Digital Access to the Performing Arts: Comparative Study of Legal and Structural Challenges

Romanska, Magda; De Brogniez, Maxime

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Digital Access to the Performing Arts: Comparative Study of Legal and Structural Challenges

Romanska, Magda; De Brogniez, Maxime

2026 • Bristol University Press, Bristol, United Kingdom

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[en] How can we make the digital performing arts truly accessible? Written by experts at metaLAB at Harvard, this pioneering study explores the urgent need to rethink digital access in the performing arts. Drawing on comparative research across the US, UK, EU and Australia, it examines how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed both the potential and the shortcomings of digital programming, particularly for disabled and marginalized audiences. Through rich case studies and critical legal analysis, it advocates for a new global framework that balances copyright protection with the human right to culture. This is an essential resource for policy makers, arts leaders, disability rights advocates and legal scholars seeking a more inclusive digital future.

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Law, criminology & political science: Multidisciplinary, general & others

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Romanska, Magda

De Brogniez, Maxime ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Cité

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Digital Access to the Performing Arts: Comparative Study of Legal and Structural Challenges

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February 2026

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Bristol University Press, Bristol, United Kingdom

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Digital Access Research Project (DARP)

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