João Marinotti
@joaomarinotti.bsky.social
Law Prof @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social (Bloomington). Posting about tech, property, IP, AI, & linguistics. Affiliate at @yaleisp.bsky.social.
Slowly becoming *that* guy - brews kombucha, makes soymilk, grows hydroponic strawberries, & 3D prints at home 🏳️🌈☕
Slowly becoming *that* guy - brews kombucha, makes soymilk, grows hydroponic strawberries, & 3D prints at home 🏳️🌈☕
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Thrilled to share the final program for the 2025 Workshop on Private Law & Emerging Technology!
This 3-part virtual series is co-sponsored by Harvard’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law and Yale’s Information Society Project & Center for Private Law.
Don’t miss this incredible lineup!
This 3-part virtual series is co-sponsored by Harvard’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law and Yale’s Information Society Project & Center for Private Law.
Don’t miss this incredible lineup!
Deadline approaching: Oct 31 for the 2026 Workshop on Private Law & Emerging Technology!
We're looking for works-in-progress that explore the interactions between private law & tech change.
Hosted by Harvard Proj. on Private Law, Yale ISP, & Yale Center for Private Law. Details: privatelawtech.org
We're looking for works-in-progress that explore the interactions between private law & tech change.
Hosted by Harvard Proj. on Private Law, Yale ISP, & Yale Center for Private Law. Details: privatelawtech.org
Workshop on Private Law & Emerging Technology
Register for more information about our yearly workshop series!
privatelawtech.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Deadline approaching: Oct 31 for the 2026 Workshop on Private Law & Emerging Technology!
We're looking for works-in-progress that explore the interactions between private law & tech change.
Hosted by Harvard Proj. on Private Law, Yale ISP, & Yale Center for Private Law. Details: privatelawtech.org
We're looking for works-in-progress that explore the interactions between private law & tech change.
Hosted by Harvard Proj. on Private Law, Yale ISP, & Yale Center for Private Law. Details: privatelawtech.org
Immersive tech & generative AI are reshaping how we work, connect, & govern online spaces.
I had the pleasure of co-authoring a new book on the legal, economic, & privacy implications of this tech w/ Scott Shackelford, Jeffrey Prince, & Michael Mattioli, published by Oxford University Press.
I had the pleasure of co-authoring a new book on the legal, economic, & privacy implications of this tech w/ Scott Shackelford, Jeffrey Prince, & Michael Mattioli, published by Oxford University Press.
June 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Immersive tech & generative AI are reshaping how we work, connect, & govern online spaces.
I had the pleasure of co-authoring a new book on the legal, economic, & privacy implications of this tech w/ Scott Shackelford, Jeffrey Prince, & Michael Mattioli, published by Oxford University Press.
I had the pleasure of co-authoring a new book on the legal, economic, & privacy implications of this tech w/ Scott Shackelford, Jeffrey Prince, & Michael Mattioli, published by Oxford University Press.
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🧵 on an important new paper measuring memorization by LLMs.
Llama 3.1 70B contains copies of nearly the entirety of some books. Harry Potter is just one of them. I don’t know if this means it’s an infringing copy. But the first question to answer is if it’s a copy at all/in the first place. That’s what our new results suggest:
arxiv.org/abs/2505.12546
arxiv.org/abs/2505.12546
Extracting memorized pieces of (copyrighted) books from open-weight language models
Plaintiffs and defendants in copyright lawsuits over generative AI often make sweeping, opposing claims about the extent to which large language models (LLMs) have memorized plaintiffs' protected expr...
arxiv.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🧵 on an important new paper measuring memorization by LLMs.
Reposted by João Marinotti
I’m excited to present two related projects today at the Harvard Law School Private Law Workshop.
🔹 Defragging Ownership: How Corporations Sliced, Diced, and Sold the Bundle. Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
🔹 Property Defaults
Draft available upon request.
🔹 Defragging Ownership: How Corporations Sliced, Diced, and Sold the Bundle. Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
🔹 Property Defaults
Draft available upon request.
