On April 23, 2021, the Kernochan Center hosted an online half-day roundtable discussion of the ALI's Restatement of the Law, Copyright project. Panelists included federal judges, leading scholars, and notable practitioners.
Video of the symposium is available here.
For biographies of the participants, please click on their names.
10.00 – 10.45 AM: The Restatement as a Re-Telling of Copyright Law
Moderator: June Besek, Columbia Law School
Panelists:
Jeanne Fromer, NYU School of Law
Jessica Silbey, Boston University School of Law
Joseph Liu, Boston College Law School
Eric Schwartz, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
10.45 – 11.00 AM: Break
11.00 – 11.45 AM: The Originality Requirement in the Restatement
Moderator: Philippa Loengard, Columbia Law School
Panelists:
Justin Hughes, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
David Nimmer, Irell & Manella; UCLA School of Law
Joshua Simmons, Kirkland & Ellis
11.45 AM – 12.00 PM: Break
12.00 – 12.45 PM: The Restatement and Statutory Interpretation
Moderator: Jane Ginsburg, Columbia Law School
Panelists:
Shyam Balganesh, Columbia Law School
Peter Menell, UC-Berkeley School of Law
Judge Stephanos Bibas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge Jon Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
