Bernd Justin Jütte

Bernd Justin Jütte is an Associate Professor at the School of Law (Sutherland School of Law) at University College Dublin (UCD). He specializes in intellectual property law, focusing on digital copyright, exceptions, user rights, and EU regulatory frameworks. His work emphasizes balancing creator rights with user freedoms in the digital age.

Education:

• LLB, University of Greifswald (Germany)
• Master en Droit Européen, University of Luxembourg
• PhD in Law, University of Luxembourg (2016), with a thesis published as Reconstructing European Copyright Law for the Digital Single Market.

Research Interests:

• EU copyright reform and digital single market challenges
• Text-and-data mining exceptions
• User rights and access to information
• AI's impact on copyright
• Platform liability under the CDSM Directive
• Fundamental rights in digital environments

Teaching & Professional Activities:

• Coordinates modules in Copyright Law, EU Law, Patent Law, and AI Regulation at UCD
• Teaches Intellectual Property Law and Internet Law at the University of Luxembourg and Vytautas Magnus University
• Professional activities include peer review for Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Grur International, and others
• Assesses grants for institutions like the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)

Grants & Funding:

• Consumer Leadership Academy 2025 Project (June 2025–June 2026)
• User Access Rights Research (June 2025–June 2026)

His research trends emphasize modernizing copyright law to accommodate digital innovation while protecting user rights, with a focus on EU harmonization challenges and platform governance. Recent work critiques upload filters and advocates for user-centric reforms.