http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/cd579af43660a75c https://verfassungsblog.de/access-eu-constitutional-norms/ Rooting Access in the Union’s Constitutional Norms and Values - Removing Copyright’s Restrictive Effect on Accessing Information Requires Openness, Flexibility, and Individual Autonomy Jütte, Bernd Justin eng 2025-11-11 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 European fundamental rights Knowledge Right to education Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The EU is currently experiencing epochal shifts. Key to addressing these challenges is harnessing the innovation potential of the ‘old continent’ by rediscovering the intellectual roots of an open, free, and progressive society. With the advent of digitisation, copyright law has generated chilling effects on innovation and creativity. Removing them is essential for exploiting Europe’s potential for creativity and innovation.