Sam Donvil introduces Public Domain Day Belgium 2019 and the uploads that were realised with donations of data and reproductions from Belgian heritage institutions to the Wikimedia Platforms.

1. Public Domain Day
2019
Sam Donvil
sam@packed.be
@PACKEDvzw
#PublicDomainDay
#openGLAM
#PACKEDvzw

2. • 2006 - 2010: Platform for Archiving and Conservation of Art on Electronic
and Digital Media
• 2011 - present: Centre of Expertise Digital Heritage
• Flemish, Belgian and European projects
• Mission: support for ICT-processes at heritage and arts organisations
(o.a. creating, storage, cataloguing, online access, exchange and reuse)
and policy thereof
• 2019: Merger PACKED vzw with VIAA and LUKAS
www.packed.be | www.projectcest.be | www.scart.be | www.projecttracks.be | www.scoremodel.org ...

3. #PublicDomainDay
#openGLAM
#PACKEDvzw

4. Public Domain is…
...all the creative works to which no exclusive intellectual
property rights apply. Those rights may have:
● expired
● been forfeited
● expressly waived
● be inapplicable.
Logo’s: PD mark ≠ license!
Other rights may apply:
● neighboring rights
● privacy rights
● etc.
Important to convey this information clearly and correctly > rights
statements instead of limiting access or reuse by claiming
copyright

5. Public Domain Day: What?
International day to celebrate work of artists that enter
the public domain in a given year, as well as highlight
issues in access to these works
Low-threshold context for institutions to:
● learn about copyright
● exchange experiences
● start opening up digital collections
Public Domain Day BE 2019:
● Royal Library of Belgium
● Constant vzw
● Plus-tôt Te laat
● Cinema Nova

6. Public Domain Day: Why?
● Highlight work of known and lesser known artists
● Copyright protection not necessarily in the interest of
advancing goals of publicly funded heritage organisation
● Copyright and Creative Commons licenses not necessarily
used correctly
● Getting heritage institutions to identify with the wider
OpenGlam movement

7. Royal Museum for Fine Arts Antwerp
● Daken in Perugia, Alberto Tutino, 1933,
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten
Antwerpen, 2360
● Aan de haven, Oscar Verpoorten,
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten
Antwerpen, 243

8. Library University of Antwerp
Henry Harris Brown (1864-1948):
● painter and printmaker
● 2 prints

9. Royal Library
Louise Danse (1867 – 1948):
● mentioned in his Women Painters of the
World - Walter Shaw Sparrow
● KBR: 28 etchings by Louise Danse:

10. Royal Library
Maurice Brocas (1892-1948):
● painter and graphic artist
● 17 graphic works

11. Royal Library
Médart Tydgat (1871-1948):
● painter and graphic artist
● 6 graphic works

12. Royal Library
Frans Nackaerts (1892-1948):
● painter and graphic artist
● 20 graphic works

13. Museum Plantin-Moretus
Louise Danse (1867 – 1948):
● De Lezende Vrouw, ets, Museum Plantin-
Moretus
● Portret van een vrouw, ets, Museum
Plantin-Moretus
● Les Lys de Morteraine, ets, Museum
Plantin-Moretus

14. MSK Gent
● Maurice Brocas: painter, 1 work
● Eugène Dopchie: graphic artist, 5 works
● François Steyaert: painter, 1 work
● Frédéric De Smet: painter, 13 works
● Olivier Piette: sculptor, 5 works
● Gustave Van de Woestijne, painter, graphic artist
(PDMD 2018)

15. Uploads later this year:
● Cinematek: archive Jacques Feyder
● Jakob Smits Museum
● Museum M
● … always open to suggestions

16. Other uploads
● Public Domain Day uploads 2018:
○ Royal Library
○ Letterenhuis
○ Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
○ Horta museum
○ Fondation CIVA
○ Groeningemuseum
● Groeningemuseum/LUKAS: 842 images from core collection
● Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp/LUKAS: 116 images from
core collection
● Centrum voor Agrarische Geschiedenis: 56 images
● Gruuthuuse Museum: 29 images + tutorials
● Library of the University of Antwerp: 1.039 images
● Library of the University of Ghent 40 images
● etc.

17. Creative reuse of material previous years

18. Views material previous years: example KMSKA

19. Views material previous years: example KBR

20. Why Wikimedia platforms?
PACKED vzw has been encouraging
institutions to open up collections on
Wikimedia Platforms for various reasons:
● visibility
● engagement
● serendipity
● niche interests vs. curating most famous
works
> however not the only option:
● Proprietary platforms / aggregators
● Github
● etc.

21. Program
● 14:15 : Rony Vissers, PACKED vzw / VIAA - overall introduction to ground rules of copyright
law, the public domain, privacy rights, etc.
● 14:45 : Davy Hanegreefs, CINEMATEK - Copyright in film
● 15:05 : Peter Catrie, Royal Library - The Orphan works in libraries
● 15:25 : Coffee break
● 15:40 : Astrid Fobelets & Olivier D’Huynslaeger - KBS: Opening up data and reproductions at
the King Baudouin Foundation
● 15:55 : Tobias Hendrickx & Dieter Suls - MOMU: Opening up collections, resources and open
source tools
● 16:10 : Loraine Furter - Speaking Volumes & Just for the Record:: The public domain from the
artist and researcher’s perspective
● 16:25 : Eric Schrijver - Copy This Book: The relationship between heritage institutions and
artists looking to re-use public domain materials.
● 16:40: Dimitar Dimitrov - Wikimedia Movement: Copyright reform
● 16:55 - …: Wrap-up and drinks!

22. Public Domain Day
2019
Sam Donvil
sam@packed.be
@PACKEDvzw
#PublicDomainDay
#openGLAM
#PACKEDvzw

23. Public Domain Day
2019: Wrap up
Sam Donvil
sam@packed.be
@PACKEDvzw
#PublicDomainDay
#openGLAM
#PACKEDvzw

24. Other Public Domain Day activities
● Thu 24/01: Death will not tear us apart @ Constant vzw : vernissage vitrine-tentoonstelling,
register on Facebook
● Sat 26/01: Wikipedia writing session / editathon @ Royal Library register on Facebook
Wikimedia Belgium
● Later in 2019: Screenings Jacques Feyder @ Cinema Nova and possibly Cinematek

25. More documentation
More information:
○ https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publiekdomeindag
○ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain_Day
○ https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiproject/Publiek_Domein_Werkgroep/intro
Queries:
○ http://tinyurl.com/yaqprptd - all Belgians who died in 1948 + occupation
○ http://tinyurl.com/y7rkv3u5 - list of artists for specific collection + date of death +
artworks
○ http://tinyurl.com/y7xt5no3 - list of artists worldwide who died in 1948 + list of works in
specific collections

26. How to get involved?
PACKED focus towards trainings:
● Post-summer training camp
● Wikidata b-day training
● Editathons: students, your staff, etc.
Use queries!
2020: James Ensor!
Workflow to get involved:
● Testset
● Upload into Wikidata, Wikimedia
Commons
● Evaluation
● Reuse in Wikipedia articles
More Belgian institutions on this list!

27. Thank you
Sam Donvil
sam@packed.be
@PACKEDvzw
#PublicDomainDay
#openGLAM
#PACKEDvzw