Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz studied Law and Journalism in Hamburg. Since 1997 he has taught the optional special subject on information and communication in the Department of Law at the University of Hamburg; he has been also a member of the state office for legal examinations since January 2000. In July 2009 habilitation through the Faculty of Law at the University of Hamburg, granted Venia Legendi in public law, media law and legal philosophy. Since november 2011 he is professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Hamburg.
Since November 2011 W. Schulz has the university professorship "Media Law and Public Law including Theoretical Foundations” at the Faculty of Law at the University of Hamburg. This comprises a joint placement of the University of Hamburg and the Hans Bredow Institute. The focus of this professorship is on research at the Hans Bredow Institute. Initially, W. Schulz acted as deputy business director as well as head of the Hans Bredow Institute’s area of media and telecommunications, since 2001 he has been a member of the board of directors. In February 2012 he was also appointed director at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society in Berlin.
His work emphasises the freedom of communication, problems of legal regulation with regard to media contents, questions of law in new media, above all in digital television, and the legal bases of journalism, but also the jurisprudential bases of freedom of communication and the implications of the changing public sphere on law. In addition, he works on the forms taken by the State’s functions, for instance, in the framework of concepts of “regulated self-regulation” of "informational regulation". Many of his projects are designed internationally comparative.
Latest publications
Schulz, W.; Dreyer, S.; Hagemeier, S. (2011): Machtverschiebung in der öffentlichen Kommunikation [Power Shift in Public Communication]. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Politische Akademie, Medienpolitik. Bonn. Electronic ed. (pdf, German)
Schulz, W. (2011): Eine Armlänge entfernt. Die Ergebnisse einer Studie zur Medienaufsicht in Europa [An Arm's Length Away. Results of a Study on Media Regulation in Europe]. epd medien No. 15 v. 15.4.2011, pp. 6-9.
Schulz, W.; Held, T. (2011): Regulierung durch Anreize. Optionen für eine anreizorientierte Regulierung der Leistungen privater Rundfunkveranstalter im Rundfunkstaatsvertrag [Regulation by Incentives. Options for Incentive-Based Regulation of the Services of Private Broadcasters in the Interstate Treaty of Broadcasting]. Berlin.
Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research/Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (ICRI), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven/Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS), Central European University/Cullen Interna-tional/Perspective Associates (eds., 2011): INDIREG. Indicators for independence and efficient functioning of audiovisual media services regulatory bodies for the purpose of enforcing the rules in the AVMS Directive. Study conducted on behalf of the European Commission. Final Report. February 2011 (forthcoming).
Schulz, W.; Büchner, T. (2010): Kreativität und Urheberrecht in der Netzökonomie. Eine wissenschaftliche Innovationswerkstatt im Dialog mit der Medienwirtschaft. Ergebnisse [Creativity and Copyright in the Net Economy. Academic Innovation Workshop in Dialogue With the Media Industry. Results.]. Hamburg, Dezember 2010 (Working Papers of the Hans Bredow Institute No. 21).
Schulz, W.; Dreyer, S. (2010): Schriftliche Stellungnahme zum Entwurf des 14. Rundfunkänderungsstaatsvertrags - Novelle des Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrags [Written Statement on the Draft of the Amendment to the Interstate Broadcasting Treaty - Amendment to the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors]. 5 May 2010. (pdf-file, German)
Hasebrink, U.; Schulz, W.; Deterding, S.; Schmidt, J.-H.; Schröder, H.-D.; Sprenger, R. (2010): Leitmedium Internet? Mögliche Auswirkungen des Aufstiegs des Internets zum Leitmedium für das deutsche Mediensystem [Key Medium Internet? Potential Effects of the Rise of the Internet as “Key Medium” in the German Media System]. Expert Opinion submitted to the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Parliament (TAB) in April 2010 (unpublished).
Schulz, W.; Büchner, T. (2010): Kreativität und Urheberrecht in der Netzökonomie. Eine wissenschaftliche Innovationswerkstatt im Dialog mit der Medienwirtschaft [Creativity and Copyright in the Net Economy. Academic Innovation Workshop in Dialogue With the Media Industry]. 1st Analysis, January 2010. Hamburg: Verlag Hans Bredow Institute (Working Papers of the Hans Bredow Institute, No. 20) (pdf, German)
Schulz, W.; Dreyer, S. (2010): Stellungnahme zum Entwurf eines novellierten Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrags [Statement on the Draft Amendment to the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors]. 20 January 2010. (pdf-file, German)
Schulz, W. (2010): Die Richtlinie über Audiovisuelle Me-diendienste als Kern europäischer Medienpolitik [The Guideline on Audiovisual Media Services as Core of European Media Policy]. In: D. Klumpp, H. Kubiceck, A. Roßnagel, W. Schulz (eds.), Netzwelt – Wege, Werte, Wandel. Berlin, pp. 269-277.
