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Kernochan Center Fall 2026 Symposium

Origins, Evolution, and PossibleFutures of the 1976 Copyright ActInstitutions
  • Congress
  • Copyright Office
  • Judiciary
  • Private Ordering

DATES
October 23-24, 2026
LOCATION
Columbia Law School · New York
FORMAT
In Person
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Speakers

Symposium Participants

Judges

  • The Hon. Judge Pierre LevalU.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • The Hon. Judge Jon NewmanU.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Current & Former U.S. Registers of Copyright

  • Shira PerlmutterRegister of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office
  • Ralph OmanGeorge Washington University Law School · former Register of Copyrights
  • Maria PallanteAssociation of American Publishers · former Register of Copyrights
  • Karyn TempleMotion Picture Association · former Register of Copyrights

Academics

  • Shyam BalganeshColumbia Law School
  • Bruce BoydenMarquette University Law School
  • Niva Elkin-KorenTel Aviv University
  • Dave FagundesEmory University School of Law
  • Kristelia GarcíaGeorgetown Law
  • Jane GinsburgColumbia Law School
  • Paul GoldsteinStanford Law School
  • Jessica LitmanUniversity of Michigan Law School
  • Philippa LoengardColumbia Law School
  • Caitlin McGrailColumbia Law School
  • Peter MenellUC Berkeley School of Law
  • Tom MerrillColumbia Law School
  • Jennifer RothmanUniversity of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
  • Pam SamuelsonUC Berkeley School of Law
  • Erik StallmanUC Berkeley School of Law
  • Xiyin TangUCLA School of Law
  • Molly Van HouwelingUC Berkeley School of Law
  • Saurabh VishnubhakatCardozo School of Law