The rapid expansion of generative AI, cloud computing and cryptocurrency is driving unprecedented demand for data centres. Governments increasingly treat these facilities as essential infrastructure and compete to attract them through accelerated permitting, public subsidies and preferential access to energy and land. At the same time, communities are beginning to contest their demands on electricity, water and territory, as well as the secrecy surrounding their environmental and fiscal consequences.
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Inspiring conference at IViR about economic aspects of copyright
On 6 and 7 July, IViR hosted the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues (SERCI). Academics, practitioners, government representatives and others from all across the world, united by their interest in the various economic aspects of copyright, gathered at the Institute for Information Law for two content-packed days with a keynote address by Imke Reimers (Cornell University), more than twenty other high-quality paper presentations and numerous inspiring conversations.
Successful Summer Courses on International Copyright and Policy and European Platform Regulation
In the first week of July, PhD candidates, practicing lawyers and civil society participants set course for Amsterdam to attend IViR’s annual Summer Courses on International Copyright and Policy and European Platform Regulation.
New book: The Cambridge Handbook of Media Law and Policy in Europe
This handbook analyses pressing legal and policy issues that have arisen in the rapidly changing media ecosystem: from threats to media freedom and pluralism and the safety of journalists to challenges arising from the shift to platform-based communication, the spread of disinformation and the impact of AI on media and news production.
Paddy Leerssen appointed as Assistant Professor in Platform Regulation
IViR is pleased to announce that Paddy Leerssen will become an Assistant Professor in Platform Regulation from September 1st.
Kan AI nieuwsbubbels juist doorbreken?
Het gevaar van AI wordt dikwijls benadrukt. Maar hoe kunnen we technologie voor ons laten werken bij het volgen van het nieuws? Sanne Vrijenhoek onderzocht in haar proefschrift hoe technologie de positie van journalistieke redacties kan versterken. ‘Gepersonaliseerde nieuwsaanbevelingen zouden mensen ook uit hun bubbel kunnen halen.’
Nieuw rapport: Een minimumleeftijd voor sociale media: Juridische verkenning
Op 18 juni 2026 is een juridische verkenning gepubliceerd over de mogelijkheid om een minimumleeftijd voor social media in te stellen. Dit rapport is geschreven door dr. Paddy Leerssen en prof. dr. Joris van Hoboken.
Vacancy: Postdoc in geopolitics and governance of chip security value chains
Are you interested in exploring technology value chains and geopolitics through a law and political economy lens? Are you a self-starter, and do you have a critical and creative mind?
This postdoc position is part of an interdisciplinary project exploring chip-security in globalised value chains.
DigiBook on Deepfake Regulation – Call for Expressions of Interest
In collaboration with researchers from IViR, DigiCon will launch a new multidisciplinary DigiBook on the regulation of deepfakes, with a particular focus on the EU.
‘Experimenteren, maar niet lui worden’- Teacher Story: Ot van Daalen
Wanneer is AI-gebruik van toegevoegde waarde, en wanneer gaat het ten koste van iets waardevols? In gesprek met Ot van Daalen, docent Informatierecht en advocaat, bespreekt het TLC-FdR de waarde van AI. Een kleine sneak peak: experimenteer! Soms met succes, soms met de conclusie dat het toch niet de goede weg is.