Lewinski, Silke Von

Silke von Lewinski, Dr. iur., is Head of the International Law Department, Max-Planck-Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich. She is a frequent copyright expert to the European Commission; delegate at the WIPO Diplomatic Conferences 1996 and 2000 for the EC and Germany respectively. Her recent book publications include: "Europaisches Urheberrecht" (Vienna, 2001) (with Walter "et al."); "The WIPO Treaties 1996" (London, 2002) (with Reinbothe). She is adjunct Professor at Mainz University, Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, N.H., USA and Polytechnical University,