This Week in Tech Law - October 20th, 2020

Today, we are excited to share a conversation between Berkeley Law 3L student Eric Ahern and Audrey Mitchell, a current fellow with Berkeley’s AI Policy Hub and a 2L student here. Audrey brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective to the conversation around AI and the future of litigation, combining her background in STEM with legal experience in patent litigation and public interest tech law. At Berkeley’s AI Policy Hub, Audrey has been leading innovative research on how artificial intelligence is reshaping civil and criminal litigation—and whether our current legal rules are equipped to keep up. In this episode, we will explore the impact of AI-generated evidence on courtroom procedure, how judges are grappling with issues like authentication and bias, and why procedural safeguards—like discovery and transparency—matter more than ever in the age of machine-generated proof. This episode will be Part I of a two-part series on AI and rules of evidence. Whether you're a technologist, a lawyer, or simply curious about how the law is adapting to AI, this series will offer an accessible and thought-provoking look into the legal system’s evolving relationship with artificial intelligence. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

AI and Music Copyright Law with Professor Judith Finell by The BTLJ Podcast

Tech Courts, Judicial Education, and Post-Chevron Regulation: Exploring Solutions with Professor Michele Neitz by The BTLJ Podcast

Berkeley Law LLM student Franco Dellafiori, and Professor Bertrall Ross sit down to discuss how artificial intelligence will impact elections like the November 2024 one and the state of our general democracy for years to come. Professor Ross is a Professor of Law at the University of Virginia and the Director of UVA’s Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. Previously, Professor Ross taught at our very own Berkeley Law, where he received the Rutter Award for Teaching Excellence. Professor Ross continues to be a great mentor to students by telling them, candidly, whether Chat GPT will tell them how to vote in today's democracy.

Section 230, Free Speech and the Internet with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky by The BTLJ Podcast

On this episode of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, we sat down with Professor Rebecca Wexler to discuss the intersection between reproductive justice and data privacy. In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Dobbs overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey's holdings that the US Constitution grants a right to an abortion. Shortly thereafter, Professor Wexler co-authored with Professor Aziz Huq an article in the New York University Law Review titled “Digital Privacy for Reproductive Choice in the Post-Roe Era. Today, Professor Wexler reflects on that piece and on the need for an evidentiary privilege to shield reproductive data from use in criminal investigations. We hope you enjoy the podcast. Record 3/08/2024.

Join host Gayathri Sindhu as she interviews Professor Colleen Chien, a trailblazer in intellectual property and technology law with a career marked by fascinating achievements and obstacles overcome. They dive into Professor Chien's new "Law and Governance of AI" course, taught for the first time at Berkeley Law in the spring of 2024, and explore her groundbreaking study on the transformative power of generative AI in legal aid. This episode offers an inspiring and insightful look at the future of law and technology.

Berkeley Law Professor, Talha Syed, discusses the impending antitrust lawsuit against Apple. Professor Syed, an expert in political economy, antitrust, and intellectual property, takes us on a journey through the history of antitrust and how we got to the current moment, one where the government is reevaluating antitrust law and its specific application to big tech. Professor Syed reveals his thoughts and assessment of the new Brandeis movement, headed by Lina Khan and Jonathan Kanter of the FTC and DOJ. He also shares his perception of the merits of an antitrust challenge to Apple and what the case could mean for the future of big tech. We hope you enjoyed the podcast.

Google, Facebook, Instagram, and the rest of the internet, are housed on servers. These servers are mostly stored in data centers located in small, desert communities. Data centers use water to cool their servers. As the climate changes and droughts become more prevalent, legal issues arise as to who gets primary access to water sources. BTLJ Podcast host, Meg O'Neill, speaks with lawyer John DeVoe of Water Watch, and then journalist Mike Rogoway of the Oregonian.

On this recent episode of the BTLJ Podcast, Terry Zhao '26 sits down with Dan Jasnow, a practicing attorney, and Stefano Da Fre, an actor, director, and producer, to hear two different perspectives on how AI impacted the longest SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood history.