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Adapting Fair Use to Reflect Social Media Norms: A Joint Proposal

Within the past decade, the Internet has played an increasingly central role in social dialogue and popular culture. Through the promulgation of “like” and “heart” features on online platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, individuals are...

The Golden Leash and the Fiduciary Duty Of Loyalty

In recent years, activist hedge funds have been experimenting with a novel practice in corporate governance: offering their candidates for the board of directors millions of dollars in bonus pay through a device known as a “golden leash.” Such...

The Constitution of Police Violence

Police force is again under scrutiny in the United States. Several recent killings of black men by police officers have prompted an array of reform proposals, most of which seem to assume that these recent killings were not (or should not be)...

Melville B. Nimmer Memorial Lecture: Fair Use by Design

Each year, the UCLA School of Law hosts the Melville B. Nimmer Memorial Lecture. Since 1986, the lecture series has served as a forum for leading scholars in the fields of copyright and First Amendment law. In recent years, the lecture has been...