Category Archives: General

Summer Academy of the Studienstiftung in Vienna August 2024

We were able to discuss questions of medical ethics with 18 medical and law students at the Studienstiftung’s Summer Academy in Vienna. Whether it was about abortion, artificial intelligence or the end of life, controversial debates with experts from Austria were the subject of exciting controversies at the JUFA Hotel in Vienna at the beginning […]

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 […]

Seminar announcement: Best of ITM

In the coming semester, Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren will hold a seminar on the “Best of” the ITM. In terms of content, the students should deal with the doctoral theses of ITM scientists. The seminar is expected to take place in March 2025 as a one- or two-day block event at the ITM premises. The […]

High-ranking visitor from Berlin

Last Thursday, we had the special honor of welcoming a group of highly motivated and qualified research assistants under the direction of Prof. Dr. de la Durantaye from the FU Berlin at the Institute for Information, Telecommunications and Media Law (ITM) in Münster. They will strengthen the Münster-based Legal Research Unit in the German Research […]