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Rechtsanwältin (lawyer), speaker
Fachanwältin für Urheber- und Medienrecht (specialised lawyer for copyright law and media law)
Dr. Ursula Feindor-Schmidt, LL.M. studied law in Germany and Great Britain. She has a doctorate and master degree in IP law and a specialised lawyers degree for copyright and media law. She is consulting national and international clients with regard to their digital strategies and is entrusted with high level test cases on platform liability and copyright compliance. She regularly handles all related IP matters in M&A transactions. She is also specializing in the developing field of artificial intelligence, deploying AI for legal tech and AI regulation. She is a regular lecturer and expert speaker at national and international events, eg for Akademie der deutschen Medien, International Publishers Association, Fordham IP Conference or the AI conference ‘RiseOfAI’.
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At the event organized by ALAI Germany with the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sports, Dr. Ursula Feindor-Schmidt, LL.M. (Lausen Rechtsanwälte) will give a presentation on”Online Piracy in the Book Sector”. The event will take place on Thursday, October 13, 2022 5:00 – 7:00 pm CET Hybrid: At the Instituto Cervantes, Alfons-Goppel-Straße 7, 2nd floor,… read more
We are currently witnessing fundamental changes in Europe regarding the liability and the obligations of platforms for copyright infringements resulting from various parallel developments. 1. the European Court of Justice decision on the YouTube/Uploaded cases on 22nd June 2021 (C-682/18 and C-683/18); 2. national (here: German) legislation implementing Article 17 DSM-Directive (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/790), which… read more
The 29th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference at Emily C. & John E. Hansen Intellectual Property Institutes will be held online April 21-22, 2022. Dr. Ursula Feindor-Schmidt, LL.M. (Lausen Rechtsanwälte) will give a presentation on „EU Copyright Developments: A New Cooperative Approach Between Rightsholders and Platforms”. See the preliminary program on page 9… read more
Article 17 is the biggest reform in the history of copyright, which will benefit music rights holders, content creators, and digital platforms alike. Music Biz is offering three events around the implications of the Article 17 reforms. In the final meeting on July 22, the immediate impact for rights holders in compliant EU member states… read more
Article 17 is the biggest reform in the history of copyright, which will benefit music rights holders, content creators, and digital platforms alike. Music Biz is offering three events around the implications of the Article 17 reforms. The final event will discuss the immediate impact for rights holders in compliant EU member states. July 22… read more
On June 22 the European Court of Justice announced its highly anticipated decision in the YouTube/Uploaded case. The IPKat, Institutet för Immaterialrätt och Marknadsrätt (IFIM), and British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association (BLACA) have been organizing a panel discussion on the content and the consequences of such decision with speakers involved in this matter for… read more
The European Court of Justice (CJEU) published its long-awaited decision on the responsibility of internet platforms on 22 June 2021. The facts Subject matter of the proceedings was the video-sharing platform YouTube and the share-hosting platform Uploaded. The CJEU joined two reference proceedings of the German Federal Court of Justice for a joint decision: In… read more
On 22 June the European Court of Justice is going to deliver its highly anticipated decision in the YouTube/Uploaded case. The IPKat, Institutet för Immaterialrätt och Marknadsrätt (IFIM), and British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association (BLACA) have been organizing a panel discussion on the content and the consequences of such decision with speakers involved in… read more
The 28th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference at Emily C. & John E. Hansen Intellectual Property Institutes will be held online April 8-9, 2021. Dr. Ursula Feindor-Schmidt, LL.M. (Lausen Rechtsanwälte) will give a presentation on „The Liability of Online Content Sharing Service Providers in EU Jurisdiction and Legislation –The YouTube/Uploaded Case and Article… read more
2021 will bring significant change for rightholders and online platforms alike. New regulation is on the horizon, especially for the so-called online content sharing service providers (so called ‘OCSSPs’), i.e. online platforms providing access to content that has been uploaded by the services’ users, such as YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, Scribd, ResearchGate, etc. A history of… read more