Lawyer, Partner
Specialised Lawyer for Copyright and Media Law
Dr. Ursula Feindor-Schmidt, LL.M., advises national and international clients on their digital strategies and business models. Her clients include the largest national and international publishing houses, film productions, broadcasters, rights aggregators, as well as consultancies and industrial companies. She supports them in particular with complex licensing models and the implementation of their strategies in connection with the use and the provision of artificial intelligence systems, e.g., in the drafting of terms of use, legal analyses for the approval of AI tools implemented, the drafting of AI guidelines, AI literacy training, negotiating AI cooperation agreements or AI-specific clauses, as well as risk mitigation and compliance requirements under the AI Regulation. In addition, Ursula Feindor-Schmidt is regularly entrusted with high-profile test cases concerning platform liability and copyright compliance. She handles all IP issues associated with M&A transactions.
Law degree in Germany; master’s degree in intellectual property in UK; PhD in intellectual property law; specialist lawyer qualification in copyright and media law; national and international lecturer and expert speaker, e.g., for the Academy of German Media, the International Publishers Association, the Fordham IP Conference, and the AI conference ‘RiseOfAI’. Partner at LAUSEN since 2009.
FUTURES BEING MADE lädt das Netzwerk WOMEN IN MEDIA in Kooperation mit der Kanzlei LAUSEN ein, die Potenziale von KI aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven zu beleuchten. Dieses interaktive Event zum Thema “AI in BUSINESS – from EXPERIMENT to REALITY” richtet sich an Women in Media und Führungskräfte und Entscheiderinnen, die sich mit den strategischen und rechtlichen …
Dr Ursula Feindor-Schmidt, LL.M., will take part in the panel discussion ‘How AI Impacts Copyright and Creative Works’ at the Leipzig Book Fair. Thursday, 27 March 2025 13:00 – 14:00 CET Hall 5, Stand D301 The panel discussion will focus on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on copyright and creative works. Experts including Dr …
On 11 February 2025, the US District Court in Delaware issued a summary judgment in the case of Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence (No. 1:20-cv-613-SB). Judge Stephanos Bibas ruled that the training of an AI system with copyrighted content does not fall under the fair use doctrine in this case. The decision is significant because …
