The Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts was established to contribute to a broader understanding of the legal aspects of creative works of authorship, including their dissemination and use.
The Kernochan Center's annual symposium, Past, Present and Future of Copyright Licensing, is a full-day symposium four panels of academics, industry experts, government and non-government officials, and lawyers representing different interests within the world of licensing. Each panel will focus on a particular creative industry and examine the different models of licensing that these copyright sectors have employed.
Affiliates of Columbia and students of any academic institution may receive complimentary registration with the code STU.
Members of the judiciary as well as employees of other academic institutions or non-profit organizations may receive discounted $15 tickets with the code NGO.
CLE credit is pending.
Copyright Society Hosts 15th Annual Copyright and Technology Conference
The Copyright Society's 15th Annual Copyright and Technology Conference features a keynote by Tom Rubin, Chief of Intellectual Property and Content at OpenAI. It will be held on Monday, September 30, at Fordham Law School in New York City, in the Constantino Lecture Hall on Floor 2. Registrants may attend in person or virtually.
2024 Awards for Excellence in Intellectual Property Studies
The Carroll G. Harper Prize, awarded to members of the graduating class who have attained the highest standards of achievement in intellectual property studies and writing, is presented to Lily Henderson and Matt Tracy.
The Michael D. Remer Memorial Award, presented by the Kernochan Center to a graduating student whose activities and academic achievements demonstrate an interest in and aptitude for the fields of art and copyright law, is awarded to Anne Diamond.
The Andrew D. Fried Memorial Prize, given annually for the best student essay on a subject in the field of intellectual property and related law published in the Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts during the preceding year, is awarded to Margalit Zimand, for "Deconstructing the Blueprint for Infringement: Remedying Flawed Interpretations of the § 120(a) Exception to Architecture Copyrights."
Congratulations to our 2024 prize winners!
The annual ELI Writing Contest challenges law students to identify and research a pressing legal issue facing the music industry today and outline a proposed solution in a 3,000-word essay. A nationwide panel of music law experts judge the papers in a blind process to select one winner and two runners-up. For more information, please visit the Entertainment Law Initiative site and read the official rules, including information on the scholarships and other prizes. Manuscripts and accompanying paperwork are due November 8, 2024.