Institute for Information Law (IViR)

Over seizoen 2 van AI love Ontmoet de hoofdpersonen uit seizoen 2 van AI love. Van webdevelopers tot AI-enthousiastelingen, hun verhalen laten zien hoe kunstmatige intelligentie hun leven beïnvloedt en nieuwe mogelijkheden open...

Vanaf 27 november is seizoen 2 van AI Love (Omroep Human) te zien bij de NPO. Met commentaar van mij op verschillende aspecten en gebruikscenario's van AI.

www.human.nl/ai-love/info...

Nieuwe clouddienst moet hoger onderwijs bevrijden uit greep van big tech

‘We zijn voor bijna 90 procent afhankelijk van één grote Amerikaanse technologieaanbieder. Als Microsoft eruit ligt kan de hele UvA naar huis.’ www.folia.nl/nl/actueel/1...

New cloud service aims to free higher education from Big Tech’s grip

From January, staff and students in higher education will be able to use Nextcloud, an alternative collaboration platform. It aims to make universities and colleges less dependent on American Big Tech. www.folia.nl/en/actueel/1...

📢 New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!

@jvh.bsky.social is Professor of Information Law at @ivir-uva.bsky.social

He works on law and digital infrastructure, including the intersection of fundamental rights protection & platform governance.

🌟 Excited to have him on board!

IViR Lecture Series: Regulating Femtech: Addressing Regulatory Gaps in Women’s Health Technologies - IVIR Law for Health and Life (UvA) and IViR are pleased to announce thatDr. Catriona McMillanwill give a lecture entitled Regulating Femtech: Addressing Regulatory Gaps in Women’s Health Technologies on Fr...

📢New IViR Lecture coming up on 14 November, in collaboration with @lawhealthlife.bsky.social. Dr. Catriona McMillan will give a talk about "Regulating Femtech: Adressing Regulatory Gaps in Women's Health Technologies". More info:
www.ivir.nl/events/ivir-...
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Vidi grant for Dr. João Pedro Quintais - IVIR IViR is proud to announce that Dr. João Pedro Quintais has received a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for his research into generative AI content moderation.

IViR is very happy and proud to announce that Dr. João Pedro Quintais @jpquintais.bsky.social was awarded with a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Congratulations João Pedro! 🥳
www.ivir.nl/vidi-grant-f...

Looking forward to our Distinguished Lecture this afternoon with Prof. Peggy Valcke. Still time to join if you are in Amsterdam this afternoon!

The Unbearable Lightness of Being … an Information Lawyer - IVIR IViR is pleased to announce that Professor Peggy Valcke will deliver the Second Distinguished IViR Lecture on Friday 24th of October 2025 In the last 30 years, the amount of “Information law” – rules adopted in relation to information and communications technologies – has grown exponentially in Europe. From telecommunications, audiovisual media and platform regulation,… Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being … an Information Lawyer

Prof. Peggy Valcke will deliver the Second Distinguished IViR Lecture on 24 October. Join us in Amsterdam for an interesting afternoon about the past, present and future of information law! https://bit.ly/48LhOsD @ivir-uva.bsky.social

Vacancy — PhD Candidate Law - Generative AI in the Media The overall goal of this project is to study the role and implications that the new regulatory framework has in realising public values and influencing the power dynamics and legal relationships in th...

🚨 PhD Vacancy – Generative AI in the Media 🚨

Exciting opportunity to join us on the @algosoc.org project, working w/ myself, @cgoanta.bsky.social & @natalihelberger.bsky.social

📅 Closing date: 31 October 2025
🔗 More info: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
 
Cc: @ivir-uva.bsky.social

Reminder of our distinguished lecture coming up 24th of October! Based on her personal experiences in academia, policy-making and regulation, Prof. Peggy Valcke explores common pitfalls and déjà-vu’s as well as new tensions that arise in information law.
Don't miss it!
cc @uvalawschool.bsky.social

📢New IViR Lecture coming up on Monday 29 September! Judith Donath,@judithmedia.bsky.social, will give a talk about AI and machine consciousness. Join us in person or online!
More info and registration here:
www.ivir.nl/events/ivir-...

cc @uvalawschool.bsky.social

📢 Come work with us! We have a postdoc and PhD position for the Artificial Secrecy project. Deadline: October 17th. More info:
www.ivir.nl/projects/art...
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Preserving Digital Sovereignty: Marleen Stikker & Brewster Kahle at the KB in The Hague on 17 September - Internet Archive Europe On Wednesday 17 September, the KB – National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague will host a timely event featuring Marleen Stikker, internet pioneer and founder of Waag Futurelab, and Brewster Ka...

Can we preserve democracy without preserving the web?
Join Brewster Kahle & Marleen Stikker at KB The Hague on 17 Sept.
🎟 Info: www.internetarchive.eu?p=1751
#WebArchiving #DigitalSovereignty

The Unbearable Lightness of Being … an Information Lawyer - IVIR IViR is pleased to announce that Professor Peggy Valcke will deliver the Second Distinguished IViR Lecture on Friday 24th of October 2025 In the last 30 years, the amount of “Information law” – rules ...

On Friday 24th October, Prof. Peggy Valcke will deliver the Second Distinguished IViR Lecture. Join us in Amsterdam for an interesting afternoon about the past, present and future of information law!
More info and registration:
www.ivir.nl/events/disti...

Copyright as a Freedom of (Artistic) Expression Right? The Dangers and Human Rights Law Misconceptions in the AG’s Opinion in Pelham II Following up on the initial comment by Sabines Jacques published on this blog about Advocate General (AG) Emiliou’s recent Opinion in the Pelham II case – which examined his interpretation of the past...

