Category Archives: Art Law Clinic

Blog post: Conni counters

Conni counters: a look at copyright and trademark law Picture: WDR Media Group The Conni books from the Carlsen publishing house are probably very well known and popular in many German children’s rooms. Many readers who occasionally visit the internet will therefore be familiar with the “Conni meme”. For the uninitiated: The Conni books are […]

Blog post: Birkenstocks – health shoe as an artistic creation?

Image: Helios Production BSD Coremedia Arizona, Madrid or Gizeh – almost everyone knows the popular sandal models from Birkenstock. The history of sandals began in 1774 with the shoemaker Johannes Birkenstock and his great-grandson Konrad Birkenstock, who opened an orthopaedic shoemaking business in 1896. He developed various lasts and was able to register his insoles […]

Sergi Jorbenadze at the ITM

Prof. Dr. Sergi Jorbenadze as a guest in Münster We are delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. Sergi Jorbenadze to Münster until the end of September. He is Associate Professor of Civil Law at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) in Georgia. Prof. Jorbenadze holds a doctorate in law (TSU) and two master’s degrees, including an […]

Blog Post: From commissioned painter to co-author based on “Paris Bar”

  written by Cemal A. Celik   What actually happens when a commissioned painter becomes a co-author of a work of art? Art is often created in dialog when the ideas and designs of several people intertwine. But who can ultimately call themselves the author when an artist commissions a commissioned painter to realize an […]

Art law clinics worldwide

Yesterday saw a historic meeting between representatives of various art law clinics from around the world, including Germany, Georgia, South Africa and Austria. The videocast conversation, hosted by Nikolaus Forgo from the University of Vienna, covers the history, current activities, challenges and future of these clinics. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkdQ5I9S5xg&t=1990s Here are the most important findings from […]

Art and law. A guide

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, […]

Tbilisi is calling – a return visit to TSU

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. […]

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 […]