Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage — A Creative Commons Call to Action to Policymakers

Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage — A Call to Action to Policymakers, is a simple, concise, and accessible resource that aims to support policymakers with key arguments to reform policy — in particular copyright — to achieve better sharing of cultural heritage in the public interest. Preservation, access, sharing, use, and reuse of cultural heritage are essential ingredients of thriving and resilient societies and are demonstrated contributors to sustainable development. But inadequate, nonexistent, or unclear public policies —particularly copyright and related laws— often raise unnecessary barriers around cultural heritage. This Call to Action gives a clear diagnosis of challenges and offers practical, actionable recommendations to bring about positive policy change, so that we can leverage the transformational power of better sharing of cultural heritage for the benefit of institutions, individuals, communities, and society at large.