The United Nations Human Rights Council issued a press statement calling out American chemical companies, Chemours and DuPont, for “disregarding the rights and wellbeing” of residents in North Carolina, who have been unknowingly exposed to extreme levels of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for decades.
Environmental Law Clinic, 2/21/24
Following clinic complaint, U.N. Human Rights Council experts call out Chemours and DuPont for U.S. PFAS contamination
Regulating Technology Through Copyright Law: A Comparative Perspective
Berkeley Law Professor, Pamela Samuelson, underscores the provisions of the EU’s Directive on Copyright for the Digital Single Market (DSM) and questions whether the new rules will have the desired effect.
Going “Beyond” Mere Transformation: Warhol and Reconciliation of the Derivative Work Right and Fair Use
Peter Menell, Berkeley Law Professor, analyzes the meaning and implications of the recent Supreme Court watershed fair use decision in Warhol v. Goldsmith.
Operating on Good-Faith Enforcement: The Current State of International Legal Instruments in Art Repatriation
Eleanor Iris Gartstein, Berkeley Law 1L, examines existing international treaties dedicated to the repatriation of misappropriated cultural artifacts, recognizes their deficiencies, and advocates for reform.
Canvas, Issue 9
This month we highlight news of copyright and the courts, fraud and the art market, activism and social justice, the impact of federal regulations on museums, and more.
Seeding Equity: A New Community-Based Model of Public Investment in Worker Cooperatives for Excluded Workers
REPORT (December 2023)
In 2021, California launched Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED), an innovative grant program that funded a demonstration project on worker cooperative development, spearheaded by community-based organizations (CBOs) that organize excluded workers (individuals who cannot access stable, gainful employment relationships and whose economic opportunities are severely constrained due to their immigration status or other significant barriers to employment). Through an impressive collaboration between these CBOs (CLEAN Carwash Worker Center, Cooperacion Santa Ana, Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California, and United Taxi Workers of San Diego), and experts in cooperative development (Democracy at Work Institute and L.A. Co-op Lab), SEED propelled the development of worker cooperatives in four low-wage industries: carwash, child care, homecare, and taxicab. The model built through SEED has already taken root as a compelling prototype of public investment in worker cooperatives. In this report, we identify and examine SEED’s key components and highlight some emerging indicators, both quantitative and qualitative, of the model’s considerable potential to raise wages, improve working conditions, and promote worker self-determination.
PAC’s Jeff Selbin Weighs in on Impending SCOTUS Homelessness Case
CalMatters, 01/17/2024
NBCLC Student Profile: Dayo Ajanaku ’24
By Sarah Weld Dayo Ajanaku was burned out. 1L year had dimmed her enthusiasm and she wanted to get it back. After consulting some practicing lawyers, she shifted her focus to hands-on courses and opportunities. She enrolled in negotiation classes, created an independent study, and discovered the New Business Community Law Clinic — and a […]
The Constitutional Irrelevance of Art
Brian Soucek argues that whether or not expression can be considered “art” has never been relevant in the US Supreme Court’s analysis of First Amendment protection of that expression.
Canvas, Issue 8
This month we highlight news on current market trends, the loss of cultural heritage in a time of war, the EU’s landmark AI Act, and more.