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 Democ…

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…

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 h…

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 applic…

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 Podcas…

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.Autor: The BTLJ Podcast

Paul Wood '26 sits down with attorneys Heather Whitney and David Fang to discuss the complex interactions between generative AI and copyright law, highlighting the latest developments and legal battles. Join us as we explore how groundbreaking AI technologies like ChatGPT are challenging traditional copyright frameworks.…

Podcast editors Eric Ahern '25, Juliette Draper '26, and Meg O'Neill '26 cover the verdict announced in the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, the recent bankruptcy of WeWork, and global responses to President Biden's Executive Order targeting AI.Autor: The BTLJ Podcast

The BTLJ Podcast team sits down with Tatiana Rice from the Future of Privacy Forum to explore the fascinating world of biometrics and its role in a recent case, Barnett v. Apple, which involves a dispute over Apple's use of facial recognition and Touch ID technology.Autor: The BTLJ Podcast

Join BTLJ podcast host Ian Smith as he sits down with expert guest Dr. Brandie Nonnecke to discuss Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and Gonzalez v. Google. They'll explore the evolution and power of Section 230, which provides legal protections to online platforms for content created by third-party users, and will discuss the potential…

Join Podcast Editors Isabel Jones and Eric Ahern as they sit down with today’s expert guest, Berkeley Law Professor Chris Hoofnagle, to discuss ChatGPT. They’ll explore the potential impacts of ChatGPT not only on everyday life, but also on the legal industry, education, intellectual property law, geopolitics, and more!…

The BTLJ Podcast team sits down with Berkeley Law Professor Tejas Narechania to discuss his forthcoming article, "Convergence and a Case for Broadband Regulation." In the interview, Professor Narechania identifies the consequences of the outdated regulatory scheme for broadband services that exists in the United States. He also proposes a system in…

The BTLJ Podcast team sits down with ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Matt Cagle to discuss the use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) by police departments and other law enforcement entities. This interview was recorded on November 9, 2022. For more reading on this subject, refer to the following links.ACLU’s reports on ICE’s use of ALPR informa…

The BTLJ Podcast team sits down with Professor Jürgen Kühling, a member of the German Monopolies Commission, to discuss the implications of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for big tech companies and consumers. The Digital Markets Act recently went into effect on November 1, 2022, when this interview was recorded. For more reading on this subject, ref…

Quantum computing, computing that harnesses the power of quantum physics, and specifically, quantum states brings the world not just abstract scientific theory, but practical applications that will likelyrevolutionize our day-to-day lives. Join the BTLJ podcast as they sit down with Joonas Keski-Rahkonen and Katri Nousiainen to discuss how lawyers,…

The BTLJ podcast sits down with Robert Koulish to discuss bias in algorithms. Dr. Koulish is a political scientist at the University of Maryland and serves as the Director of MLaw, which is the University’s law programs. Much of his current research has focused on risk assessment within immigration detention centers. Professor Koulish is the author…

The BTLJ podcast sits down with Professor Van Houweling to discuss property rights in the metaverse. Following the discussion, Jim Lischeske will be highlighting the key takeaways.Autor: The BTLJ Podcast

Regulating Online Hate Speech, with Christopher Wolf by The BTLJ PodcastAutor: The BTLJ Podcast

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is the first dedicated privacy regulator in the United States. The BTLJ podcast sits down with its Chairperson, Jennifer Urban, to hear how this pioneering agency is protecting consumer privacy on the internet.Hosted by Nathaniel Kellerer, Andrea Zachrich, Martin Fischer, Anuja Shah, and Sonali Khanna…

Are geofence warrants running roughshod over the first and fourth amendments? Or are they an innocuous law enforcement tool that's really no constitutional violation at all? The BTLJ Podcast speaks with renowned constitutional law experts Erwin Chemerinsky and Orin Kerr to get some guidance. Hosted by Ben Brokesh, Chris Musachio, Hazim Alwazir, Han…

Hosts Matt Sardo '23, Meg Sullivan '23, Ibrahim Hinds '23, and Seth Bertolucci '23 discuss Section 230 with Berkeley Law Professor Pam Samuelson. Edited by Diming Xu '22. Produced by BTLJ Podcast Editors Andy Zachrich & Haley broughton.Autor: The BTLJ Podcast

Hosts Ximena Velazquez-Arenas '23, Kavya Dasari '23, Kurt Fredrickson '23, and Nathaniel Kellerer LLM '21 discuss Antitrust and Big Tech with Berkeley Law Professor Chris Hockett. Produced by BTLJ Podcast Editors Haley Broughton & Andy Zachrich.Autor: The BTLJ Podcast

We discuss Prof. Scott Skinner-Thompson's theory of "performative privacy" as a means of resistance for marginalized communities and its limitations, which he expounds on in his new book "Privacy at the Margins." (Prof. Skinner Thompson is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School.)Hosts: Andy Zachrich (J.D. '22) and Ximen…

Hosts Matt Sardo '23, Ibrahim Hinds '23, and Ximena Velazquez-Arenas '23 cover the increasing privacy concerns surrounding COVID-19 tracing apps, Senate hearings with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey, and the Federal Aviation Authority's clearance of Boeing's 737 MAX to resume flights in the U.S.…

We discuss adversarial machine learning, the CFAA, and AI bias with Prof. Ryan Calo (Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law) and David O'Hair (associate at Knobbe Martens), co-authors of “Is Tricking a Robot Hacking?” from our Journal's Volume 34, Issue 3.Hosts: Haley Broughton '23 and Allan Holder '21…