Thomas Hartmann

Thomas Hartmann is a Research Associate at FIZ Karlsruhe, specializing in Intellectual Property Rights within Distributed Information Infrastructures. He focuses on copyright law, digital research data, and e-science legal frameworks. Previously, he conducted research at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, the Max Planck Digital Library, and universities in Berlin and Göttingen. Hartmann holds an LL.M. in IT Law and completed his studies in law and economics at Pforzheim University, with a thesis on cross-border customer data transfers at Porsche AG.

Education:

• LL.M. in IT Law
• Studies in Law and Economics at Pforzheim University (2008)
• Diploma thesis: 'CRM@Porsche: Data Protection Assessment of Group-Wide Customer Database'

Research Interests: Hartmann’s work emphasizes legal challenges in digital data management, open access policies, and copyright modernization. He explores how legal frameworks adapt to e-science, FAIR data principles, and institutional data governance. His contributions include guidelines for repositories, open access advocacy, and interdisciplinary data management solutions.

Key Contributions:

• Co-led FAIRagro consortium in NFDI for agricultural research data infrastructure
• Authored Copyright in Educational Practice and Open Access rechtlich absichern
• Published extensively on data protection, legal certainty, and digital content regulation
• Contributed to EU/DFG projects and policy statements on orphan works

Teams/Labs: Active in collaborative projects like FAIRagro and interdisciplinary data management initiatives at E-Science Tage 2023.