HeFDI Data School: Copyright & Usage Rights for Research Data: Ensuring Legal Certainty and Openness

event details

Date / time November 12, 2025, 10:00
Appointment end November 12, 2025, 11:30
location Online
organizer Hessian Research Data Infrastructures (HeFDI)
speaker Fabian Rack, FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure
target group Researchers, doctoral students, anyone interested
event series HeFDI Data School
format Online via Zoom
registration dataschool.hefdi.de/module/urheber-nutzungsrechte (from September)

Understand the copyright situation surrounding research data and how you can achieve openness in its publication. Learn when and how licensing with Creative Commons licenses makes sense. You'll also gain insights into current legal issues surrounding the use of generative AI in research.

Course content

  1. Copyright protection of research data
  2. Licensing of research data
  3. Generative AI

learning goals

Gain an understanding of copyright protection for research data and learn how to create legal certainty through licensing with Creative Commons licenses. The course also addresses current challenges in using generative AI in research and offers practical insights for maximizing the openness and usability of your data.