Intellectual Property, Arts, & Technology Clinic

The DMCA Exemption Process- What We’ve Learned Thus Far

March 17, 2015 by Aaron S. Johnson

Blog post on the International Documentary Association website by IPAT members Aaron Benmark, Kyle Reynolds, and Rahul Sajnani. Spoiler alert: It’s all about the access! If filmmakers and others want to comment on something but can’t access the material in question, they can’t make fair use.

The UCI Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic is a core clinic in the UC Irvine School of Law's clinical program.

Law students in the IPAT Clinic work to protect civil liberties and support innovation in the digital age by advising and representing clients on a range of matters dealing with copyright, patent, privacy, First Amendment, and media law, among other areas. Clients include artists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, nonprofits, journalists, policymakers, and others. Through this work, Clinic students gain important legal skills while examining the role of the public interest in intellectual property, media, and technology law.

In 2016, the Clinic won a California Lawyer Attorney of the Year award for its work on behalf of filmmakers and authors.

The Clinic is directed by Professor Jack Lerner. Adjunct Professor Susan Seager leads our Press Freedom and Transparency practice, and Lecturer Christina Gagnier leads our Tech Startup practice.