Generative AI: Infringement or Innovation?
7th Annual Innovation and Technology Law Conference
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. (virtual conference)
Cost: Free
Sponsored by the Seattle University School of Law Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program and Summer Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (SITIE); Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental & Innovation Law (SJTEIL); and Miller Nash LLP
About the Innovation and Technology Law Conference
The Innovation and Technology Law Conference kicks off Seattle U Law's innovative Summer Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (SITIE — pronounced CITY). This free, virtual conference will feature a panel of plaintiffs' lawyers for several of the pending copyright infringement cases against OpenAI, as well as other timely technology-related topics.
| Time (all times PDT) | Event | Event details |
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| 9:00 a.m.PDT | Welcome | Dean Anthony E. Varona, Seattle University School of Law |
| 9:10-9:45 a.m. | Overview of Generative AI Technology |
LeighAnne Thompson, Seattle University School of Law, Associate Director, Law Library Digital Innovation, Associate Director, TILE |
| 9:45-10:45 a.m. | Reimagining Copyright in the Generative AI Era |
Moderator: Margaret Chon, Donald and Lynda Horowitz Endowed Chair for the Pursuit of Justice, Co-Director, TILE, Seattle University School of Law Panelists:
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| 10:45-11:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:00-12:30 p.m. | The Case for Infringement |
Moderator: Steven W. Bender, Associate Dean for Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Co-Director, TILE, and Professor, Seattle University School of Law Panelists:
The Case for Innovation Panelists: TBA |
| 12:30-12:40 p.m. | Break | |
| 12:40-1:40 p.m. |
Keynote Speaker Digital Resurrection: Immortality or Imposter? |
Victoria Haneman, Associate Dean of Research and Innovation and Frank J. Kellegher Professor of Trusts & Estates, Creighton University School of Law Commentators:
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1:40-1:45 p.m. |
Break | |
| 1:45-3:00 p.m. | Generative AI and Artists |
Moderator: Steve Tapia, Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Seattle University School of Law Panelists:
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| 3:00-3:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:15-4:00 p.m. | Generative AI Tort Liability | Mark Chinen, Professor, Seattle University School of Law (author of The International Governance of Artificial Intelligence, and Law and Autonomous Machines: The Co-Evolution of Artificial Intelligence and Technology) |
| 5:00-6:30 p.m. | Post-Conference Live Reception at Miller Nash LLP |
605 5th Ave. S, Suite 900 Seattle WA 98104 (one block south of the International District streetcar line) [Reception RSVP will be supplied to conference registrants] |
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This year’s conference builds on past annual themes of 2018’s Blockchain and FinTech: Innovation and Regulation (sponsored by Fenwick & West LLP); 2019’s RegTech: The Transformation of Regulation & Compliance (sponsored by Perkins Coie LLP); 2020’s Data Justice: Legal and Policy Issues in Data Collection, Usage, and Ownership (sponsored by Perkins Coie LLP); 2021’s Innovating for the Social Good (sponsored by Perkins Coie LLP); 2022’s Deep Innovation Dives; and the 2023 conference, Enabling Innovation in Law and Society (sponsored by Perkins Coie LLP).
More about the Summer Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Seattle is the beating heart of a vibrant entrepreneurial community that pulses with creativity and ingenuity. Learn how to contribute legal expertise to these cutting-edge innovators at Seattle University School of Law’s Summer Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (SITIE — pronounced CITY) where law students can:
- Gain an insider’s view into Seattle’s startup culture by connecting with lawyers and executives at the region’s most innovative companies.
- Learn from faculty with deep expertise in technology, real estate, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and more.
- Confront current policy issues while immersing yourself in both the theory and the practice of counseling business innovators and innovation.
- Participate in a unique structure that allows students to earn up to seven transferable law school credits in just five weeks of on-site instruction.
Students are encouraged to take the Immersion Course: Lawyering for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Students can also choose from three additional courses on related topics, including artificial intelligence, the role of in-house counsel, and advising start-ups.