IViR-symposium: Harmonizing European Intermediary Liability in Copyright (14 jan)

Saturday 14 January 2017, 9.30-17.00; University of Amsterdam, Agnietenkapel, Oudezijds Voorburgwal 229-231, 1012 EX Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The IViR is organising an academic symposium on European intermediary liability entitled ‘Harmonising European Intermediary Liability in Copyright’. In view of the new EU copyright reform package, the symposium will examine the issues surrounding intermediary liability in copyright in Europe. Moving beyond the current safe harbour regime, it will explore avenues towards the adoption of a substantive European system. Draft programme

Speakers:

    Mr Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm (Brandeis/IViR, University of Amsterdam)
    Dr Christina Angelopoulos (CIPIL, University of Cambridge)
    Mr Remy Chavannes (Brinkhof)
    Dr Martin Husovec (Tilburg University)
    Prof. Daniel Gervais (Vanderbilt University)
    Dr Stef van Gompel (IViR, University of Amsterdam)
    Prof. Thomas Hoeren (University of Münster)
    Prof. Bernt Hugenholtz (IViR, University of Amsterdam)
    Prof. Matthias Leistner (LMU Munich)
    Dr Tarlach McGonagle (IViR, University of Amsterdam)
    Prof. Martin Senftleben (VU, Free University Amsterdam)
    Dr Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon (Southampton Law School)
    Prof. Alain Strowel (Université Saint-Louis)