Madeleine de Cock Buning

Prof. Madeleine de Cock Buning is a Professor of Law at Utrecht University, affiliated with the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law within the Utrecht University School of Law. Her expertise spans Copyright Law, Media & Communications Law, Digital Media Governance, and Regulation of Disruptive Technologies. She focuses on future-proof multidimensional approaches balancing fundamental rights with technological advancements.

Education: PhD in Law from the University of Amsterdam (1992–1998).
Key Roles: Chair of the EU High-Level Expert Group on Fake News (2018), Chair of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA), and Honorary Judge at The Hague Court of Appeal (2010–2020).
She also holds a part-time professorship at the European University Institute Florence (since 2018).

Research Interests: Regulation of digital disruptive technologies, autonomous creation, media governance, and robotics ethics. Active in policy-making through roles like Director at the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences and member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Teaching: Courses include Media and Communications Law (Master's), Regulating Big Tech, and Intellectual Property Principles.

Awards: Iris Medal for science communication (2019).

Leadership: Founded and chaired the Centre for Intellectual Property Law at UU, led the Netherlands Media Authority (Commissariaat voor de Media), and advised on EU copyright policies.