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 […]
Category Archives: General
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Jun
Jun
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 […]
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May
May
Yannick Buchholz from ITM was a successful athlete at the university handball tournament, congratulations! He writes: “The Whitsun handball tournament in Magdeburg has a long tradition and has been held there in this format for a number of years. 16 teams from all over Germany took part again this year. As last year’s winners, our […]
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May
May
Attorney Christlieb Klages from Berlin was a guest at the ITM at the end of April and gave a brilliant insight into his legal activities for documentary film in Germany. As a contract lawyer for AG Dok, he has provided legal advice to filmmakers for many years and represented the association in court and in […]
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Apr
Apr
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 […]
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Apr
Apr
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 […]
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Apr
Apr
After the written exams, every exam graduate has to take the oral exam, which consists of a presentation in a specific area of law and an interview. For many students, the examination interview in particular is a challenge, because the ability to present the acquired knowledge in a convincing manner is the most important factor […]
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Feb
Feb
On 23.2.24, the annual certificate ceremony for all graduates of the additional training in intellectual property law took place again. The event started at around 6 p.m. with a welcome address by Professor Hoeren. This year’s keynote speech was given by Dr. Armin Strobel (BMW). He spoke about the “Reform of reverse engineering through the […]
