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LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PLATFORM ECONOMY Workshop II

Venue: Graduate Law Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: Monday, 16 September 2019
Time: 9:00am – 3:50pm
Hosts:

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law
  • The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law
  • The City University of Hong Kong School of Law

Workshop website: https://webapp3.law.cuhk.edu.hk/conf/20190916/

09:00-9:10 Welcome Remarks
Jyh-An Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Wenwei Guan (City University of Hong Kong)

9:10-10:40 Panel 1: EU Copyright Law and the Platform Economy

Moderator: Yahong Li (University of Hong Kong)

1. EU Copyright Reform and Its Implications on the Platform
Clemens Appl/Philipp Homar (Danube-University Krems)

2. Liability of Online Service Providers under the Scope of the Directive on Electronic Commerce (2000/31/EC)
Lukas Seilinger (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

3. INTER!ACT – Interactive Consensus-based Development of a Copyright Model Act
Stefan Knotzer (Danube-University Krems)

4. Upload Filter vs Freedom of Expression
Mariya Hubcheva/Christoph Steindl (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

10:40-11:00 Tea Break

11:00-12:30 Panel 2: Competition Law, Intellectual Property, and the Platform Economy

Moderator: Wenwei Guan (City University of Hong Kong)

1. Tackling Market Power in the Platform Economy
Sandra Marco Colino (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

2. Brands as Cultural Symbols in Simulated Realities: Challenging the Paradigms of Commerce in the Virtual Platform Economy
Eugene C Lim (City University of Hong Kong)

3. Internet Giants and the Rise of Intellectual Property Rights Protection in China
Shitong Qiao (University of Hong Kong)

4. To Share Is Fair: The Changing Face of China’s Fair Use Doctrine in the Sharing Economy and Beyond
Tianxiang He (City University of Hong Kong)

12:30-14:10 Lunch

14:10-15:40 Panel 3: FinTech, Consumer and Personal Data Protection

Moderator: Stuart Hargreaves (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

1. The Risk and Regulation of Crytoassets: A Hong Kong Perspective
Robin Hui Huang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

2. Better enforcement and Modernisation of EU Consumer Protection Rules: Implications of the New EU-Directive 2018/0090(COD)
Martin Winner (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

3. Platform-based Media Distribution and its Impact on User‘s Behaviour
Roland Stürz (Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation)

4. The Destiny of Online Accounts in case of the Account Holder’s Death
Sang Wha Lee (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

15:40-15:50 Closing Remarks

Yahong Li (University of Hong Kong)
Philipp Homar (Danube-University Krems)

This workshop is undergoing accreditation for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits by the Law Society of Hong Kong.

Workshop website: https://webapp3.law.cuhk.edu.hk/conf/20190916/