IP Squared & Digitaal Werktuig

Where information law meets digital infrastructure.

We combine strategic legal counsel with hands-on technical execution to help cultural heritage institutions and public organizations publish, manage, and scale their digital collections.

Legal & Strategic Policy

Maarten Zeinstra

IP Squared

Specializing in copyright law, out-of-commerce works, public domain policy, and international advocacy for public access to knowledge.

  • Strategic Information Law
  • Copyright Exceptions & Policy
  • Public Sector Advocacy
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Technology & Infrastructure

Maarten Brinkerink

Digitaal Werktuig

Specializing in digital heritage infrastructure, linked open data, workflow automation, and collection management systems.

  • Technical Architecture
  • Linked Open Data & APIs
  • Workflow & Tool Development

Why Work With Us Together?

Bridging the persistent gap between legal theory and technical reality.

End-to-End Implementation

We don't just write legal policy reports that sit on a shelf; we build the database rules, API endpoints, and rights metadata that put those policies into operation.

Heritage Sector Depth

Decades of combined experience working with Dutch and European archives, libraries, museums, and public research institutes.

Open Standards First

Grounding every project in Creative Commons standards, open-source software, and sovereign digital infrastructure.

Have a joint policy and tech challenge?

Get in touch with us to discuss strategic advice, collection-wide rights clearing, or infrastructure planning.