Professor Dra. Angela Kretschmann (Brazil) gave a highly inspiring lecture on current problems of Brazilian copyright law to more than 40 students and lawyers on July 1, 2024. She also dealt in detail with legal problems caused by AI and fundamental ethical and political issues of intellectual property law. Doctorate in Law from the University […]
Author Archives: Thomas Hoeren
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Jun
Today we are pleased to announce the start of the registration phase for the new additional Law of the Digital Economy (LDE) course. Registrations are now open until September 30, 2024 at the following link https://www.itm.nrw/seminare/zusatzausbildung-law-of-the-digital-economy/ possible. All information and materials on LDE can be found here and in the introductory video by Professor Hoeren […]
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Jun
The new online certificate course “Law of the Digital Economy”, an English-language, international course led by Professor Dr. Thomas Hoeren (ITM, University of Münster), will start in October 2024. It is aimed at students and practitioners who want to gain an in-depth understanding of the legal framework of the digital economy and includes topics such […]
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Jun
Jun
I had a fascinating conversation with the famous musicologist Prof. Dr. Michael Custodis about the relationship between musicology and copyright law at a lecture a few days ago. Mr. Custodis first gave a profound lecture on the false melody-centricity of copyright law, then questioned my lack of knowledge in the field of modern pop music […]
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May
May
Yannick Buchholz from ITM was a successful athlete at the university handball tournament, congratulations! He writes: “The Whitsun handball tournament in Magdeburg has a long tradition and has been held there in this format for a number of years. 16 teams from all over Germany took part again this year. As last year’s winners, our […]
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May
May
Attorney Christlieb Klages from Berlin was a guest at the ITM at the end of April and gave a brilliant insight into his legal activities for documentary film in Germany. As a contract lawyer for AG Dok, he has provided legal advice to filmmakers for many years and represented the association in court and in […]
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Professor Dr. Thomas Hoeren welcomed high-ranking guests from the University of Tbilisi to the ITM at the end of April. The Dean of Law at Tbilisi State University (TEU), Professor Dr. Tamar Zarandia, and her colleague Professor Dr. Sergi Jorbenadze spent three days in Münster to explore opportunities for cooperation between the Faculty of Law […]
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Apr
Apr
In an interview with Thomas Hoeren, the well-known legal historian Prof. Dr. Andreas Roth from Mainz talked about his studies in Münster on YouTube. Prof. Andreas Roth holds the Chair of German Legal History and Civil Law at the University of Mainz and conducts research in the history of family and criminal law as well […]
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On 192, the ITM welcomed Mr. Hoang Long Bui to a virtual lunch talk, in which Mr. Bui presented the key findings of his doctoral thesis, which was awarded the top grade Summa Cum Laude. Long Bui studied law at the University of Münster from 2016 to 2021. From October 2021 to July 2023, he […]
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Feb
Feb
Folkert Wilman speaks at ITM/Prof. Hoeren on perspectives of the Digital Services Act (DSA). He is a member of the Legal Service of the European Commission. In that capacity he contributed to the drafting and negotiation of the DSA and litigated numerous cases before the CJEU, including on the ECD. He also published extensively on […]
