Public domain #Open festival will take place in Turin from November 29 to December 3, 2016. It’s an initiative that aims to raise people’s awareness of the concept of public domain and of Open Culture, to promote literacy and to foster the development of related skills.

There will be 5 days of conferences, meetings, workshops, exhibitions, performances, theatrical readings for a total of nearly 50 events, that concern different fields of art, photography, music, literature, theater, cinema, and more. It’s an occasion for everyone to understand the meaning of the public domain (and cultures related to the Open) and to appreciate the ethical and economic value in every field of human knowledge.

Public domain #Open festival is the result of the collaboration among the library systems of the University of Turin, of the Politecnico di Torino, of Public Libraries of Turin and of the Teatro Nuovo Foundation.

All events are free.

The events of the opening day of 29th November 2016, “The public domain between the reform of copyright and the common good” (hours 9 – 1.30 pm) and “The WIKI World for libraries, why librarians should use the wiki tools” (15- hour 17) will be streamed live from the Cavallerizza Reale (via Verdi, 9) on the intranet channel Unito Media, the University’s multimedia platform.