Copyright as a Freedom of (Artistic) Expression Right? The Dangers and Human Rights Law Misconceptions in the AG’s Opinion in Pelham II, by Elena Izyumenko (@ivir-uva.bsky.social) on the Kluwer Copyright Blog

legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-bl...

Deepfake Bills in Denmark and the Netherlands: Right idea, wrong legal framework. Deepfakes are flooding the internet. Thanks to generative AI, politicians say things on camera they never said, celebrities star in porn clips they never dreamt about, and the Pope dons a puffer jacke...

Deepfake Bills in Denmark and the Netherlands: Right idea, wrong legal framework, by Bernt Hugenholtz on the Kluwer Copyright Blog

cc: @ivir-uva.bsky.social

legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-bl...

Opinie: Tijd om afscheid te nemen van Spotify Hij luisterde duizenden uren via de streamingdienst, maar de ethische bezwaren geven nu voor Etienne Valk de doorslag.

'Hele afspeellijsten zou men kunnen vullen met klaagzangen over wat er misgaat bij een streamingdienst als Spotify. Ik zal het kort houden', schrijft Etienne Valk 🎶 van @ivir-uva.bsky.social in @trouw.nl https://bit.ly/4lrFRQQ

Vacancy — Postdoctoral Research Position in Human(e) AI The Research Priority Area in Human(e) AI at the University of Amsterdam currently has a vacant legal Postdoctoral Researcher position.  

📢 Vacancy alert: @ivir-uva.bsky.social is looking for a postdoc in the Human(e) AI Research Priority Area. Take a look at the details: https://bit.ly/3ItbqLu. Make sure you apply before 20 August! cc @natalihelberger.bsky.social #Vacancies #Jobs

The Governance of the European Digital Identity Framework Through the Lens of Institutional Mimesis The European Commission's decision to expand its 2014 Regulation on electronic identification and trust services toward wallet-based digital identities marked a significant shift in the governance of...

By 2026, EU citizens and residents are expected to carry an EU wallet on their phone to access a range of online services. In our latest article, we examine the governance behind eIDAS 2.0, revealing some important weaknesses.

Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Vacancy — Postdoctoral Research Position in Human(e) AI The Research Priority Area in Human(e) AI at the University of Amsterdam currently has a vacant legal Postdoctoral Researcher position.

📢Vacancy alert: We are looking for a postdoc in the Human(e) AI Research Priority Area at the @uvalawschool.bsky.social. See all the details here and apply before August 20th!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
cc @natalihelberger.bsky.social

Brilliant kick off to our @ivir-uva.bsky.social Summer Course Privacy Law & Policy with online talk by @maxschrems.bsky.social! Thank you Max for being so generous with your time and sharing your insights with our students. Credits to Kristina Irion for facilitating this. @uvalawschool.bsky.social

Our summer courses have kicked off today and indeed, summer it is in Amsterdam!🌞We hope everyone will enjoy the sessions in the different courses on Copyright, Privacy and Platform Regulation. Stay cool!
@elsdebusser.bsky.social, @jpquintais.bsky.social, @jvh.bsky.social, @pjleerssen.bsky.social

"The elaborate recent output of rulings from the CJEU in the privacy and data protection realm will lie at the heart of this session. The most important case law will be covered to bring participants up to speed on the latest developments."

And on Thursday we have Joost Gerritsen joining @elsdebusser.bsky.social in a session about the latest GDPR developments and CJEU case law:

"Focusing on AI-driven technologies as knowledge production tools, this module investigates how legal discussions surrounding data governance intersect with questions of social justice, including structural inequality and disparities in political power."

Next week our annual summer course on Privacy Law and Policy is starting with great lecturers lined up for 8 sessions during the week.

On Wednesday we have @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & Charlotte Ducuing doing a session on Social Justice and AI:

Kopenhagen en Aarhus keren Amerikaanse big tech de rug toe, Amsterdam studeert op vergelijkbare stap De twee grootste gemeenten van Denemarken zijn hun samenwerking met Microsoft aan het uitfaseren vanwege het behoud van digitale soevereiniteit. Welke risico’s brengt de afhankelijkheid van een bedrij...

Kopenhagen en Aarhus willen niet afhankelijk zijn van Microsoft. In Amsterdam spelen dezelfde zorgen, zegt @elsdebusser.bsky.social in @parool.nl. 'Experts waarschuwen al geruime tijd dat we technologisch gezien niet afhankelijk moeten worden van Amerikaanse bedrijven.' @ivir-uva.bsky.social

A mid-year review of AI and copyright posts - Kluwer Copyright Blog The role of copyright rules in the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate legal discussions in 2025. With new case law, legislative initiatives, and regulatory developments u...

📝"A mid-year review of AI and copyright posts", a short roundup of some great contributions we have had on this topic in 2025

copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/06/24/a...

Cc: @ivir-uva.bsky.social

Can we trust dating apps to find us a partner? Dating apps have often replaced our mutual acquaintances as trusted matchmakers. But should we trust the tech companies behind them? Balázs Bodó untangles the spider web of trust in our digitalized society. Bodó sees a 'systematic breakdown of trust in society'. He has recently been appointed as Professor of Information Law and Policy, with special emphasis on Technology Governance.

Balázs Bodó untangles the spider web of trust in our digitalized society @ivir-uva.bsky.social 'Most people would say that there is a societal crisis of trust'. Yet, we rely on technology for many things, including finding a partner https://bit.ly/3FwxQdT

📢 "Copyright, the AI Act and Extraterritoriality", check out the policy brief I wrote for The Lisbon Council

➡️ lisboncouncil.net/publications...

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