Copyright Law and Policy in the Internet Era

In this presentation Professor Samuelson will reflect on the evolution of copyright law in the last 20 years in response to the challenges of the internet age. In particular she will discuss the Copyright Principles Project – a copyright reform project which she initiated and led from 2007-2009. 

Pamela Samuelson is the Richard M. Sherman Distinguished Professor of Law and Information at the University of California, Berkeley. She is recognized as a pioneer in digital copyright law, intellectual property, cyberlaw and information policy. Since 1996, she has held a joint appointment at Berkeley Law School and UC Berkeley's School of Information. Samuelson is a director of the internationally-renowned Berkeley Center for Law & Technology. She serves on the board of directors of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Electronic Privacy Information Center, as well as on the advisory boards for the Center for Democracy & Technology, Public Knowledge, and the Berkeley Center for New Media.