Data law in Tbilisi This month I give two lecture courses on EU IP and data law at the TSU Tbilisi (Georgia). More than 40 students and colleagues are very much interested and ask a lot of questions i.e. on AI & Law. Special thanks to the Law Faculty and especially Moris Shalikashvili and Sergi […]
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I visited the Namangan University/Faculty of Law and the Ferghana State University – with thrilling students and a lot of discussions on AI Law, digital signature and computer security law. Marvelous places – and new perspectives for LDE.
My copyright law lecture in Vienna ended on Thursday with a visit to the renowned IP law firm Schönherr. Over coffee and cake, Dr. Dominik Hofmarcher and Marie-Therese Wirtz gave us a colorful workshop report on current issues in their copyright consulting practice, including the reservation of rights in data mining and the remuneration of […]
Bernhard Gaertner’s dissertation on Derrida and the law is a remarkably independent contribution to contemporary philosophy of law. It combines the deconstructive theory Jacques Derrida with precise legal argumentation and shows that the examination of textuality, decision and justice does not have to be limited to the abstract, but can have dogmatic and methodological consequences […]
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, […]
Good News for Law of the Digital Economy (LDE) Students: Recognition by Georgian Bar Association The Georgian Bar Association will recognize the LDE course as part of its mandatory continuing legal education (CLE) program. This gives professional value to your participation. Course Promotion to Legal Professionals The Bar Association will actively promote the course among […]
On July 4 and 5, 2025, this year’s seminar on intellectual property rights took place on the premises of the ITM. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Jochen Bühling, lawyer from Düsseldorf and proven expert in the field of intellectual property law, the seminar offered an intensive examination of current issues in intellectual property law. […]
In 2010, a historic milestone was set in international academic cooperation between Brazil and Germany: The CAPES Brazil Chair was established at the renowned University of Münster (University of Münster – UM). The initiative, which from a partnership with the coordination office for the Promotion the University education (CAPES) emerged is, promotes since then scientific […]
What a surprise. More than 40 students (well over the limit) came to my first lecture on IT contract law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Among other things, we will be practicing the drafting of data and AI contracts. That will be exciting!
In the video created in my lecture on copyright law at the University of Vienna, Marcel and Umut from the University of Vienna deal with the complex topic of “AI and copyright in Austrian legal practice” in a deliberately satirical way. Through humorous exaggerations, stereotypical depictions of experts and absurd interview situations, it sheds light […]











