VIPP News And Events

Sean Seymore, Centennial Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School, argues that federal courts have “abandoned their gatekeeping function” for protecting public health in patent cases. Read More

An array of scholars and industry professionals discussed the impact of generative AI on the music industry. Read More

New paper by Vanderbilt Law’s Sean B. Seymore offers a different approach to better incorporate scientific norms Read More

Learn more about Vanderbilt Law’s curricular and co-curricular offerings in intellectual property Read More

With Forever, Daniel Gervais uses science fiction to ponder the legal implications of AI in the near future Read More

Professor Joseph Fishman examines the elements of a music infringement case and the current state of copyright law Read More

Once exclusively used in matters of Patent Law, the idea has found its way into cases involving music Read More

Gervais says copyright law “hasn’t caught up” with the use of live artists’ works to train AI apps that allow users to generate portraits on social media platforms in this article about whether a popular Instagram app crosses ethical barriers. Read More

TikTok's most extensive music library is restricted to personal, non-commercial use, which means accounts used by brands and influencers to promote products must license the music they use in social media videos. “There are clearly players in this space who are treating the use of music in videos as a garden variety social media post when they should be treating it more like a traditional commercial,” music copyright expert Fishman says. Read More

Genetski joined FanDuel in 2015 as its chief legal officer. Read More