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The Institute for Information Law (Instituut voor Informatierecht) (IViR) is affiliated with the Faculty of Law of the University of Amsterdam. It was officially established in 1989, is one of the largest research centers in the field of information law in the world. The The Institute employs over 25 researchers who are active in a spectrum of information society related legal areas, including: intellectual property law, patents, telecommunications and broadcasting regulation, media law, Internet regulation, advertising law, domain names, freedom of expression, privacy, digital consumer issues and commercial speech.
The Institute engages in cutting-edge research into fundamental and topical aspects of information law, and provides a forum for debate about the social, cultural and political aspects of regulating information markets.