Klumpp, D.; Kubiceck, H.; Roßnagel, A.; Schulz, W. (eds.) (2010): Netzwelt – Wege, Werte, Wandel [Networld – Routes, Values, Change]. Berlin: Springer.
Schulz, W. (2010), Europäisches Medienrecht: Vorlesungsskript [European Media Law: Lecture Script]. Hamburg: Univ. Hamburg
Latest lectures
"Social Media Platforms - A Test Case for Finding Adequate Legal Frameworks for New Intermediaries", lecture by W. Schulz and S. Heilmann at the workshop "Intellectual Property Rights in the New Media" at the Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development of The Chinese University of Hong Kong on 20 October 2011 in Hong Kong.
“Anforderungen an einen netzadäquaten Jugendschutz” [Requirements of Net-Oriented Protection of Minors], talk by W. Schulz at the symposium “Online-Jugendschutz – geht’s noch?” [Online Protection of Minors – Can You Believe It?] of the Hans Bredow Institute, the Media Authority Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce on 25 May 2011.
“Zur Aufsicht im öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk” [On Regulation in Public-Service Broadcasting], lecture by W. Schulz in the context of the colloquium honouring Prof. Dr. Carl-Eugen Eberle at the Institute for Copyright and Media Law in Munich on 29 April 2011.
“Private International Law (Conflict of Laws) and Copyright Law”, moderation of the discussion by W. Schulz at the workshop “CO-REACH – Intellectual Property Rights in the New” in Utrecht on 28 April 2011.
"Anreizmodelle zur Förderung von privaten Public Value-Angeboten" [Incentive Models to Support Private Public Value Offerings], presentation of the survey on regulation by incentive options for the services of private broadcasters by W. Schulz at the DLM symposium "Public Value – Was soll der private Rundfunk für die Gesellschaft leisten?" [Public Value - What Should Private Broadcasting Do for Society?] in Berlin on 17 March 2011.
“Perspektiven des Jugendschutzes im Internet –Standortbestimmung nach dem Scheitern des Jugendmedienschutzstaatsvertrags” [Perspectives of Youth Protection on the Internet – Siting after the Failure of the Interstate Treaty on Protection of Minors in the Media], participation of W. Schulz in the panel discussion at the conference “Medienimpuls” [Media Impulse] of FSF and FSM in Berlin on 15 February 2011.
“Selbstregulierung im Datenschutz – Erfahrungen und neue Ansätze” [Self-Regulation in Data Protection – Experiences and New Approaches], talk by W. Schulz and participation in the panel discussion “Technik & Selbstregulierung versus BDSG& Co. – Wie viel Gesetz braucht der Datenschutz?” [Technology & Self-Regulation vs. BDSG & Co. – How Many Rules Does Data Protection Need?] at the conference Safer Internet Day 2011 in Berlin on 8 February 2011.
“Country Report Germany”, presentation of the country report by W. Schulz at the Co-Reach Workshop “Intellectual Property Rights in the New Media Environment” in London on 7 December 2010.
“The Role of Satellite TV and its Self-Regulation in Germany and other European Countries” and “Public Service Broadcasting, Youth and Democracy in Media (Television and Internet)”, lectures by W. Schulz in the context of the seminar “Media System in Germany and Thailand” of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Bangkok from 10 to 17 November 2010.
“Ideen aus der Innovationswerkstatt Kreativität und Urheberrecht in der Netzökonomie” [Ideas from the Innovation Workshop on Creativity and Copyright in the Net Economy], talk by W. Schulz at the conference “Wer verdient mit welchem Recht? Digitale Herausforderungen für Urheber, Verwerter und Nutzer” [Who Earns by What Right? Digital Challenges for Authors, Commercializers and Users] of the Media Authority Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein, the Hans Bredow Institute and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce in Hamburg in 3 June 2010.
“Liability from a Regulatory Perspective”, lecture by W. Schulz at the “CO-REACH-Workshop on Law Enforcement on the Internet” at the Hans Bredow Institute in Hamburg on 18 May 2010.
"In Search of the Appropriate License Fee Base - Legal Principles and Administration Problems", lecture by W. Schulz at the international conference "The Future of the Broadcasting Licence Fee in Times of Media Convergence", hosted by the Institute for Broadcasting Economics at the University of Cologne in Bonn on 7 May 2010.
“Copyrights Law, News Services, News Snippets”, lecture by W. Schulz at the “TechLaw Spring Meeting Update” by Taylor Wessing in Hamburg on 30 April 2010.
"Social Media Governance", lecture by W. Schulz and S. Heilmann at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI) on 17 February 2010 in Brisbane.
Latest Courses
"Self-Regulation as a Regulatory Alternative", lecture by W. Schulz and S. Heilmann in the context of the Summer School on European Information Law 2011 in Reichenau/Rax on 1 August 2011.
Contact
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Hans-Bredow-Institut
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