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Symposium – Melodies Manipulated: Intellectual Property and the Music Industry

April 2, 2024 In Journal Updates, Symposia By Fordham IPLJ

Symposium – Melodies Manipulated: Intellectual Property and the Music Industry

The 31st Annual IPLJ Symposium

Melodies Manipulated: Intellectual Property & the Music Industry

Friday, October 6, 2023

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Check-in and Breakfast

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Welcome Remarks

  • Matthew Diller, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
  • Kayleigh Ristuben, Editor-in-Chief, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
  • Eleanor R. Grasso, Symposium Editor, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal

10:15 – 11:05 a.m. | Keynote Address

  • Marilyn J. Mosby, Founder & Managing Partner, Mahogany Elite Consulting, LLC

11:05 – 11:10 a.m. | Short Break

11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | Do You Get Déjà Vu? Current Copyright Controversies 

  • Ilene Farkas, Partner, Pryor Cashman
  • Linna Chen, Senior Legal Counsel, Litigation & Copyright, Spotify
  • Gary Adelman, Partner, Adelman Matz PC
  • Moderator: Sarah Matz, Partner, Adelman Matz PC & Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law

12:10 – 12:40 p.m. | Lunch Break

12:40 – 1:40 p.m. | The Rise of Machine Music

  • Paul Fakler, Partner, Mayer Brown
  • Alex Mitchell, Co-Founder & CEO, Boomy Corporation
  • Marc Ostrow, Senior Counsel, Romano Law PLLC
  • Moderator: Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid, Ph.D., Visiting Professor, Fordham University School of Law; Research Fellow, Yale Law School ISP; Head of the Graduate Law and Technology School, Ono Law School Israel

1:40 – 1:45 p.m. | Short Break

1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Rhyme and Punishment: The Use of Rap Lyrics as Evidence in Criminal Trials

  • Professor Amber Baylor, Clinical Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law
  • Professor Erik Nielson, Professor and Chair, Department of Liberal Arts, University of Richmond
  • Kenan Kurt, Chief of Staff & Counsel, New York State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
  • Emerson Sykes, Senior Staff Attorney, Speech, Privacy & Technology Project American Civil Liberties Union
  • Moderator: Bennett Capers, Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Professor of Law, and Director, Center on Race, Law, and Justice

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Reception

A detailed program with bios can be found here! Video of the panels can be found here.

Fordham IPLJ

The Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal is one of the leading scholarly law journals dedicated to the publication in all areas of intellectual property law.