englischSince the adoption of the broadcast license fee, transparency of public service media has been a topic of sociopolitical relevance in Germany. With this in mind, this study examines both the legal disclosure requirements applying to public service media concerning, among others, the [...]

englischThe volume examines the methods used to process digital disruptions and transformations in law and jurisprudence and how central categories of law can be adapted to this. The contributions focus on the consequences of digitalisation for law and methodology, examine the potential and limits [...]

englischThe book evaluates the German Network Enforcement Act which was enacted in 2017. The Evaluation was commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection. The Act is paradigmatic for a shift in social media regulation and has influenced many discussions and laws at the [...]

englischThe German Network Enforcement Act has been in force since 1st January 2018. It is supposed to ensure civil discourse in social networks but has been subject to criticism over whether it complies with constitutional and European law. Moreover, the debate surrounding it has made clear that [...]

englischThis volume analyses current developments in media regulation against the background of the federal split of competences in the German federal system. The tension between federal and state regulation of the media is described in the more general framework of federal conflicts and its [...]

englischThe author of this book examines a field that has long been overlooked in legal discourse.

The ubiquitous presence of the European administration network leads to European administrations exchanging a substantial amount of information via information systems. How is the quality of the [...]

englischThe book is concerned with Big Data against the background of digital transformation, and with the related analytics and practical uses. Examples are its influence on attitudes and behaviours, the development of innovative business models, the controlling of vital infrastructures, the [...]

englischUnder EU law, personal data may only be transferred to a third country, if the third country, e.g. the U.S., guarantees an adequate level of data protection. In 2015, the CJEU has held that adequacy decisions must also take into account the third country’s rules on foreign intelligence [...]

Blogs, twitter, facebook sowie weitere Formen medialer Kommunikation beschäftigen die Rechtswissenschaft und -praxis seit geraumer Zeit. Diese neue Laienpublikationskultur im Internet lässt sich vom professionellen Journalismus kaum mehr unterscheiden und hat bislang keine eindeutige rechtliche [...]

englischThis publication deals with the problems which may arise by using rating portals in the internet. In the last few years, rating portals increased constantly and became more popular. This publication shows the legal status concerning rating portals and possibilities to protect the personal [...]