

She has been affiliated with the center since then, first as postdoctoral researcher, and since 2017 as a permanent researcher. In 2010, she joined the Centre for Administrative Science Research (CERSA) at CNRS and Universite de Paris II, working with Danièle Bourcier. Digital Rights Management systems, Creative Commons licenses).ĭuring her PhD (2006–2010) at the European University Institute, she was visiting scholar in both the University of Buffalo (New York) working with Barry Smith, and the University of California at Berkeley working with Molly Shaffer Van Houweling.

In her PhD thesis, she explored the legal challenges of copyright law in the digital environment, with special attention to the mechanisms of private ordering (e.g. She holds an undergrad and Masters studies in Economics and Management (Bocconi University, Milan), a Masters in Intellectual Property (Queen Mary University of London), and a PhD in Law (European University Institute, Florence). Her interdisciplinary background is grounded in a wide range of academic studies. As an activist, she is part of Creative Commons, the Open Knowledge Foundation and the P2P Foundation, among others. She is author of the book Blockchain and the Law published by Harvard University Press. She is permanent researcher at the CNRS and Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Primavera De Filippi is a legal scholar, Internet activist and artist, whose work focuses on the blockchain, peer production communities and copyright law.
