EASL’s Black Lives Matter Black Media Matters

We want to be clear. Black lives matter. And Black media matters. Racism is rampant in the industries that EASL covers – entertainment, art, and sports. Hollywood, from its inception, has failed in amplifying Black voices, telling Black stories, showcasing Black actors, hiring Black content creators, and working with Black crewmembers. One way that we, as a community and as individuals, can tell these entertainment industries that we want Black voices to be heard, that we want Black stories to be told, that we want Black cast and crew members to be included and respected, is to play the game that Hollywood and other media industries live by – the numbers game. Simply put, the more viewers, the more successful media is, the more likely similar media gets made.

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2019 Intellectual Property Alumni-Student Reception

This year’s event, held on April 16th, was a great success—bringing alumni and students together for productive and meaningful conversations on Intellectual Property. Both the Intellectual Property Law Society and the IP Law Center would like to thank Robert Gunther for hosting the event at WilmerHale in an absolutely beautiful venue. We look forward to conducting this event for many years to come and to its becoming an annual fixture where students in Intellectual Property can gain meaningful insights and connections with distinguished alumni in the field.

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Professor Eva Subotnik Moderates Panel at 19th Century Law & Art Conference

In late March 2018, Professor Eva Subotnik moderated a panel at the interdisciplinary conference, “Images, Copyright, and the Public Domain in the Nineteenth Century,” held at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, near Wilmington, Delaware, in partnership with LARCA (Laboratoire de recherche sur les cultures anglophones), Université Paris Diderot and with the generous support of the Terra Foundation for American Art.

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Roundtable: The Right of Publicity in New York

The New York State Legislature is currently considering significant changes to the provisions of the Civil Rights Law governing New York’s right of publicity. The IPLC and the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) invite you to a roundtable discussion of the history of New York’s right of publicity and the details of the proposed bill—A8155/S5857—with experts from practice, the academy, and the legislature.

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