2nd Legal Challenges SIG Workshop

12 May 2026 12:00–14:00
Online

The legal challenges workshop returns for another deep dive in the latest experiences and practices in how digital repositories navigate legal hurdles.


How do repositories and research infrastructures actually handle legal challenges in practice?
This SIG Legal session explores how different organisations approach issues related to rights management, documentation, access conditions, and procedures. The aim is to share experiences and gain insight into how similar challenges are handled across contexts.

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Lead facilitators:

  • Irena Brvar, Social Science Data Archives (Slovenia)
  • Ina Nepstad, Sikt (Norway)

Provisional agenda:

  • Icebreaker (5 mins)
  • Introduction to SIG Legal and today’s session (10 mins)
  • Presentation by Irena Brvar (20 mins)
  • Q&A (10 mins)
  • Open discussion (10 mins)
  • Closing remarks and next steps (5 mins)
     
    What participants can expect:
    An informal, interactive session focused on real-world practice. The session combines short presentations with open discussion, and may include simple online tools (e.g. Mentimeter or Padlet) to encourage participation. The goal is not to present “best practices”, but to share experiences, challenges, and approaches across different settings.
2nd Legal Challenges SIG Workshop