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Dreyer, S. (2016): Medienpädagogik und Medienrecht [Media Pedagogy and Media Law]. In: merz | medien + erziehung, 60 (2), pp. 73-74.
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The institute will provide scientific support for the media conference in the context of Germany's 2020 EU Council Presidency and is analysing in advance the requirements of a modern European information order.
Is user-generated content on private communication platforms protected by freedom of expression? In her PhD project, Amélie Heldt focuses on the effect of the fundamental right on freedom of expression on the Internet.
Market participants violate existing rules governing the media sector in order secure a competitive advantage. In his dissertation, Martin Lose examines judicial subjects that interface the breach of law according to § 3a UWG (Act Against Unfair Practices) and the information and communication...
Every app, every website, every search query uses algorithms. In his PhD project, Felix Krupar analyses the legal classification of algorithmic communication.
Unlike its citizens, the state cannot lean on the basic right of free speech when it comes to its communciation. In his PhD project, Tobias Mast exmaines the legal requirements of the state’s communication with its citizens.
In the "Zeitschrift für Urheber- und Medienrecht" [Journal of Copyright and Media Law], Tobias Mast discusses the incongruities between the constitutional figure of state neutrality of the media and the jurisdiction on the public relations of state agencies, which has recent...
The legal basis in the field of information, communication and media is changing so rapidly that the traditional book form often seems inappropriate for practitioners of the law as well as for publishers. A collection of laws is hardly on the market when, in all likelihood, the media treaty has alre...
Valerie Rhein, Dr. Stephan Dreyer and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz have published an opinion on the discussion draft of the Länder regarding the mandate and structural optimisation of public service broadcasting. In their expert opinion, they welcome the draft amendment to the State Medi...
In the volume Familienkultur smart und digital. Ergebnisse, Konzepte und Strategien der Medienpädagogik [Family culture smart and digital. Results, Concepts and Strategies in Media Education], Dr. Claudia Lampert, Kira Thiel and Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink write about online experiences from the pe...
Die rechtlichen Grundlagen im Bereich Information, Kommunikation und Medien ändern sich so rasch, dass die traditionelle Buchform für die Rechtsanwender – und auch für die Herausgeber – häufig unzweckmäßig erscheint. Kaum ist die Gesetzessammlung auf dem Ma...
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