In today’s data-driven information society, the freedom to access and (re-)use diverse knowledge resources – from literary and artistic works to data collections – is indispensable for research. As digitisation pervades more and more societal subsystems, researchers can only analyse developments and provide new insights, if a sufficiently broad and representative spectrum of knowledge resources is available. However, information required for research is often subject to specific regulations that limit access and (re-)use. For instance, copyright and sui generis database rights can pose substantial hurdles … (more)
[Martin Senftleben, Verfassungsblog, 12 November 2025]
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