BJ Ard
bjard.bsky.social
BJ Ard
@bjard.bsky.social
Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development and Associate Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School. I focus on copyright and technology law: ssrn.com/author=1498344
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October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Reposted by BJ Ard
The prior chapter introduced our methodology for resolving techlaw uncertainties; Chapter 2 delineates what techlaw uncertainties actually are. In brief, they many manifest as application uncertainties, normative uncertainties, and institutional uncertainties.

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Technology Law Chapter 2: Legal Uncertainties
<p>Based on years of experience teaching the subject, we have produced a first draft of a “Technology Law” coursebook. It teases out fundamental concepts, intro
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September 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reposted by BJ Ard
As many know, @bjard.bsky.social and I have been drafting a Technology Law coursebook for a few years. We've used it to teach classes at three institutions, including Yale Law School, and others have used chapters in their techlaw classes.

We're excited to share the current version more broadly!
September 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Third, I published Copyright’s Latent Space this summer in Cornell L. Rev. Fair use can’t solve the problems of generative art. But probing the limits of fair use illustrates copyright's treatment of authorial value, copyright’s structural limits, and platforms’ privileged access to user data.
September 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Second, I’m thrilled to share the first excerpts of the Technology Law coursebook I’m co-authoring with @crootof.bsky.social. We’ve built these materials across courses at three institutions, beginning with the seminar we taught with @jackbalkin.bsky.social at Yale Law School in 2016.
September 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hi friends! As the new academic year begins, I have three announcements to share:

First, I’m honored to begin as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at @law.wisc.edu. I look forward to supporting our world-class faculty as we engage with the world's most legal pressing challenges.
September 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM