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A Novel Approach to Teaching Technology Law

Aug. 25, 2023—With Forever, Daniel Gervais uses science fiction to ponder the legal implications of AI in the near future

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Infringing on Musical Feel; an Interview with Joseph Fishman

May. 18, 2023—Professor Joseph Fishman examines the elements of a music infringement case and the current state of copyright law

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Copyright expert Daniel Gervais discusses what constitutes “fair use” of original artworks by AI apps in Los Angeles Blade article

Dec. 14, 2022—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.

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Joe Fishman quoted in Bloomberg Law coverage of music-industry crackdown on brand owners that use unlicensed songs in social media posts

Dec. 7, 2022—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.

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Aug. 24: “AI and Art: Is Copyright Impeding the Creation of New Art?” – a talk by Anthony Bourached

Aug. 17, 2022—Bourached is an AI researcher at University College London, where he works on the Picasso Reconstruction Project. His talk, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Intellectual Property Program, is at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, in the Bennett Miller room.

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Sean Seymore joins Vanderbilt Law faculty as Centennial Professor of Law

Jul. 22, 2022—Seymore is a patent law expert who holds a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry. He is also a professor of chemistry. He previously served on the VLS faculty from 2010 to 2021.

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“Crypotodad: The Fight for the Future of Money,” new book by Chris Giancarlo ’84, offers eyewitness account of the rise of Bitcoin

Sep. 8, 2021—Giancarlo's book, published by John Wiley & Sons, offers his eyewitness account of the rise of Bitcoin, crypto and central bank digital currency and discusses his efforts as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to modernize oversight of U.S. financial markets. Giancarlo is now chairman emeritus of the CFTC.

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