Pitt Law professor Kevin Ashley honored for furthering technology in the legal profession
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURG SCHOOL OF LAW — The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics announced the recipients of its second annual CodeX Prize at this year’s CodeX FutureLaw 2022 Conference. CodeX FutureLaw brings together researchers, engineers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, investors, and policymakers worldwide to focus on how technology is changing the legal profession and the law itself…
Read More about Pitt Law professor Kevin Ashley honored for furthering technology in the legal professionPenn Law hosts discussion on cryptocurrency with Duke Law professor Lawrence Baxter
PENN LAW — As part of Penn’s Energy Week , the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Penn Program on Regulation (PPR) co-hosted a discussion on cryptocurrencies and their far-reaching environmental impacts with Duke Law’s Lawrence Baxter. Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, moderated the event, which was organized and co-sponsored by the…
Read More about Penn Law hosts discussion on cryptocurrency with Duke Law professor Lawrence BaxterUniversity of Virginia Law hosts discussion on social media and democracy
UVA TODAY — In 1996, Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act was passed as a way to provide a legal shield for online platforms with user-generated content. It states, “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information…
Read More about University of Virginia Law hosts discussion on social media and democracyHow the pandemic has modernized the legal profession
ENTREPRENEUR — Covid-19 forced businesses and social interactions to rely on technology because of social distancing rules exacerbated by fear. The legal industry, being no exception, was forced to embrace technology, shedding unnecessary ritual and processes. The result became a more efficient industry, where client interests trump anachronistic conventions.
Read More about How the pandemic has modernized the legal professionGeorge Washington Law professor Steven L. Schooner contributes to study on small satellite space technology
GW LAW — The proliferation of SmallSat—or small satellite—space technology, capable of sensing ocean, coastal, atmospheric, and hydrologic data has created a booming industry. Opportunities to tap into innovative technology developed by companies in the private sector have grown exponentially for federal government agencies. A recent study conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,…
Read More about George Washington Law professor Steven L. Schooner contributes to study on small satellite space technologyPodcast: Educational tech experts Paxton Ritter and Jared Brueckner discuss innovations in online education
ED UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing large swings in applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will discuss innovations in legal education…
Read More about Podcast: Educational tech experts Paxton Ritter and Jared Brueckner discuss innovations in online educationHow law firms manage legal technology during the pandemic
REUTERS — While the impact of the pandemic on how law firms and their attorneys work has been extensively covered for the past two years, relatively little attention has been paid to managing and interacting with legal technology professionals who support these lawyers, despite the unique aspects and characteristics of those working in the technical field. However…
Read More about How law firms manage legal technology during the pandemicPenn Law professor Cary Coglianese co-authors Duke Law Journal article on artificial intelligence
PENN LAW — In a pathbreaking article recently published in the Duke Law Journal, Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, and Alicia Lai L’21 explore governmental reliance on digital algorithms, concluding that “public officials should proceed with care on a case-by-case basis” when deciding whether to employ digital algorithms,…
Read More about Penn Law professor Cary Coglianese co-authors Duke Law Journal article on artificial intelligenceUC Irvine Law Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology clinic provides updates to fair use research project
UCI IP ARTS &TECH CLINIC — Last year, in celebration of Fair Use Week, the IPAT clinic took a deep dive into fair use. We looked at every written judicial opinion that discussed fair use from the beginning of 2019 through February 2021, and made them available in a searchable, sortable databasewith abstracts and commentary and…
Read More about UC Irvine Law Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology clinic provides updates to fair use research projectUC Irvine Law Intellectual Property, Arts, and Tech Clinic files amicus brief in constitutional challenge to copyright laws
UCI IP, ARTS & TECH CLINIC — The IPAT Clinic has filed an amicus brief in federal court in Washington, DC in a closely-watched constitutional challenge to an obscure but important part of copyright law. The Clinic filed on behalf of long-time clients Kartemquin Films and the International Documentary Association, in Green v. United States Department…
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