This month, we cover deepfake legislation, Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement, the shutdown of Christie’s digital art department, and the $136 million Sotheby’s Karpidas sale.
Canvas, Issue 21
Turning the Tables: The Immigration Reform and Control Act & How the Common Law and Non-Employee Status Can Protect Immigrant Entrepreneurs
REPORT (July 2025)
Under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), businesses that employ workers lacking work authorization (“unauthorized” employees) or fail to comply with the related form “I-9” requirements for employees are subject to potentially substantial civil penalties. No federal court to date has analyzed the precise question under IRCA of what legal standard applies to determine whether an individual who works for a business that the individual also owns and controls—a “worker-owner” as we term it—is an “employee” of the business for whom IRCA’s I-9 requirements are triggered. The answer to this question can be particularly consequential for low-wage workers who have invested what little resources they have into building high-road businesses such as worker cooperatives as a compelling alternative to traditional employment. In this publication, we explain that the answer to this question is decided by the common law and that its application, even while it has resulted in the denial by courts of antidiscrimination protections for workers, can actually help to protect worker-owners and their businesses when it comes to federal immigration law.
Clinic Director Catherine Crump points out that social media and messaging platforms are protected from prosecution unless Congress acts
Arizona Relieves More Than 110,000 Youth and Parents of Almost $40 Million in Juvenile Court Fees
Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts, 09/18/2025
Clinic Director Catherine Crump warns that data collected by the Sheriff’s Department is “no different” from data given to Meta or Google — once collected, control is lost.
Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Project: Trademark Parody After Jack Daniel’s
Join Partners Amy Parigi and Ryan Bricker from Verso Law for a discussion on the boundaries between trademark protection and artistic freedom. Moderated by Professor Sonia Katyal, this conversation will […]
Clinic Director Catherine Crump argues that the government’s massive data dragnet isn’t about efficiency — it’s about fear
Prof. Linos’ Borderlines CJEU featured on ASIL podcast
𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐋’s 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 podcast episode #56 with Prof. Kal Raustiala (UCLA) features Professors Katerina Linos and Mark Pollack (Temple) talking about 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 podcast and their path-breaking 𝘊𝘑𝘌𝘜 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. Key ideas […]
‘Such a Strong Law School’: Seven New Hires Bring Expertise and Enthusiasm Across a Wide Range of Fields
Alina Ball, who started at the law school in January, leads the new Social Enterprise Clinic in the growing Clinical Program, which will enroll its first students this fall.