Children are fascinated by the works of art within the public domain
Great works of art, which are already within the public domain, which means that their copyright protection has already expired, are being recreated by Thaïs Vanderheyden. In this way, art is brought closer to children who are fascinated by her works of art.
The interactive exhibition entitled Great Art for Great Kids in Brussels takes the visitor through the history of fine art and draws attention to various artistic movements and individual artists. Everything from the Van Eyck brothers and Michelangelo to Mondrian, Mark Rothko and Keith Haring.
Belgian illustrator and author of children’s books Thaïs Vanderheyden has been teaching children about great art for some time now through a book series, by creating her own versions of famous paintings. She has recreated famous works of art into beautiful youth versions that excite the imagination of art lovers.
Her recreations would be illegal if the original works were not already within the public domain, which means that the copyright protection has expired, so the works are allowed to be freely used without the consent of the copyright holder of the original work.
The 4th Open Knowledge Day took place on Tuesday 17 October 2023, with an accompanying workshop on 18 October 2023. This year it was organised by the Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute (ODIPI) and supported by Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21).
We invite you to the fourth Open Knowledge Day and the workshop, which will take place this year within the framework of the programme and with the support of Knowledge Rights 21. The event will bring together experts from different European countries to discuss two topics: the first part will deal with the legal basis for data analytics, which is a key part of machine learning and related artificial intelligence, and the general exception for research. In the second part, open science in theory and practice will be presented both in Slovenia and in some Western Balkan countries. Representatives of research and educational institutions from Slovenia and the Western Balkan countries, as well as interested members of the public, are invited to attend.
Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, a renowned expert in copyright law, has joined the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, where she will serve as an affiliate researcher for the next two years.
On Friday, October 6, 2023, the online seminar “Practical Experiences in Resolving Copyrights of Modern Book Works” took place. The seminar addressed relevant questions concerning user access to literary works in digital form.