News from the Chair on teaching, research, study, exchange and vacancies.
Research
Report on the IMKR Lecture “Legal Tech – A Workshop Report from the Perspective of the Founder of Smartlaw” by Attorney Dr. Biene
Attorney Dr. Daniel Biene, LL.M. (New York), spoke at the IMKR about the practical operations of Smartlaw, the legal tech company he founded.
Research
Report on the IMKR Lecture “Tracking Rates in Insurance Law” by PD Dr. Lüttringhaus
PD Dr. Jan Lüttringhaus, LL.M. (Columbia), spoke at the IMKR about tracking rates in insurance law.
Research
Report on the IMKR Lecture “Corporate and Antitrust Law Practice in Corporate Transactions in the Television Sector” by Dr. Vedder
Dr. Caroline Vedder of Mediengruppe RTL provided insights at the IMKR into corporate and antitrust law practice in corporate transactions in the television sector.
Research
Report on the IMKR Lecture “Data Protection and Labor Law in Internal Investigations” by Attorney Dr. Grau
Attorney Dr. Timon Grau of Linklaters spoke at the IMKR about data protection and labor law in the context of internal investigations at companies.
Research
Report on the IMKR Lecture “Facebook and Antitrust Law – Exploitative Abuse through Data Protection Violations?” by Prof. Ellger
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Ellger, LL.M. (University of Pennsylvania), discussed the Federal Cartel Office’s Facebook decision of February 6, 2019, at the IMKR.
Research
Report on the IMKR Lecture “Personality Rights in Private International Law” by Prof. Heiderhoff
Prof. Dr. Bettina Heiderhoff of the University of Münster spoke at the IMKR about personality rights in private international law.
Research
Report on the IMKR Colloquium “Digitalization of the Law”
Five legal scholars from Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom spoke at the IMKR colloquium on the digitalization of the law.
Research
Report on the Conference “The Reference as Part of the Art Form: A Turning Point in Copyright Law?”
At the conference organized by the Collaborative Research Center 1187 “Media of Cooperation” and the IMKR, legal scholars and media studies scholars discussed digital cultural practices and copyright law.
Study
Report on the Field Trip to the Editorial Office of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
About 20 students from Siegen visited the editorial offices of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung with the IMKR and the DAJV.
Research
Report on the Kickoff Event “Data and Law in Industry 4.0”
With a kickoff event on data and the law in Industry 4.0, the Mittelstand 4.0 Competence Center Siegen and the IMKR launched an information series for regional companies.
Research
Report on the Lecture “Broadcasting Fee Law – A Practical Insight” by Patrick Jede
Patrick Jede, LL.M. (Siegen), from the broadcasting fee department of WDR, provided practical insights into the law of the broadcasting fee.
Study
Report on the Field Trip to Media Day in Hamburg
Eight students from Siegen, accompanied by Prof. Rösler, visited Google’s legal department and a media law firm in Hamburg.