Join us for an evening of community and intellectual dialogue in Copyright and First Amendment Law, followed by a lively reception.  This distinguished lecture series, established in 1986, honors Melville B. Nimmer—a beloved UCLA Law professor and pioneer in these fields. Supported by his family and colleagues, including his son David Nimmer, it continues to inspire meaningful conversations by showcasing leading scholars and practitioners shaping these vital areas of law.

This year's topic will be on the Exploration of the Role of Authorship in the Copyright Scheme, presented by Professor Jane Ginsburg.

Abstract Summary: This exploration of the role of authorship in the copyright scheme proceeds in three parts: historical, doctrinal, and predictive. First, I will review the development of author-focused property rights in the pre-copyright regimes of printing privileges, and in early Anglo-American copyright law through the 1909 U.S. Copyright Act. Second, I will analyze the extent to which the present U.S. copyright law does (and does not) honor human authorship. Finally, I will consider the potential responses of copyright law to the claims of proprietary rights in AI-generated outputs.

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February 13, 2025 | 6:00PM | UCLA School of Law and Live Stream 

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UCLA School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This session has requested MCLE credit and is currently pending approval.