Welcome to the Competence Center in Digital Law

We support Swiss Higher Education Institutions (students, academic and administrative staff) in dealing with legal questions related to the digitalization process and the use of new media and technologies. 

DMLawTool

DMLawTool guides researchers through the most relevant legal aspects of research data management and proposes possible solution approaches to copyright and data protection issues. It has been developed by the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in collaboration with the University of Neuchâtel (UNINE) within the  P-5 programme “Scientific information” of swissuniversities. More detailed information about the tool can be found here. To access the tool, use the button below.

DMLawTool

Showcases

Second Publication Right Discover if and how you can re-publish your scientific articles.
How to avoid Plagiarism Learn what plagiarism is and how you can avoid it.
Publishing on Social Media Become aware of various legal aspects you have to consider when publishing on social media.
Free & Open Source Software Learn how to recognize and publish free and open source software and discover various license types.
Creative Commons Discover what creative commons licenses are, how they facilitate the sharing of works and how to find and use works licensed under a CC license.

News

Regulatory Framework: Zweitveröffentlichungsrecht und Open Access als regulatorische Herausforderung

17.11.2023 Report (Deutsch) In collab. with Regulatory Framework, project by swissuniversities Report
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03.10.2023 Video on Second Publication Right

We just released the video about Republishing Scientific Articles as Open Access (The Second Publication Right), made within Regulatory Framework and Universities as learning communities, projects by swissuniversities.
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19.09.2023 – Recording of the webinar “How to distribute an already published article as Open Access?”

It's online the recording of the webinar "How to distribute an already published article as Open Access?" which took place 31.08.2023 and was made within the project Regulatory Framework.
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28.04.2023 – Video about personal data’s ownership

It’s online the video created with Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI) within the project MAPAW (Make A Privacy Aware World) about the (non) ownership of personal data! (only in Italian)

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03.03.2023 – Podcast about AI, Copyright and Data Protection

A podcast in German about the use of personal data and works protected by copyright to train Artificial Intelligence.

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Services

FAQ FAQs, developed from real cases, allow you to quickly find answers to everyday digital law questions.
Knowledge Base A detailed knowledge base provides you insights into various legal aspects, currently with a focus on copyright issues.
Training A vast choice of on- and offline trainings are available together with interactive case studies to work through.
Advising A team of legal experts with competences ranging from copyright to data protection and licensing agreements are available for your questions.