Author Archives: Thomas Hoeren

Coming soon: Law of the Digital Economy

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 […]

Music with Custodis

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 […]

Tbilisi visits the ITM

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 […]

Prof. Dr. Andreas Roth in conversation

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 […]

Perspectives on the DSA – Dr. Folkert Wilman

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 […]

Digitalization law | Cutting-edge in the age of artificial intelligence

Intensive university course with highly qualified lecturers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, China and the USA, who present on relevant European legal acts, case law, implementation in German-speaking countries and focus on artificial intelligence and international contexts via Zoom – in 7 days to become a certified European Digital Legal Expert. The advanced training course […]

Student assistants wanted

Job advertisement At the Institute for Information, Telecommunications and Media Law, Civil law department will become effective April 1, 2024 Student assistants (m/f/d) with a working time of 5 hours / week wanted. The employment is temporary. A longer collaboration is desired. The activity concerns general chair tasks, such as support in the preparation of […]