Is it real, is it fake, is it a deal or a data breach in the make? - Social Media & Law

Prof. Kai Erenli, Vienna

30 April 2019, 11:00 - 12:00
HS i4, Inffeldgasse 25D

Abstract

We can reach everyone with everything nowadays, whether it is real or fake. Since most people are not aware of the laws that govern social media use and "Ignorance is not an advisable defense strategy in court", this talk will guide you through the biggest pitfalls and discuss current decisions and trends.

Biography

Kai Erenli studied law at the University of Graz (Austria). He wrote his doctoral thesis about the legal aspects of open source licensing and has a deep insight of IT-Law. He is a member of the board of it-law.at the Austrian network for IT-lawyers. Kai spent much time in the multimedia-business as he was the Art Director of @vertising in Graz. Since 2011 he is the study director of the Bachelor Program “Film-, TV- and Media Production” at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienne. Kai is a certified project manager and a member of the PROCLOS-Network, which brings together experts from various fields to do projects in innovative fields of information technology. Since 2013 he also serves as “General Counsel” and “Head of Games” to Vienna based Animation Studio arx anima. Kai has produced and designed a fair amount of games, such as the Educational AR-Game “QuizeRo”. Kai was awarded with the „ars docendi - Business & Law” by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy.