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.