The International Conference on Digital Rights and Culture, organized by EGEDA, will be held on May 28 and 29 at the Ateneo de Madrid, within the framework of the development of the Digital Rights Charter in the cultural field. This initiative takes place in a context of profound transformation of cultural ecosystems, marked by digitalization, the emergence of new technologies, and the need to redefine the regulatory and conceptual frameworks governing the creation, distribution, and access to culture.

The consolidation of digital environments as central spaces for cultural production and consumption has generated new challenges regarding the protection of creators’ rights, the guarantee of equitable access to culture, and the sustainability of economic models in the cultural and creative industries. In this scenario, digital rights emerge as a key field of analysis and intervention from legal, economic, and cultural perspectives.

The conference will address these issues through a set of thematic areas reflecting the main tensions and opportunities of the current moment. These include intellectual property in digital environments, generative artificial intelligence and cultural creation, digital platforms and diversity, the digital public domain, and cultural policies. These areas capture key challenges in the governance of digital culture.

Another central focus is the relationship between generative artificial intelligence and cultural creation. The emergence of tools capable of generating content automatically raises questions about authorship, ownership of rights, legitimate uses of data, and the redefinition of the role of creators in cultural production processes. This is a rapidly evolving field requiring interdisciplinary approaches combining technological, legal, and economic perspectives.

This central role raises questions about concentration of power, recommendation algorithms, and the ability of digital systems to support or constrain cultural plurality.

The digital public domain will also be addressed as a fundamental space for free access to culture and for the creative reuse of content. Defining, protecting, and expanding the public domain in digital environments is crucial to balancing rights protection with open access.

Cultural policies in the digital age represent another area of interest. Digital transformation requires rethinking public policy instruments, including support mechanisms for creation, regulation of digital markets, and strategies to ensure diversity and access. In this sense, the conference provides a space to analyze how institutions can adapt to a constantly evolving environment.

In parallel, the call for papers is open to researchers and professionals interested in these issues. Selected contributions will be presented during the conference and published as chapters in a collective volume by Editorial Atelier, with its own ISBN, scheduled for September 2026. This publication constitutes a key incentive, enabling the academic dissemination of research results.

The combination of conference presentation and subsequent publication strengthens the role of such initiatives as mechanisms for knowledge transfer. Through this process, research results are connected with professional debates and public policy development.

The conference is conceived as a meeting point for academic, professional, and institutional communities, aimed at fostering debate and advancing knowledge on digital rights and culture. Its interdisciplinary nature highlights the need for dialogue across different fields.

Econcult participates in this research area through the AI-SECRETT project, focused on the intersection between artificial intelligence, cultural economics, and digital rights. In this context, the conference represents an opportunity to share results, compare approaches, and strengthen ongoing lines of work related to digital transformation in cultural and creative industries.