englischDigital methods such as text and data mining are utilised more and more frequently to gather knowledge, thereby offering the ability to recognise patterns in large data sets as well as being the basis of machine learning. This work examines this digital method from a copyright perspective, [...]

englischIn a combination of legal dogmatics, empiricism, and comparison related to both, a dissertation has emerged that breaks new ground - in search of "truth," as science should. The central question is: What influence does politics have on public television - de jure and de facto? In order to [...]

englischThose affected are often helpless in the face of violations of personal rights on the Internet: the infringing content is sometimes deleted, but the person affected cannot easily obtain information about the identity of the user. For a long time, the general right to information failed due [...]

englischThe principle of exhaustion strikes a balance between copyright and property rights, between the economic interests of the author and the acquirer, and between copyright as an exclusive right and the principle of the free movement of goods. The justification theories developed in copyright [...]

englischResearchers seek access to scientific knowledge, do research on copyright protected works, have a strong interest in collaborative research and the communication of their findings, and strive for individual recognition and legal certainty.

This study finds that current German copyright law [...]

englischReference art in the digital age is intensifying the conflict between artists and authors. The introduction of limitations or exceptions for pastiche, user-generated content or fair use in a modified form can provide a fair balance of interests. In addition to new limitations and exceptions, [...]

englischWhile photography is an essential part of the art market today, specific difficulties arise in identifying the original. After a brief outline of art history, Philine Pohlhausen examines how the concept has developed in copyright law against the background of the wide artistic range of this [...]

englischUp to now, there has been no comprehensive acclaim of the basis for protection of phonogram producers' rights. The legislator referred to the "specific technical-organizational effort", which must be protected against unauthorised exploitation. Due to their economic nature, it seems to be [...]

englischThe conflict between digital ubiquity and territorially bounded copyrights is inherent to all online uses and by that establishes a complex process of collective rights management of online rights of musical works. Since the EU legislator did not succeed in simplifying this complex process [...]

englischGovernment agencies are increasingly invoking copyright to prevent the publication of secret documents by press companies and whistleblowing platforms. This approach appears to be incompatible with the meaning and purpose of copyright law and also interferes with the basic communication [...]