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Vicky Breemen

Utrecht University, Netherlands (CAT program)
Cartoons in Court: Towards a Forensic Analysis of Visual Humor
29 September 2025 - 06 October 2025
Law
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Vicky Breemen is Assistant Professor at Utrecht University’s Centre for Intellectual Property Law (CIER) and the Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice. She holds a research master’s degree and a doctorate in information law, both from the University of Amsterdam. Her dissertation on the future principles of a library privilege in copyright law was awarded the Dutch Association of Information Professionals’ annual prize for best publication (Victorine van Schaickprijs KNVI). A central thread in Vicky’s research is the interplay between law, culture and technology, utilising both legal and non-legal concepts and sources. She has held fellowships from Tilburg University and the National Library of the Netherlands.

Vicky Breemen joins the Paris IAS in September-October 2025 for a group research stay as part of the CAT collaborative program, in collaboration with the reserahcers Andrew Bricker, Alberto Godioli, Ana Pedrazzini and Tjeerd Royaards.

Research topics

Copyright law; fundamental rights law; law, culture and technology.

Cartoons in Court: Towards a Forensic Analysis of Visual Humor

Key publications

J.M. Breemen, Vicky E. Breemen. "‘Slow Libraries’ and ‘Cultural AI’: Reassessing technology regulation in the context of digitised cultural heritage data", TechReg, 005, p. 81-99, forthcoming.

Vicky E. Breemen. "Digital Libraries Under EU Copyright Law – a Relationship Set in Stone?", European Papers, (8), p. 689-712, 2023.

J.M. Breemen, Vicky E. Breemen. "Imagining interdisciplinary dialogue in the European Court of Justice’s Deckmyn decision: Conceptual challenges when law and technology regulate parody", Humor, 35(3), special issue “Humor and the law: The difficulty in judging jests” edited by Brigitte Adriaensen, Andrew Bricker, Alberto Godioli & Ted Laros, p. 447-482, 2022.

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