Following the successful initiative on the use of Open Access in Internet and AI law, the next step is already underway: a new book by Marie-Therese Wirtz and Thomas Hoeren on art and law has just been published for free download via Open Access – a comprehensive guide for artists on dealing with copyright law, […]
Author Archives: Thomas Hoeren
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New faces will be moving into the ITM building in the summer semester of 2025. Following the retirement of Professor Dr. Bernd Holznagel, we were able to use our existing good contacts with the Institute for Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics to intensify our cooperation, especially in terms of space. Professor […]
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15 ნოემბერს მიუნსტერის უნივერსიტეტის პროფესორი ტომას ჰოერენი გამართავს საჯარო სემინარს მონაცემთა დაცვის სამართალსა და GDPR-ის რეგულაციებზე. სემინარზე განხილული იქნება ევროპული და საერთაშორისო მონაცემთა დაცვის სტანდარტები და საქართველოს 2024 წლის მონაცემთა დაცვის კანონი. პროფესორ ჰოერენთან ერთად, ლექციას წარუძღვებიან პერსონალურ მონაცემთა დაცვის სამსახურის წარმომადგენლები: ნიკოლოზ პოპიაშვილი – სამსახურის უფროსის აპარატის ხელმძღვანელი და ანა თოხაძე – საერთაშორისო ურთიერთობების, […]
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The chairmen of the university councils of North Rhine-Westphalian universities met on Monday (November 4) to exchange experiences. One of the focal points was the recently published draft bill for the NRW Higher Education Strengthening Act. The draft was discussed in detail with the State Minister for Culture and Science, Ina Brandes. As Chairman of […]
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Thomas Hoeren once again gave his annual presentation at CODAIP, the largest Brazilian conference on intellectual property law and new media, organized by the University of Parana. On November 6, he presented the EU’s latest plans to amend the Product Liability Directive for IT products, with a particular focus on increased liability for AI products […]
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Phew, we’ve done it. Thanks to the active cooperation of all ITM staff, especially Philipp Meyer and the student assistants, the book European Data Law is now finished. It is available for free download at https://www.itm.nrw/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Skriptum-Datenrecht-Stand-November-2024-en.docx The German version will be published by de Gruyter shortly after Christmas. We are always open to critical suggestions.
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Hoeren/Pinelli, IT Contract Law, 4th edition newly published I am proud: the 4th edition of our book on IT contract law was published yesterday, after the 3rd edition was completely sold out after two years. The handbook deals comprehensively with all aspects of IT contract law. It contains the regulation of IT contracts as well […]
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The ITM’s annual doctoral seminar once again took place at the beginning of October in the Johannes a Lasco Library in Emden. Over a Frisian tea ceremony, 25 doctoral students discussed Derrida and the law, value protection clauses, the Data Act or GDPR and UWG with Thomas Hoeren and Daniel Hötte (FH Bielefeld). An exciting […]
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After a group of Georgian academics visited the ITM and the Academy of Art in winter, the return visit to Tbilisi has now taken place. Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren explained the activities of the Art Law Clinic at TSU and outlined the main features of European data policy in a much-noticed lecture to the professors. […]
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I didn’t even know how to spell my name in Chinese. In any case, the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts recently made me an honorary Research Fellow, which makes me very happy and honored.
