Author: Stef van Gompel

The ILP Lab has published a policy paper discussing the most important issues that need to be taken into consideration when creating web harvesting legislation for cultural heritage institutions (CHIs). Background for this paper is the situation in the Netherlands, which as one of few countries has no legal provision enabling CHIs to engage in… Read more

The ILP Lab has published a report about the parameters of disclosing data as open data in the UBO-register, whilst respecting the privacy, personal integrity and other legitimate interests, including potential security risks, of persons recorded in the register. The UBO-register is the register for Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO) that must be established pursuant to… Read more

The ILP Lab has published a report to inform national policy makers in EU Member States about the need to take account of the position of journalists when implementing the press publishers right set out in Article 15 of the EU Directive on Copyright in the DSM. Student-researchers from the ILP Lab propose measures to… Read more

The University of Amsterdam today launched a lab where talented students together with public interest partners can work on new policies in the field of information law. The initiative, the Information Law and Policy Lab (ILP Lab), starts with two projects: the liability of online platforms and the consequences of new copyright rules for the… Read more

The Amsterdam Law School has received a donation for the establishment of an Information Law and Policy Lab. At the Lab, selected master students will learn to apply their knowledge of information law for the public interest. The Lab will be affiliated to IViR, and the activities will build on IViR research. Intervene in political… Read more