Copyright Law and Digital Media
Lecture – English Language

Vorlesung an der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

Sommersemester 2026
Tuesday, 18.15 to 19.45h, room BE 2, 144
(in-person)

14.04.2026

Why copyright? The German and the EU copyright system

21.04.2026

No lecture

29.10.2025

No Lecture

28.04.2026 and 12.05.2026 (no lecture on 05.05.2026)

Protected works in digital media (focus on AI generated works)
Authorship
Duration of copyright

19.05.2026

Rights conferred (moral rights, exclusive economic rights)
Neighboring rights (related rights) to copyright for digital media

26.05.2026

No Lecture

02.06.2026

Exceptions and limitations to copyright law in the digital world (I):
Quotation, parody, pastiche

09.06.2026

Exceptions and limitations to copyright law in the digital world (II): Private copying, AI training
Copyright contract law (licensing)
Collecting societies

23.06.2026

Enforcement in the digital world (I): Hosting providers and upload filters; AI output liability

30.06.2026

Enforcement in the digital world (II): Website blocking
Final lecture, preparing final exam

07.07.2026

Final exam (in-person)


Prof. Dr. Jan Bernd Nordemann (Status: 05. April 2026)