Law

How are music industry agreements that govern the far-reaching exploitation of artists' ancillary rights designed, and what regulatory limits in civil and copyright contract law underly them? In her study, Diana Spikowius explores how those extensive music industry contracts, known as 360 deals, are composed.

Germany and New Zealand regulate personal injury caused by defective products differently: while Germany relies on producer liability, New Zealand compensates for personal injury through a no-fault accident compensation system, which replaces liability. Muriel Isa Nißle discusses both approaches and outlines their strengths and weaknesses.

Upload filters promise automated internet regulation, but do they cross a line when it comes to censorship? Maximilian Schmidt's sharp interdisciplinary analysis dissects filter algorithms, constitutional and European Union law to ask: Do they merely regulate or actually control public discourse?

This volume brings together contributions from the 5th Young Scholars' Conference on Private International Law in Heidelberg, exploring how digitalisation reshapes conflict of laws and procedure, and offering innovative methodological and regulatory perspectives.