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IT and the Law of Data - Intellectual Property
Dr Andreas Lober is Partner at ADVANT Beiten's Frankfurt office and head of the Practice Group IP/IT/Media. He is interested in innovation, his work focuses on technology, digital business and electronic entertainment. A techie in his heart, he provides comprehensive advise to his clients, and he represents them in court and in arbitration cases, never forgetting about their economic aims.
Dr Andreas Lober studied law at the University of Tübingen and the University of Aix-en-Provence (France). He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Tübingen with a dissertation in the context of media law. He was admitted to the German Bar in 2001. Since 2015 he has been working with ADVANT Beiten as Partner. Prior to joining ADVANT Beiten, he was a partner at another law firm and held a senior position at an Internet Company. Dr Andreas Lober is a lecturer at Georg-August University in Göttingen. In May 2022 he was appointed deputy assessor at the Federal Centre for the Protection of Children and Young People in the Media / Review Board for Media Harmful to Young People.
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Dr Andreas Lober is awarded as "Leading Individual" in the field of Media - Entertainment.
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Book:
Chapter: Judicial Practice on Age Rating and the Antitrust Law Framework
Dr Andreas Lober
in: Games und Recht, Hentsch/Falk (Ed.), Nomos Verlag, 2023
Chapter: Contract Data Processing, Direct Marketing, Industry 4.0 in the Context of Data Protection, Data Protection and Privacy Impact Assessment, Processing of Personal Data of Minors on the Internet
Dr Andreas Lober
in: Datenschutz im Betrieb, Dr. Axel von Walter et al. (Ed.), Haufe-Lexware, Freiburg 2018
Publications:
The significance of the Digital Services Act: New challenges for transactions in the digital industry?
Dr Andreas Lober and Dr Birgit Münchbach
in: M&A Review 10/2023, p. 343
Experts: Pressure on compliance to begin assessing AI Act impact
Dr Andreas Lober (quotation)
in: Compliance Week, 29.06.2023
Privacy in Multiplayer Games and Games on Social Networks
Dr Andreas Lober and Susanne Klein
in: MMR-Beilage, 08/2021, p. 17 et seq.
Overview of the judicial practice on age rating
Dr Andeas Lober and Dr Florian Jäkel-Gottmann
in: MMR-Beilage, 08/2020, p. 8 et seq.
Data Protection: The Closed Season Is Over
Dr Andreas Lober and Susanne Klein
in: Compliance-Newsletter, April 2019
„Dead Rising 4 Decision Is No Free Ticket“
Dr Andreas Lober
in: GamesWirtschaft.de, 30 January 2017
Smart Processes
Dr Andreas Lober (quotation)
in: PROFITS, 03/2016, p. 30 et seq.
Mortal Kombat X: Fighting Game Marked by Age Rating
Dr Andreas Lober (quotation)
in: computerbild.de, 15 July 2015
Does Google Violate Antitrust Law?
Dr Andreas Lober
in: gruenderszene.de, 29 October 2014
Thou Shalt Not Address Others Informally!
Dr Andreas Lober
in: wrp – Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis, 03/2014, p. 294 - 296
Commentary on Decision of Federal Court of Justice, File Hosting Service
Dr Andreas Lober
in: wrp – Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis, 10/2013, p. 1354 - 1355
More than Notice and Takedown: Scarlet Revisited
Dr Andreas Lober
in: ITechLaw Journal, 02/2013
Making Money with „Virtual Money“
Dr Andreas Lober
in: Casual Connect Magazine, Winter 2009, p. 27
Bluff Program Banned, Regional Court Prohibits "Cheatbot" for Online Game
Dr Andreas Lober
in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 22 July 2009
Virtual Worlds Becoming Real: Second Life, World of Warcraft & Co: Fascination, Risks, Business
Dr Andreas Lober
in: Heise Zeitschriften Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2007, p. 1-50, 51-100, 101-end
Right to Injunctive Relief Against Operator of Virtual Worlds and Online Games Because of User Generated Content
Dr Andreas Lober
in: CR, 10/2007, p. 647 et seq.
Contracts in the MMO World
Dr Andreas Lober
in: Canadian Bar Association, 28 April 2007
Virtual Worlds, Real Legal Problems
Dr Andreas Lober
in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 29 November 2006, p. 25
Suing the Creator - Is the Host of Virtual Worlds Liable Towards Their Users for Virtual Goods?
Dr Andreas Lober
in: CR, 2006, p. 837 et seq.
Strong Advertising in Games
Dr Andreas Lober
in: games.markt, 04/06, p. 35
Playfully Advertising: Legal Framework for Ingame Advertising
Dr Andreas Lober
in: MMR, 10/2006, p. 643 et seq.
Protection of Minors on the Internet and in Mobile Entertainment
Dr Andreas Lober
in: K & R, 2005, p. 65 et seq.
Money for Nothing? Dealing with Virtual Items and Characters
Dr Andreas Lober
in: MMR, 10/2005, p. 653 et seq.
Competition Forces a Re-Positioning in Distribution
Dr Andreas Lober
in: Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, 05/2005, p. 346 et seq.
Antitrust Reform Involves the Implementation of Risk Management
Dr Andreas Lober
in: Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung, 28 July 2004, p. 19
Changes in the German Unfair Competition Act - „Nothing but Kids!“
Dr Andreas Lober
in: games.markt, 04/04, p. 28
German Unfair Competition Act: Freedom Is Not Unlimited „Clear the Ring for Price Competition?“
Dr Andreas Lober
in: games.markt, 14/04, p. 14 et seq.
Free and Chargeable Use of Privacy Rights for Commercial Purposes in German and English Law - Also Comments to Decision of Regional Court Hamburg dated 25 April 2003 - Oliver Kahn ./. Electronic Arts
Dr Andreas Lober
in: ZUM, 8/9 2003, p. 658 et seq.
The Show Must Go On: License Agreements in Insolvency
Dr Andreas Lober and Dr Tim Reinhard
in: K & R, 2003, p. 126 et seq.
New Copyright and its Consequences
Dr Andreas Lober
in: DVD & Video Report, 21 August 2003, p. 26
New Copyright and its Consequences
Dr Andreas Lober
in: Videowoche, 25 August 2003, p. 18
Interested in a Second Helping? Copyright Contract Law and Websites
Dr Andreas Lober
in: K & R, 2002, p. 526 et seq.
Entertainment Software Endangering Minors - No Piece of Cake
Dr Andreas Lober
in: CR, 2002, p. 397 et seq.
The IMS Health Decision of the European Commission: Copyright Knocked Out?
Dr Andreas Lober
in: GRUR Int., 2002, p. 7 et seq.
Lectures:
"Cyber Resilience Act", lecture cat game Verband on 26 June 2024, together with Daniel Trunk
“Legal issues in the use of artificial intelligence”, lecture at the working group meeting for SMEs of the German Institute for Internal Auditing on June 7, 2024, together with Susanne Klein
“Legal Issues of Artificial Intelligence”, lecture at the course “Digital Inhouse Counsel” of the German Institute for Legal Departments and In-house Counsel (diruj) on April 24, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, together with Susanne Klein
“Legal aspects of the use of AI”, presentation at the norris network customer congress on February 2, 2024
"Data Protection: Opportunity or Showstopper?", lecture at the Health Congress of the West, together with Susanne Klein
"Cybersecurity and Dataprotection by M&A-Transactions", Online Seminar, BEITEN BURKHARDT, 23 June 2020, toghether with Susanne Klein
"A 360 Degree View: Fraudulent Software – 'Doping' of Online Games“, @kit Konferenz 2019, 27 - 29 March in Berlin.