Copyright sits at the meeting point of artistic practice, public access and the economic conditions that allow creative work to continue. This collection gathers Forum Avignon materials examining that relationship in the digital age.
European discussions around copyright reform have repeatedly raised a central question: how can a rights framework evolve with digitally native formats without weakening the recognition and remuneration of creators?
The resource approaches the subject as a question of balance. It considers the needs of authors and other rights holders alongside the ways audiences discover, share and experience cultural work online.
Core question. How can intellectual property remain practical, equitable and capable of supporting creation in an environment shaped by digital distribution?
From reform to digital maturity
Earlier Forum Avignon work on this theme focused on the changing relationship between creation, innovation and technology. Rather than treating copyright as a barrier in isolation, the material asks how policy and practice can respond to new formats, new intermediaries and changing expectations of access.
The resources below preserve that line of inquiry through studies, event records, opinion pieces and web reviews. They are presented as historical resource material and should be read in the context of the period in which they were produced.
Selected resource materials
Events
- Account of the 2025 session on promoting the cultural and creative sector: relive the discussion.
- The 2024 “Made in Europe” copyright debate and its related report: view the event record and read the report.
Studies
- Create, share and protect: a study on the agility of intellectual property in the Digital Single Market, available through the survey resource.
- A global collections report examining developments in rights income and cultural production.
- A study on intellectual property in media and entertainment, available in the publication resource.
Opinion and commentary
- A commentary on authorship and European cultural policy.
- Why cultural Europe depends on its authors.
- An open letter on priorities for Creative Europe.
- A case for strengthening creators’ rights.
Web reviews
- Copyright and the cultural stage.
- The creative industry in the digital era.
- Global mobilisation around intellectual property.
- A review of creativity and creators’ rights.
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