Workshop on Private Law
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Emerging Technology

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Harvard Law School Project on The Foundations of Private Law

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Yale Law School Information Society Project

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Yale Law School Center for Private Law

Last Year's Spring 2025

Workshop Program

April 11 - Property & Ownership

1:30PM

The Death of Ownership: Sale, Use, & Control of Goods with Embedded Software in the Digital Era

Sean Thomas (U. York Law, UK)

Discussant: João Marinotti (Indiana Law, Maurer)

2:30PM

Custom & Separate Ownership of Natural Resources

Joseph Schremmer (Oklahoma Law)

Discussant: Monika Ehrman (SMU Law)

April 18 - Torts & Corporate Liability

1:30PM

The Trustworthy Company

Bryant Walker Smith (South Carolina Law)

Discussant: Cristina Tilley (Iowa Law)

2:30PM

The Tort Law We Need (Enterprise Liability)

Ben Sundholm (St. John's Law)

Discussant: Gregory Keating (USC Law)

April 25 - AI & Algorithmic Harms

1:30PM

AI & Causation: A Plea for Caution

Jonathan Iwry (Wharton Accountable AI Lab)

Discussant: Mark Geistfeld (NYU Law)

2:30PM

Beyond Algorithmic Disgorgement: Remedying Algorithmic Harms

Christina Lee (George Washington Law)

Discussant: Caprice Roberts (Louisiana State Law)

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Organized By

João Marinotti

Associate Professor of Law,
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
&
Affiliated Fellow,
Yale Law School Information Society Project
&
Chair, Executive Committee
Workshop on Law & Technology


Researches how emerging technologies intersect with human cognition, social psychology, and the foundations of private law.

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