April 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I’m excited to present two related projects today at the Harvard Law School Private Law Workshop.
🔹 Defragging Ownership: How Corporations Sliced, Diced, and Sold the Bundle. Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
🔹 Property Defaults
Draft available upon request.
🔹 Defragging Ownership: How Corporations Sliced, Diced, and Sold the Bundle. Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
🔹 Property Defaults
Draft available upon request.
I’m excited to present two related projects today at the Harvard Law School Private Law Workshop.
🔹 Defragging Ownership: How Corporations Sliced, Diced, and Sold the Bundle. Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
🔹 Property Defaults
Draft available upon request.
🔹 Defragging Ownership: How Corporations Sliced, Diced, and Sold the Bundle. Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
🔹 Property Defaults
Draft available upon request.
April 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I’m excited to present two related projects today at the Harvard Law School Private Law Workshop.
🔹 Defragging Ownership: How Corporations Sliced, Diced, and Sold the Bundle. Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
🔹 Property Defaults
Draft available upon request.
🔹 Defragging Ownership: How Corporations Sliced, Diced, and Sold the Bundle. Available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
🔹 Property Defaults
Draft available upon request.
Reposted by João Marinotti
Thrilled to share the final program for the 2025 Workshop on Private Law & Emerging Technology!
This 3-part virtual series is co-sponsored by Harvard’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law and Yale’s Information Society Project & Center for Private Law.
Don’t miss this incredible lineup!
This 3-part virtual series is co-sponsored by Harvard’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law and Yale’s Information Society Project & Center for Private Law.
Don’t miss this incredible lineup!
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Thrilled to share the final program for the 2025 Workshop on Private Law & Emerging Technology!
This 3-part virtual series is co-sponsored by Harvard’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law and Yale’s Information Society Project & Center for Private Law.
Don’t miss this incredible lineup!
This 3-part virtual series is co-sponsored by Harvard’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law and Yale’s Information Society Project & Center for Private Law.
Don’t miss this incredible lineup!
Thrilled to share the final program for the 2025 Workshop on Private Law & Emerging Technology!
This 3-part virtual series is co-sponsored by Harvard’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law and Yale’s Information Society Project & Center for Private Law.
Don’t miss this incredible lineup!
This 3-part virtual series is co-sponsored by Harvard’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law and Yale’s Information Society Project & Center for Private Law.
Don’t miss this incredible lineup!
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Thrilled to share the final program for the 2025 Workshop on Private Law & Emerging Technology!
This 3-part virtual series is co-sponsored by Harvard’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law and Yale’s Information Society Project & Center for Private Law.
Don’t miss this incredible lineup!
This 3-part virtual series is co-sponsored by Harvard’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law and Yale’s Information Society Project & Center for Private Law.
Don’t miss this incredible lineup!
Join us tomorrow for the (virtual) Law & Tech Workshop! I'll be co-hosting this super interesting session about "Dignity and Deepfakes."
Tomorrow (Fri.) 12 PM ET, the Law & Tech Workshop will discuss Michael Goodyear's (@nyulaw.bsky.social) "Dignity and Deepfakes", with @maryannefranks.bsky.social (@gwlaw.bsky.social) as the discussant. To sign up for the workshop, email lawtechworkshop@gmail.com. More info at lawtechworkshop.org.
March 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Join us tomorrow for the (virtual) Law & Tech Workshop! I'll be co-hosting this super interesting session about "Dignity and Deepfakes."
Reposted by João Marinotti
I don’t have strong feelings about the Tik Tok ban. I do have strong feelings about the idea that Trump is just going to waive a law passed by Congress on a bipartisan basis. And that Biden was apparently going to do the same. That’s lawless.
January 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I don’t have strong feelings about the Tik Tok ban. I do have strong feelings about the idea that Trump is just going to waive a law passed by Congress on a bipartisan basis. And that Biden was apparently going to do the same. That’s lawless.
