1. 12th December 2008, Paris The legal information market in Europe under the new rules imposed by the network economy Michael Fanning Online Consultants International GmbH Unterreut 6 D-76135 Karlsruhe Tel. +49-721-9212-909 Fax +49-721-9212-913 [email_address] http ://www.oci-gmbh.com Public and Private Actors: Competition and Co-operation: The situation in Germany

3. Heroes and influences De l'Esprit des Lois The Spirit of the Laws 18 January 1689 - 10 February 1755 Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu „ De l'Esprit des Lois ( The Spirit of the Laws ) was originally published anonymously in 1748 and quickly rose to a position of enormous influence. In France, it met with an unfriendly reception from both supporters and opponents of the regime. The Roman Catholic Church banned l'Esprit – along with many of Montesquieu's other works – in 1751 and included it on the papacy's notorious Index. It received the highest praise from the rest of Europe, especially Britain. „ Source: Wikipedia, 10th December 2008

5. 1. Germany: The market for legal information – Law publishers LEGISLATION COMMENTARIES / HANDBOOKS / JOURNALS SOFTWARE GREY LITERATURE CASE LAW Wolters Kluwer Deutschland oVs Verlag Dr.OttoSchmidt Köln

6. 1. Germany: The market for legal information – Distributors LEGISLATION COMMENTARIES / HANDBOOKS / JOURNALS SOFTWARE GREY LITERATURE CASE LAW € 140 million* € 34.3 million* € 74 million* *Source: Buchreport (figures for 2007)

7. 1. Germany: The market for online legal information - Overview Sources Intermediaries End-users Federal Government Federal State Government Federal Courts Local Public Administration Federal State Administration Federal Administration Lawyers & Legal Departments Federal State Courts Other Federal Institutions Companies & Lawyers Local Public Administration Academia Wolters Kluwer Deutschland

8. 1. Germany: The market for legal information – Market size German Law, Tax and Regulatory Market 2007 German Online Legal Information Market 2007 € 480 million* € 45 million* Conclusion: In the legal sector, less than 10% of revenues generated by publishers and information providers in 2007 can be attributed to online products and services. *Source: Buchreport (figures for 2007), PASSWORD, oci estimates Corroboration: In 2007, only 8% of the revenues in the overall market for B2B specialist information are said to come from electronic media. Source: Deutsche Fachpresse e.V.

9. 1750 1800 1900 2000 C.H Beck founded 1763 Time line LEXIS started 1970 2. Public and Private Actors – Historical perspectives compared Carl Heymanns founded 1818 Dr.Otto Schmidt founded 1905 Juris GmbH founded 1986 Recht für Deutschland founded 2001 Rudolf Haufe Verlag founded 1934 West Publishing founded 1872 WESTLAW started 1970 Carl Heymanns Deutschland oVs Verlag Dr.OttoSchmidt Köln

10. 1750 1800 1900 2000 C.H Beck founded 1763 Time line LEXIS started 1970 1. LAW PUBLISHERS TO LEGAL PRACTITIONERS 2. Public and Private Actors – Historical perspectives analysed Carl Heymanns founded 1818 Dr.Otto Schmidt founded 1905 Juris GmbH founded 1986 Recht für Deutschland founded 2001 Rudolf Haufe Verlag founded 1934 West Publishing founded 1872 WESTLAW started 1970 2. LAW PUBLISHERS TO COMPANIES 3. LEGAL INFORMATION PROVIDERS Carl Heymanns Deutschland oVs Verlag Dr.OttoSchmidt Köln 245 Years 75 Years 22 Years 4. OFFICIAL LEGAL INFORMATION PROVIDERS

11. 1974 1985 2000 2008 juris project Initiated by BMJ 1974 Time line juris GmbH founded 1985 Privatisation: Sdu nv acquires 45.33% share 2001 2. Public and Private Actors – The special case of juris GmbH ABN AMRO & Allianz acquires Sdu nv 2007 3. LEGAL INFORMATION PROVIDERS 1. LAW PUBLISHERS TO LEGAL PRACTITIONERS 2. LAW PUBLISHERS TO COMPANIES 4. OFFICIAL LEGAL INFORMATION PROVIDERS 2007 § 3 (4) IWG applicable from 31st December 2008 „ Die erste Vision“ juris as an information system „ Die zweite Vision“ juris as a print-online publisher

12. 3. New rules of the network economy – Rules or forces? rules ?

13. 2005 2006 2007 2008 Transformational Government Enabled by Technology Cabinet Office (November 2005) The commercial use of public information OFT (December 2006) Time line The Power of Information: An independent review E. Mayo & T. Steinberg (June 2007) The Power of Information The Government‘s Response Cabinet Office (June 2007) Data Sharing Review R.Thomas & M. Walport (July 2008) Data Handling Procedures in Government: Final Report Cabinet Office (June 2008) Managing Information Risk: A guide for Accounting Officers, Board members and Senior Information Risk Owners HM Government (National Archives) (November 2008) Information matters: building government’s capability in managing knowledge and information HM Government (National Archives) (November 2008) 3. New rules of the network economy – Emerging paths… INFORMATION Opportunity and Risk TECHNOLOGY Opportunity and Risk „ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY“

16. Re-use of public sector information Access to public sector information 16 16 16 16 Informationsweitervewendungsgesetz (IWG) vom 13. Dezember 2006 (BGBl. I S. 2913) Informations- freiheitsgesetz (IFG) vom 5.9.2005 (BGBl. I S. 2722) Umwelt-informationsgesetz (UIG) i.d.F. der Bek. vom 22.12.2004 (BGBl. I S. 3704) Verbraucher- informationsgesetz (VIG) vom 5.11.2007 (BGBl. I S. 2558) Bundes- datenschutzgesetz (BDSG) i.d.F. der Bek. vom 14.1.2003 (BGBl. I S. 66) Geändet durch §13 Abs. 1 G vom 5.9.2005 (BGBL. I S.2722) 3. New rules of the network economy – Legal conduits (Overview)

17. Note: The situation regarding both specialist and general rights of access to official information has improved dramatically over the last 5 years. However, the IWG which implements the EU PSI Directive does not itself provide a right of access to official information. Rather it assumes that a right of access to official information has been provided for by FOI legislation already in place. Only Ten of the sixteen Federal States have so far enacted FOI-legislation. 3. New rules of the network economy – Legal conduits (Detail)

19. 4. Public and Private Actors – Taking control... and … by banishing the dark clouds of threat and uncertainty igniting the opportunities for innovation and progress.

20. Thank you for your attention. Contact person for further i nformation: Michael Fanning Managing Director Online Consultants International GmbH Unterreut 6 76135 Karlsruhe Tel: +49-721-92 12-909 [email_address]