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 center has encouraged the development of instruction at the Law School in topics such as intellectual property, copyright, trademarks, the regulation of electronic media, and problems arising from new communications technologies.
In addition to basic courses covering various aspects of intellectual property, there are special seminars in intellectual property contracts, law and the music industry, law and the visual arts, law and the theatre, computer law, sports law, and international aspects of intellectual property, as well as an Externship in Law and the Arts. The center also works with other divisions of the University, such as the School of the Arts and the Columbia School of Journalism, in seminars on topics in areas of mutual interest.
Publications from 2022
Article: The Case for the CCB: A Defense of the Constitutionality of the Copyright Claims Board, Adam Vischio
Article: The Last Line of Defense: Addressing Section 512(g)’s Dwindling Capacity to Protect Educational Fair Users on the Internet, Gersham Johnson
Document: Comments on Council Draft 6 [black letter and comments], Jane C. Ginsburg and June M. Besek
Document: Comments on Preliminary Draft 8 [black letter and comments], Jane C. Ginsburg
Document: Kernochan Center News - Fall 2022, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2022, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire, Philippa Loengard, Anne Diamond, Lily Henderson, and Jenica Wang
Publications from 2021
Article: Unspoken Criticism: Audiovisual Forms of Critique as Fair Use, Alec Fisher
Document: Comments on Preliminary Draft 7 [black letter and comments], Jane C. Ginsburg and June M. Besek
Document: Kernochan Center News - Early Summer 2021, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Fall 2021, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2021, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Winter 2021, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Letter to Council Members Regarding Council Draft 5, Jane C. Ginsburg and June M. Besek
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning Copyright, Competition and Innovation, Philippa Loengard, Joshua Berlowitz, and Stephany Kim
Publications from 2020
Article: There and Back: Vindicating the Listener's Interests in Targeted Advertising in the Internet Information Economy, Caitlin Jokubaitis
Article: Why a Data Disclosure Law Is (Likely) Unconstitutional, Max I. Fiest
Document: Comments on Preliminary Draft 5 [black letter and comments], Jane C. Ginsburg and June M. Besek
Document: Comments on Preliminary Draft 6, Jane C. Ginsburg and June M. Besek
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2020, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Winter 2020, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Letter to Council Members Regarding Council Draft 4, Jane C. Ginsburg
Paper: Copyright Infringement Liability of Online Content Sharing Platforms in the US and in the EU after the Digital Single Market Directive: A Case Study, Teresa García-Barrero
Publications from 2019
Document: Comments on Preliminary Draft 4 [black letter and comments], Jane C. Ginsburg and June M. Besek
Document: Kernochan Center News - Fall 2019, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Letter to Council Members Regarding Council Draft 3, Jane C. Ginsburg and June M. Besek
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning Managing Copyright, June M. Besek, Jane C. Ginsburg, Philippa Loengard, and Ralph Peer
Publications from 2018
Article: "Anything Goes": Regulating the Conduct of Money-Bundling Broadway Co-Producers, David Manella
Document: Kernochan Center News - Summer 2018, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Letter to Council Members Regarding Council Draft 2, Jane C. Ginsburg and June M. Besek
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning Copyright in Action: International Perspectives on Remedies, Philippa Loengard, Julia Ambros, Andrew Elliott, and Daniel Lee
Publications from 2017
Article: Who Owns Our Ancestors Voices? Tribal Claims to Pre-72 Sound Recordings, Trevor Reed
Document: Comments on Preliminary Draft 3 [black letter and comments], Jane C. Ginsburg and June M. Besek
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2017, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Summer 2017, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning Copyright: To Be or Not to Be, Jane C. Ginsburg, June M. Besek, and Nathalie Russell
Publications from 2016
Article: Creative Sparks: Works of Nature, Selection, and the Human Author, Neal F. Burstyn
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2016, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Summer 2016, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Preliminary Comments on Restatement of Copyright, draft 2, Jane C. Ginsburg and June M. Besek
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning Applied Arts under IP Law: The Uncertain Border between Beauty and Usefulness, June M. Besek, Robert E. Bishop, Jane C. Ginsburg, Philippa Loengard, and Nathalie Russell
Publications from 2015
Article: Robots, Pirates, and the Rise of the Automated Takedown Regime: Using the DMCA to Fight Piracy and Protect End Users, Zoe Carpou
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2015, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Summer 2015, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning Remuneration for the Use of Works: Exclusivity v. Other Approaches, Bart M.J. Szewczyk and June M. Besek
Publications from 2014
Article: Constitutional Hazard:The California Resale Royalty Act and the Futility of State-Level Implementation of Droit de Suite Legislation, Nithin Kumar
Article: Fragmented Literal Similarity in the Ninth Circuit: Dealing with Fragmented Takings of Jazz and Experimental Music, Michael Zaken
Article: Taming the "Frankenstein Monster": Copyright Claim Compatibility with the Class Action Mechanism, Renee G. Stern
Article: The Demise of the Copyright Act in the Digital Realm: Re-Engineering Digital Delivery Models to Circumvent Copyright Liability after Aereo, Megan Larkin
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2014, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Summer 2014, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning Moral Rights in the 21st Century, June M. Besek and Brad A. Greenberg
Publications from 2013
Article: You Can’t Go Home Again: The Righthaven Cases and Copyright Trolling on the Internet, Ian Polonsky
Document: Kernochan Center News - Summer 2013, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning Collective Management of Rights, June M. Besek, Philippa Loengard, Alexander T. White, Caitlin Giaimo, and Idara Udofia
Working Paper: Comments on ALRC Discussion Paper 79, Copyright and the Digital Economy, June M. Besek, Jane C. Ginsburg, and Philippa Loengard
Publications from 2012
Document: Kernochan Center News - Fall 2012, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2012, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: United States Response To Questionnaire Concerning Copyright and Related Rights in the “Cloud” Environment, June M. Besek, Philippa Loengard, and Idara Udofia
Publications from 2011
Article: Audiovisual Works and the Work for Hire Doctrine in the Internet Age, John L. Schwab
Article: The (Im)possibility of "Standard Technical Measures" for UGC Websites, Laura G. Gallo
Article: The Right to Remain Anonymous: Anonymous Speakers, Confidential Sources and the Public Good, Jocelyn Hanamirian
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning Boundaries and Interfaces With Respect to Copyright and Related Rights, June M. Besek, Jane C. Ginsburg, Lita Helman, Philippa Loengard, Eva Subotnik, and Elana Bensoul
Publications from 2010
Document: Kernochan Center News - Summer 2010, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning the Terms of Protection in the Field of Copyright and Related Rights, June M. Besek, Jane C. Ginsburg, N. Orly Leventer, and Joshua L. Simmons
Publications from 2009
Document: Kernochan Center News - Fall 2009, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2009, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: United States Response to Questionnaire, June M. Besek, Jane C. Ginsburg, and Caitlin Grusauskas
Publications from 2008
Document: Kernochan Center News - Fall 2008, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2008, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Publications from 2007
Document: Kernochan Center News - Fall 2007, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2007, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Publications from 2006
Document: Kernochan Center News - Summer 2006, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Publications from 2005
Document: Kernochan Center News - Fall 2005, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Winter 2005, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Publications from 2004
Document: Kernochan Center News - Fall 2004, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Document: Kernochan Center News - Spring 2004, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts