IP and technology regulation are at the heart of the modern media and entertainment industries. Emerging issues are driving the future of media, entertainment and sports, including issues like social media censorship; licensing of name, image, and likeness in college athletics; streaming content licensing, and streaming-platform regulation.
The Media, Entertainment & Sports Law Center takes advantage of the unique environment in the San Francisco Bay Area to provide a unique forum for students, academics, practitioners, and companies to explore emerging issues.
The Faculty and Instructors that drive and contribute to this Center are among the world’s leading experts on the unique issues impacting the life sciences and health care areas. The Media, Entertainment, and Sports Law Center closely collaborates with both the IP & Competition Center and the AI, Platforms & Society Center. These collaborations provide an extensive breadth of subject-matter expertise. The cross-pollination of this type of expertise provides a unique environment for education, research, and policy development.
We host and sponsor academic-focused events and industry-focused events–most of which are open to the public at no charge. Check out our upcoming events. As for past events, many of them are available on-demand–and free of charge–in our video library, B-CLE.
Kenneth A. Bamberger is the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Law at Berkeley Law. He is an expert on government regulation and corporate compliance, especially with regard to issues of technology, free expression, and information privacy. In 2016, he and Professor Deirdre Mulligan were awarded the Privacy Leadership Award by the International Association of Privacy Professionals for their comparative study of privacy regimes and corporate privacy practices, Privacy on the Ground: Driving Corporate Behavior in the United States and Europe. His current work focuses on the governance of technology design to protect public values, the ways that digital platforms affect markets and consumers, and the meaning of cybersecurity Publications, courses, and more »
Peter S. Menell is Koret Professor of Law. Reflecting his training in science and technology, economics, and law, Professor Menell’s research focuses principally on the role and design of intellectual property law with particular emphasis on the digital technology and content industries. He has written over 100 articles and 15 books. His current projects explore intellectual property case management, judiciary reform, the scope of patentable subject matter, design protection, music copyright protection, trade secret whistleblower immunity, and technological disruption and social justice. In 2016, he founded Clause 8 Publishing, which seeks to promote the creation and dissemination of educational resources at fair prices. Publications, courses, and more »
Pamela Samuelson is Richard M. Sherman Distinguished Professor of Law and Information. Much of her recent work has focused on updating and adapting U.S. copyright law to meet challenges of the digital age. She has written amicus curiae briefs as well as law review and other articles on major software IP cases such as Oracle v. Google. Other recent work has focused on improving public access to mass digitized copies of in-copyright works. Professor Samuelson is co-founder and board member of Authors Alliance, a nonprofit organization that represents the interests of authors who want their works to be widely available for the public good. She is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and a Contributing Editor to Communications of the ACM, a computing professionals society. Follow her at @PamuelaSamuelson. She has been a distinguished visiting professor at the University of Toronto Law School as well as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School. Publications, courses, and more »
Molly Shaffer Van Houweling is the Harold C. Hohbach Distinguished Professor of Patent and IP Law and Associate Dean for J.D. Curriculum and Teaching. Her teaching portfolio includes intellectual property, basic property law, and food law and policy (touching on agricultural innovation and patent policy, among other topics). Much of Professor Van Houweling’s research focuses on copyright law’s implications for new information technologies (and vice versa). She often explores this and other intellectual property issues using theoretical and doctrinal tools borrowed from the law of tangible property. Professor Van Houweling is an Associate Reporter on the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law, Copyright, and an Adviser to the Restatement of the Law Fourth, Property. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Authors Alliance and Chair of the Board of Creative Commons. Follow her at @mollysvh. Publications, courses, and more »
D’Lonra C. Ellis
Vice President and General Counsel of the Oakland Athletics. Ellis works on all of the organization’s legal matters, including its intellectual property, real estate, employment, benefits, commercial, and government affairs matters. She is also an Adjunct Professor at UC Hastings College of Law.
Rafael Gomez-Cabrera
Negotiator on network and studio television deals. Head of business affairs, original programming, at the AMC network, AMC Studios, BBC America, IFC and Sundance.
Linda Lichter
Partner at Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler, Feldman, Clark. Recognized by Hollywood Reporter as 100 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood. Recognized by Variety as top 500 most powerful people in the media business. Specializes in Hollywood-related transactions.
Daniel Schacht
Partner and co-chair of the Intellectual Property Group at Donahue Fitzgerald. Specializes in IP law with an emphasis on the music industry.
Carla Shapreau
Lecturer, Senior Fellow, and Curator at University of California Berkeley. Specializes in art and cultural property law.
Wayne Stacy
Executive Director of Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and former Director for the USPTO’s Silicon Valley Office. Before that, Wayne spent more than 20 years at several of the world’s top law firms, most recently as a senior partner and Intellectual Property Chair for Baker Botts’ San Francisco office. Specializes in patent law, patent litigation, copyright law, and PTAB practice.
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