周林，法學博士，中國社科院法學所創新工程執行研究員(2012-2014)。1989-1994年曾在國家版權局工作，主持《著作權》雜志的編輯，并參與有關著作權法的立法調研工作。1994年進入中國社科院法學所，曾擔任中國社科院知識產權中心副主任（1996-2000）、中國社科院法學所知識產權研究室副主任（2001-2010），曾應邀擔任北京市第二中級人民法院人民陪審員（1995-1996）。 

周林自1998年起擔任國際法學會文化遺產法律委員會委員，2003年起擔任中國國際經濟貿易仲裁委員會域名爭議解決中心仲裁員，自2010年起擔任中國拍賣協會法律咨詢委員會委員。周林還應邀在國家行政學院、中央美術學院、北京科技大學主持知識產權法、藝術法和信息法講座，并曾應邀赴日本東京大學、英國倫敦大學、德國明斯特大學和薩爾大學主持研討會及發表演講。 

周林自1994年起在中央美術學院講授藝術法，自2006年起指導藝術法方向碩士研究生。周林在藝術法領域的主要著述有：《藝術法實用手冊》（文集，主編）、《藝術法概要》（譯著）。周林的主要出版物有：《信息自由與版權保護》（論文）、《中國版權史研究文獻》（文件匯編，合編）、《知識產權案件的審理與裁判》（中、英、日文版專著，主編）、《知識產權研究》（系列書，第18-22卷，主編）。 

周林愛好游泳、排球、遠足、登山等，喜歡閱讀小說、觀看話劇、欣賞當代藝術，擅長水墨畫和大畫幅攝影，1994年成為中國美術家協會會員，1996年成為中國攝影家協會會員。 

Zhou Lin Professor and Doctor of the Intellectual Property Center of China Academy of Social Sciences; Visiting Professor of Tokyo University (Japan) in 1996; Visiting Professor of the ITM of Muenster University (Germany) since 2000. Zhou Lin gave lectures on Copyright Law, Art Law and Information Law at several universities or institutes.

Prof. Dr. Zhou Lin used to work in National Copyright Administration of China (1989 to 1994), participating the draft of the very first Chinese Copyright Law, taking the position as a managing editor of Copyright a quarterly magazine published by Chinese Copyright Society. Prof. Dr. Zhou Lin moved to the Intellectual Property Center of China Academy of Social Sciences in March 1994. From then on he spent most of the time in the research work in IPR Law field. Zhou Lin is now in charge of a new project – Intellectual Property in An Information Society, funded by CASS.

From Oct. 5, Prof. Dr. Zhou will visit ITM for one month and doing research mainly in two aspects:

- A comparative study of the resale right. This is a topic in art law field. This right is old enough in Germany Copyright Law while it is now in the first stage of the draft in China. Both in favor and against such a right are sharing different stories. What should be the best choose and/or solution for the art market? What the Chinese policy makers should learn from Germany and Europe?

- A comparative study of the recent cases relating to the unfair competition in the Internet. A recent decision made in China that a defendant ISP should follow the private rule - robots.txt. A private agreement plays a key role in the decision. What next? In what degree that the private rules or agreements could influence the existing laws and regulations? What could be the properly react from the point of view of information law - information is free, but the freedom is not free.

Prof. Dr. Zhou Lin is a member of the Council of China Intellectual Property Law Society, a member of the Cultural Heritage Law Committee of International Law Association. He has published several articles on intellectual property, art law and information law in Britain, Germany, Japan and China. He has also published several books: An Introduction of China’s Copyright Law（chief editor）, Art Law Handbook (chief editor), China Court Cases on Intellectual Property Rights (chief editor).