Digital Legal Lab member Mireille van Eechoud, Professor of Information Law at the University of Amsterdam, recently participated in a LERU Talk about what digital sovereignty means for universities, and the role of tech companies. Preserving ‘digital sovereignty’ of universities and researchers is key to a successful digital transformation of the university sector. LERU Talks… Continue reading Interview with Mireille van Eechoud on digital sovereignty
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IViR at CPDP 2024
On 22-24 May 2024 the 17th international CPDP conference was held in Brussels.
Several of our researchers attended this conference and IViR researchers also moderated a few of the panels.
Deadline 10 juni! Call for Papers: Tweede studentenuitgave van Mediaforum
Wegens succes herhaald! Na de prachtige eerste studentenuitgave van het tijdschrift Mediaforum, brengt de redactie ook dit jaar een tweede studenten aflevering uit. Ben je een gevorderde (of een net afgestudeerde) student aan een Nederlandse universiteit (master of eind bachelor) en ben je geïnteresseerd in het media- en informatierecht? Dan nodigen wij je hierbij van… Continue reading Deadline 10 juni! Call for Papers: Tweede studentenuitgave van Mediaforum
Joris van Hoboken appointed full professor at IViR
IViR is pleased to announce that Joris van Hoboken has been appointed, per 1 March 2024, as a full professor at IViR, to the chair ‘Information Law, with special emphasis on Law and Digital Infrastructure’.
Winner of IViR “Science Fiction & Information Law” writing competition announced
IViR is proud to announce that Jason Fernandes is the winner of the 2024 Science Fiction & Information Law writing competition with his story “Good Bot”.
New study: Improving access to and reuse of research results, publications and data for scientific purposes
The European Commission has published a study aimed at improving access to and reuse of research results, including publications and data for scientific purposes
Extended deadline 10th of May! Call for Abstracts: European Privacy Law Scholars Conference
We are excited to announce a call for abstracts for the European Privacy Law Scholars Conference, which will be hosted at the University of Amsterdam, 24-25 October 2024. Following the format of PLSC in the United States, PLSC Europe is a conference for discussing work in progress. In the PLSC format, discussants, rather than authors,… Continue reading Extended deadline 10th of May! Call for Abstracts: European Privacy Law Scholars Conference
New report: Quantum Computing and the G-77
Governments and researchers across the Global South are important stakeholders in quantum computing, a technology that will likely have global opportunities and ramifications. While quantum computing discussions within the Global North often limit their Global South focus to China, India, and Singapore, quantum computing activity is underway in a wide range of countries across the G-77, from Brazil to South Africa.
Advanced LLM in Technology Governance
New, advanced, multidisciplinary Legal masters (LLM) program in Technology Governance launched by the Amsterdam Law School! We invite lawyers and non-lawyers to learn together how the emerging European tech regulation framework needs to work together with non-legal forms of governance to govern platforms, AI systems, and other digital infrastructures. If you are interested in taking… Continue reading Advanced LLM in Technology Governance
Opinion of the European Copyright Society on certain selected aspects of Case C-227/23, Kwantum Nederland and Kwantum België
The Berne Convention underscores the national treatment of foreign authors, allowing Union states to protect designs through various means. Article 2(7) introduces a material reciprocity test, limiting copyright protection for works of applied art not protected in their country of origin. The Kwantum case (C-227/23), involving a dispute over a work of design or applied… Continue reading Opinion of the European Copyright Society on certain selected aspects of Case C-227/23, Kwantum Nederland and Kwantum België