Enabling Access, Fostering Innovation: Towards a Digital Knowledge Agenda in Europe

Access to knowledge and information is essential to foster innovation. In the EU, existing copyright rules pose significant barriers to research and education. Instead of promoting access to knowledge resources, copyright creates legal uncertainty for researchers and educators and enables information intermediaries to exercise strict control over the use of protected works. This symposium proposes ways out of the copyright conundrum by rethinking copyright as an access right. It is the outcome of a conference held in the European Parliament on 10 July 2025.