On September 26, 2025, the Institute for Information, Telecommunications and Media Law (ITM) hosted the festive award ceremony for the “Law of the Digital Economy” (LDE) program certificates. Around 50 guests – including graduates, faculty members, and international attendees – participated in the event. The LDE program is a fully online certificate course focusing on […]
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On September 26, 2025, the Institute for Information, Telecommunications and Media Law (ITM) hosted the ceremonial awarding of certificates as part of the “Law of the Digital Economy” (LDE ) program. Around 50 guests – including graduates, lecturers and international guests – took part in the event. The LDE program is a fully online certificate […]
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On the last weekend of September, the ITM doctoral seminar took place at the Johannes-a-Lasco Library in Emden. The 10 external doctoral candidates discussed sandbox AI systems, legal issues relating to electronic patient files and copyright access to DIN standards with Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren. The new option of submitting the doctoral thesis to the […]
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Today, a detailed paper that I co-authored with my colleague Nora-Marie Fuchs was published on the pending case before the CJEU concerning Meta, the DMA, and the so-called “Pay or Consent” model. In our analysis, we demonstrate that even the very term “Pay or Consent” is misleading, and that the debate risks being steered in […]
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In the winter semester 2025/2026, Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren is on a research sabbatical at the European University Institute in Fiesole. There he will be researching the interdependencies between the AI Regulation (AI Act) and general civil law in collaboration with the research group led by Prof. Dr. Thomas Streinz. The compulsory lectures of the […]
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For our certificate course Law of the digital economy (LDE), we have received yesterday more than 250 final essays – including from surprising places such as Angola, Taiwan, and Ecuador. Our task now is to read them all. At first, we thought we could rely on ChatGPT for support, but it quickly became clear during […]
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Are universities operators or providers of AI systems? What obligations do universities have towards their members in terms of AI skills training? When does an AI model actually become an AI system? And what applies to high-risk AI or open source AI? The new legal opinion from KI:edu.nrw addresses these and many other questions. However, […]
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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 […]
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See my new article in China daily in the bridge between Chinese and EU data strategies China and Spain are deepening collaboration on digital governance through Huawei’s 5G initiative in Barcelona, turning the city into a testbed for reconciling EU openness with China’s data security approach. This partnership highlights the importance of “regulatory translation,” allowing […]
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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 […]
