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Dr. Malek Barudi, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Malek is a specialist in copyright and media law. He advises and represents companies, in particular, from the media, entertainment, science, telecommunications, and IT industries on all matters relating to copyright law and copyright contract law (including influences at international level or as a result of EU law), right of expression, right of personality, telemedia law, and the legal framework for Internet service providers. A focus of his practice also involves subjects from the field of industrial property, data protection, and e-commerce.
Malek has acted for his clients in legal proceedings concerning complex situations that frequently involve copyright disputes and disputes regarding the right to express opinions, often associated with technology-related matters. He also advises his clients on all matters concerning licencing and a legally-compliant use of protected contents. In addition, Malek also advises companies, inter alia, on product launches and new business models. His clients include both globally-leading companies and aspiring start-ups.
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Career
| Since 2023 | Partner, Taylor Wessing |
| 2019 - 2023 | Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing |
| 2016 – 2018 | Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing |
| 2015 – 2016 | Associate, Taylor Wessing |
| 2014 – 2015 | Associate, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Hamburg |
| 2014 | Post–doctoral research fellow, Leibniz University of Hannover |
| 2014 | Lecturer, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg |
| 2008 – 2012 | Senior research associate, chair of civil law, Intellectual Property, Information Technology Law and Private International Law, Leibniz University of Hannover |
Education
| 2013 | Second legal state examination, Higher Regional Court Celle |
| 2012 | Doctoral degree (Dr. iur.) with a thesis on Copyright Law, Leibniz University of Hannover |
| 2011 – 2013 | Legal clerkship, Higher Regional Court Celle |
| 2010 – 2011 | Magister Juris (M.Jur.), University of Oxford |
| 2008 | First legal state examination, Hannover/Celle |
| 2003 – 2008 | Legal studies with focal point in Information Technology Law and EU Law, Leibniz University of Hannover |
Publications
Art. 11 - Art. 17, Art. 25 Digital Services Act, in: Müller-Terpitz/Köhler (Hrsg.): DSA, Praxiskommentar, München 2023 Chapter 11: Urheber- und Lauterkeitsrecht, Know-How-Schutz, in: Kipker (Hrsg.), Cybersecurity, Rechtshandbuch, 2. Auflage, München 2023 Chapter 22: Plattformspezifische Vorgaben der DSM-RL, in: Steinrötter (Hrsg.): Europäische Plattformregulierung, Baden-Baden 2023 § 1 Urheberrechts-Diensteanbieter-Gesetz, in: Barudi (Hrsg.), Das neue Urheberrecht: UrhG | UrhDaG | VGG, Baden-Baden 2021 (Hrsg.) Das neue Urheberrecht: UrhG | UrhDaG | VGG, Baden-Baden 2021 Urheber- und Lauterkeitsrecht, Know-How-Schutz, in: Kipker, Cybersecurity Rechtshandbuch, 2020 „Value Gap“? – Zur Debatte um das Haftungsregime für Hosting-Dienste in Bezug auf Urheberrechtsverletzungen, in: Hennemann/Sattler: Immaterialgüter und Digitalisierung, Baden-Baden 2017 Der Mythos vom Value Gap, in: GRUR 2017, 327-338, together with Jörg Wimmers The CJEU’s Communication to the Public: Better Check Before Placing a Hyperlink? in: CRi 2016, 129-133, together with Jörg Wimmers and Adam Rendle Kommentierung zu §§ 8, 9, 12, 12a SortG sowie Art. 11, 28, 29, 98, 100 GSortV, in: Metzger/Zech: Sortenschutzgesetz, Kommentar, 2016 EU-Urheberrechtsreform, in: IPRB 2016, S. 16-21, gemeinsam mit Jörg Wimmers Rezension zu A. Hügel: Haftung von Inhabern privater Internetanschlüsse für fremde Urheberrechtsverletzungen, in: UFITA 2015/I, S. 281-283 Europäischer Werkbegriff und besondere Gestaltungshöhe – eine Betrachtung des BGH-Urteils Geburtstagszug, in: UFITA 2014/I, S. 49-68 Designschutz aufgewertet – zur Abkehr des Bundesgerichtshofs von der besonderen Gestaltungshöhe für angewandte Kunst im Urheberrecht, in: KUR 2014, S. 11-15 Autor und Werk – eine prägende Beziehung?, in: Mohr Siebeck, Schriftenreihe Geistiges Eigentum und Wettbewerbsrecht (GEuWR), Band 75, Tübingen 2013 Ein Jahr (Dritt-)Auskunftsanspruch, in: CR 2010, S. R020-021 |
Memberships & Associations
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI) German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR) Law Society Hannover |
Additional languages
| English |
Latest news & insights
Copyright & media law
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CJEU: Art. 17 of the Copyright Directive is effective
29 April 2022
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Interface - Copyright update
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Transposing the DSM Copyright Directive in Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia
How are these countries proposing to implement the Directive, especially the controversial Article 17?
27 May 2021
Briefing
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Interface - Der Digital Single Market ein Update Teil I
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Update Copyright in the Digital Single Market: On the implementation of the DSM Copyright Directive in Germany
9 June 2020
by Dr. Gregor Schmid, LL.M. (Cambridge) and Dr. Malek Barudi, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Data protection & cyber
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Digital Services Act (DSA) - an overview
by multiple authors