Reposted by João Marinotti
On Friday 3 PM ET, the Law and Tech Workshop will be discussing Aileen Nielsen's (@hls.harvard.edu) "Legibility and Lawmaking," with Jens Frankenreiter as the discussant. To sign up for the workshop, email lawtechworkshop@gmail.com. More information at lawtechworkshop.org.
January 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
On Friday 3 PM ET, the Law and Tech Workshop will be discussing Aileen Nielsen's (@hls.harvard.edu) "Legibility and Lawmaking," with Jens Frankenreiter as the discussant. To sign up for the workshop, email lawtechworkshop@gmail.com. More information at lawtechworkshop.org.
Trump will face *no consequences* for his hush-money guilty verdict on 34 felony counts. The only result is being labeled a felon in NY. Legally, this is called an "unconditional discharge" and it is no wonder that people are upset. 1/
January 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump will face *no consequences* for his hush-money guilty verdict on 34 felony counts. The only result is being labeled a felon in NY. Legally, this is called an "unconditional discharge" and it is no wonder that people are upset. 1/
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The long wait is over. 2025 is going to be a great year. Coming soon with Oxford University Press.
January 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The long wait is over. 2025 is going to be a great year. Coming soon with Oxford University Press.
A defense attorney in Florida brought VR headsets to court to use as evidence!
"We put headsets on the judge, the prosecutors, and the witness and the judge was able to see from my client’s own eyes, from his own perspective"
"We put headsets on the judge, the prosecutors, and the witness and the judge was able to see from my client’s own eyes, from his own perspective"
January 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A defense attorney in Florida brought VR headsets to court to use as evidence!
"We put headsets on the judge, the prosecutors, and the witness and the judge was able to see from my client’s own eyes, from his own perspective"
"We put headsets on the judge, the prosecutors, and the witness and the judge was able to see from my client’s own eyes, from his own perspective"
The Illinois Supreme Court just issued a "Policy on Artificial Intelligence" along with a related "Judicial Reference Sheet" on Artificial Intelligence. 1/
December 31, 2024 at 7:46 PM
The Illinois Supreme Court just issued a "Policy on Artificial Intelligence" along with a related "Judicial Reference Sheet" on Artificial Intelligence. 1/
I have *full* internet access until the end of the month. If you need me and your request isn’t urgent, I hope you’ll be patient.
December 20, 2024 at 1:17 PM
I have *full* internet access until the end of the month. If you need me and your request isn’t urgent, I hope you’ll be patient.
Happy to announce "Defragging Ownership: Corporate Control & the Decline of Personal Property" (draft version open for comments!).
The paper is part of Indiana Law Journal's 2025 Symposium on Law & Technology. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The paper is part of Indiana Law Journal's 2025 Symposium on Law & Technology. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 19, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Happy to announce "Defragging Ownership: Corporate Control & the Decline of Personal Property" (draft version open for comments!).
The paper is part of Indiana Law Journal's 2025 Symposium on Law & Technology. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The paper is part of Indiana Law Journal's 2025 Symposium on Law & Technology. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I mean… community engagement is one of the goals of municipal art isn’t it?
news.sky.com/story/us-cit...
news.sky.com/story/us-cit...
US city tells residents to stop sticking googly eyes on its statues
The Oregon city of Bend has spent $1,500 (£1,188) on removing googly eyes from seven of the eight sculptures impacted.
news.sky.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:23 PM
I mean… community engagement is one of the goals of municipal art isn’t it?
news.sky.com/story/us-cit...
news.sky.com/story/us-cit...
It's interesting that, for me, content moderation and censorship on generativeAI feels more restrictive than content moderation and censorship on social media platforms.
Is it just me? If not, I have a few theories about why. These are mostly about feelings & gut reactions, not law. 1/6
Is it just me? If not, I have a few theories about why. These are mostly about feelings & gut reactions, not law. 1/6
December 18, 2024 at 2:32 PM
It's interesting that, for me, content moderation and censorship on generativeAI feels more restrictive than content moderation and censorship on social media platforms.
