Intellectual Property, Arts, & Technology Clinic
Since we published the Rap on Trial Legal Guide in June 2021, the issue of rap lyrics in criminal trials has taken on national prominence. The Guide has been downloaded and shared widely, and attorneys have been using it successfully in court cases … [Continue reading]
The Press Freedom Project at UC Irvine Law School sued the City of Los Angeles for refusing to release body camera tapes of its officers violently beating Black Lives Matter protesters outside LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s mayoral mansion. The law clinic … [Continue reading]
UCI Law School Adjunct Professor Susan E. Seager will receive the Guardian Award for Contributions to Press Freedom on June 25 at the Los Angeles Press Club's 64th Annual Journalism Awards Dinner in Los Angeles. The LA Press Club is giving … [Continue reading]
UCI law school students filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of two journalists that accuses the Los Angeles Police Department of violating the journalists' First Amendment rights by arresting the journalists for simply doing … [Continue reading]
Last year, in celebration of Fair Use Week, the IPAT clinic took a deep dive into fair use. We looked at every written judicial opinion that discussed fair use from the beginning of 2019 through February 2021, and made them available in a searchable, … [Continue reading]