Detlef Borchers is a freelance computer journalist writing for Heise in Germany and Neue Zürcher Zeitung in Switzerland. He is writing about computers and society, especially about the role and impact of large computing projects on society. He covers privacy issues in health telematics, automotive telematics and video surveillance. Additionally he writes about intellectual property. He holds an M.A. in mass communication research.
Artist and Co-Founder of Canadian based copyright advocacy group 'Appropriation Art: A Coalition of Art Professionals,' Denman Island, British Columbia, Canada
Doctor in Law, Professor at the University of Namur (Belgium), Head of the Department of Intellectual Property Rights at the Research Center for Computer and Law, the University of Namur & Project Lead Creative Commons Belgium, Namur