Is it just me? If not, I have a few theories about why. These are mostly about feelings & gut reactions, not law. 1/6
Is it just me? If not, I have a few theories about why. These are mostly about feelings & gut reactions, not law. 1/6
Non-native speakers face prejudice for the same reason we place too much trust in LLMs like ChatGPT.
Linguistic ability is used as a heuristic for knowledge & skill. We trust well-written answers more than stilted ones, especially if we have no other way to distinguish them.
Linguistic ability is used as a heuristic for knowledge & skill. We trust well-written answers more than stilted ones, especially if we have no other way to distinguish them.
December 11, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Non-native speakers face prejudice for the same reason we place too much trust in LLMs like ChatGPT.
Linguistic ability is used as a heuristic for knowledge & skill. We trust well-written answers more than stilted ones, especially if we have no other way to distinguish them.
Linguistic ability is used as a heuristic for knowledge & skill. We trust well-written answers more than stilted ones, especially if we have no other way to distinguish them.
There's a First Amendment case on appeal in the 6th Circuit that highlights an interesting question about the semantics & semiotics of censored vulgarities, specifically the phrase "Let's Go Brandon" (LGB), which students were prohibited from wearing to public school this year. (2024 WL 3924723). 1/
December 10, 2024 at 2:49 AM
There's a First Amendment case on appeal in the 6th Circuit that highlights an interesting question about the semantics & semiotics of censored vulgarities, specifically the phrase "Let's Go Brandon" (LGB), which students were prohibited from wearing to public school this year. (2024 WL 3924723). 1/
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One of the things I predictably rant about in multiple classes is how the word “expectation” has two different meanings (prediction vs demand) and how courts just blithely conflate them.
I don’t have to read the ruling to know that’s what happened here.
I don’t have to read the ruling to know that’s what happened here.
I missed this part of the story. Pretty convenient how pervasive surveillance is used to justify ubiquitous surveillance.
“The federal court’s decision says that video cameras have become ‘ubiquitous,’ and have therefore diminished our expectations of privacy.”
“The federal court’s decision says that video cameras have become ‘ubiquitous,’ and have therefore diminished our expectations of privacy.”
The Feds Can Film Your Front Porch for 68 Days Without a Warrant, Says Court
A federal court says your privacy is diminished due to the proliferation of video cameras throughout society.
gizmodo.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:59 AM
One of the things I predictably rant about in multiple classes is how the word “expectation” has two different meanings (prediction vs demand) and how courts just blithely conflate them.
I don’t have to read the ruling to know that’s what happened here.
I don’t have to read the ruling to know that’s what happened here.
A little late, but the final cover for my book on the metaverse is out! I had a great time writing this with Scott Shackelford, Michael Mattioli, and Jeffrey Prince for Oxford University Press. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 19, 2024 at 10:35 PM
A little late, but the final cover for my book on the metaverse is out! I had a great time writing this with Scott Shackelford, Michael Mattioli, and Jeffrey Prince for Oxford University Press. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
The current state of Generative AI news. The juxtaposition is even funnier given the source newspapers, though I'm not sure what to take away from that.
November 19, 2024 at 10:28 PM
The current state of Generative AI news. The juxtaposition is even funnier given the source newspapers, though I'm not sure what to take away from that.
Learn more about the upcoming “Private Law & Technology Workshop,” a collaboration between the Harvard Project on Private Law, the @yaleisp.bsky.social, and the Yale Law Center for Private Law.
privatelawtech.org
privatelawtech.org
Workshop on Private Law & Emerging Technology
Submit your Abstract by November 1, 2025!
privatelawtech.org
November 19, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Learn more about the upcoming “Private Law & Technology Workshop,” a collaboration between the Harvard Project on Private Law, the @yaleisp.bsky.social, and the Yale Law Center for Private Law.
privatelawtech.org
privatelawtech.org