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Clemens Wass
SEMANTiCS 2015
Sept. 16, 2015

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LAW IS
BEAUTIFUL
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“It surrounds us and penetrates us;
it binds the galaxy together."
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“Love it, leave it or change it.”
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• 24 month
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• University of Amsterdam
• Salzburg University of Applied Sciences
• University of Sussex
• London School of Economics
• Alpenite srl
• BY WASS GmbH
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• 500k legal experts
• 21m companies
• 500m citizens
• 28 member states
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BOLD Base
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Users
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• open innovation
• open data
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Dr. Clemens Wass, MBL, MBA
clemens.wass@openlaws.com