englischIn recent times, one not only reads in the press about the ominous Darknet, in which many things seem to be possible and criminals are up to mischief, but there are also more and more cases against operators of trading platforms, on which trade with prohibited goods is carried out. This [...]

englischThe work deals with criminal law problem areas that arise in the use of AI. Not only AI, but also autonomous systems are finding their way into our everyday lives. Similarities and differences between these concepts and their impact on criminal law assessment are elaborated. The rapidly [...]

englischThe urgency of regulating fake news on social networks regarding election campaigns is more evident than ever. This poses considerable difficulties for legislative practice. It is important to consider the fundamental rights of the parties involved without the state's influence on the [...]

englischThe concept of data ownership is vividly discussed. But what does the term really mean? In order to demonstrate the possibilities and limits of the exclusive assignment of data to legal entities the author researches the German law regarding concepts of absolute rights over data – e.g. in [...]

englischThe application of Artificial Intelligence in everyday life raises continually. Thereby it isn’t excluded, that products, furnished with AI, cause damages on legal interests. In this situation arises the question of responsibility. Therefor this work follows the aim to analyze ethical [...]

englischThis anthology contains contributions by scholars from the fields of philosophy, engineering and law. It is being published to mark the ten year anniversary of the founding of the Robotics Law Research Centre at the University of Würzburg, which now has a proven track record of research and [...]

englischIndustry 4.0 involves various risks in the area of data security and data protection. In order to identify and analyse these, the various appearances of cybercrime were first examined, with particular reference to the common methods of hacking and the European, German and Chinese regulations [...]

englischThe author argues that the ongoing development of AI will result in moral and legal rights for intelligent robots. Against this background and due to foreseeable weaknesses of prospective law enforcement, the author demands a legal strategy concerning strong AI.

Gaede shows that AI research, [...]

englischThe digitisation of various areas of life holds new challenges for the law. In particular, automated driving has been the subject of intense and controversial discussions. Coping with dilemmas – which, thanks to a broad media coverage, have also attracted public attention - occupies a [...]

englischUnmanned aircraft systems, so-called "unmanned aerial vehicles" (UAVs), have so far been used primarily in military contexts. That is why academic legal literature has dealt with robotic systems that are colloquially referred to as "drones" mostly in the context of public international law. [...]