Stefan Bechtold

Stefan Bechtold graduated from the University of Tübingen Law School, Germany, in 1999. In 1999 and 2000, he was a Visiting Scholar at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. In 2001, he received a J.S.D. (Dr. iur.) from the University of Tübingen Law School. Supported by a Fulbright scholarship, he received a master's degree (J.S.M.) from Stanford Law School in 2002. Since 1997, he has been working as a research assistant to Professor Wernhard Möschel at the University of Tübingen Law School. Mr. Bechtold is the author of numerous publications (in German and English) in the area of cyberlaw and intellectual property, including a 450 page book on the implications of digital rights management. Since 1997, he has been maintaining the Link Controversy Page, a web page on legal questions of hyperlinks, frames and inline images. He is a member of the editorial board of Artikel5.de, a German web site about protecting freedom of speech in broadcast media and in cyberspace. Mr. Bechtold's scholarly interests include the intertwining of law, technology and economics in the information society, in particular regarding various forms of intellectual property. He is also trying to contribute to bridging the gap between European and U.S. cyberlaw scholars. In addition, Mr. Bechtold has composed numerous orchestra and chamber music works which have been awarded several composition prizes and have been repeatedly performed and broadcast.