los programas que deciden sobre nuestros derechos? ¿Y alegar la propiedad intelectual como excusa? Defendemos que no y estos son nuestros argumentos.
https://civio.es/novedades/2025/…

Democratizing AI for the Public Good – Open Future This policy brief considers open-source AI as a digital public good and provides recommendations for progressing toward AI democratization and accelerating the attainment of the SDGs.

🔎 Openness stands as a fundamental principle, with emphasis on defining openness and transparency in AI systems.

Check our work with DPGA, GIZ, Mozilla, Digital Futures Lab, University of Pretoria or IT for change to know more about this topic: openfuture.eu/publication/...

Curiosamente, un joven que no se deja manipular por nadie defiende las mismas ideas que los tres hombres más ricos del mundo Curiosamente, un joven que no se deja manipular por nadie ha empezado a defender las mismas ideas que los tres hombres más ricos del mundo. El joven, llamado Serapio Domínguez y natural de Zaragoza, l...

Curiosamente, un joven que no se deja manipular por nadie defiende las mismas ideas que los tres hombres más ricos del mundo.

Estamos preparando las maletas de X...
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Free Chips? Collaboration vs. Sovereignty in EU’s Industrial Strategy – Open Future Analysis of the EU's challenge in balancing digital sovereignty with openness in its industrial strategy, focusing on reducing dependence on foreign semiconductors.

🔧 Global chip shortages during COVID-19 led to massive investments to secure semiconductor supply chains. As geopolitical tensions rise, the EU and China explore #OpenSourceHardware as a path to digital sovereignty.

Read Jan Krewer's analysis:
openfuture.eu/blog/free-ch...

#DigitalCommons

Birthday cake adorned with the Wikipedia puzzle globe logo. Text says: Happy birthday to Wikipedia! Thank you to the nearly 260,000 volunteer editors that contribute to Wikipedia every month.

🎉 It is our birthday!

On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was launched.

Over two decades later, it has become one of the largest and most trusted sources of knowledge on the internet, with 63+ million articles in 300+ languages.

Read all about the history of Wikipedia ➡️ w.wiki/KYn

Publicly Governed Infrastructure is the Key to Sustainable Social Media – Open Future Recent developments in decentralized social media signal a pivotal shift away from corporate-controlled platforms.

@paulk.bsky.social analyzes @joinmastodon.org.web.brid.gy and @freeourfeeds.com initiatives aimed at creating social media infrastructure that serves the public interest. #DigitalCommons #TheParadoxOfOpen

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🥋🙏 @marrana.bsky.social

Otras formas de estar en Internet Expertos y usuarios debaten sobre los cambios en X y las alternativas descentralizadas como Mastodon o Bluesky

Descentralización: ¿en qué se diferencian Mastodon y Bluesky de las redes sociales que hemos conocido antes? ¿por qué es importante?

Lo contaba @elenadesus.bsky.social en este reportaje en septiembre.

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Public Domain Day in Europe Mark your calendars for 9 January 2025, when the annual Public Domain Day is taking place in collaboration with international partners. More information will be available soon!

🎉 Join the 2025 #PublicDomain celebrations on January 9!

@paulk.bsky.social and @posth.me will present the upcoming EU Repository of PD and open-licensed works, alongside experts from @communia.bsky.social @creativecommons.bsky.social and other leading voices.

Program: meemoo.be/en/training-...

🎥 Remix creative works like THE SKELETON DANCE for our 2025 Public Domain Day Remix Contest!⁠
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Use one or more classics from 1929 to create your 2–3 minute short film.⁠
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📆 Deadline: Jan 17, 2025⁠
💰 First prize: $1,500⁠
👉 Details: blog.archive.org/2024/12/16/2...

Gracias a un dato por defecto en telegram, hoy he recibido más felicitaciones de falso cumpleaños que de año nuevo. ¿Alguien más?