João Marinotti
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João Marinotti
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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 🏳️‍🌈☕
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.
June 4, 2025 at 4:28 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.
April 23, 2025 at 12:48 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!
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 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"
January 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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
For those curious, the title Defragging Ownership was inspired by my thoughts on property law's bundle of rights and old hard disk drives.
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....
December 19, 2024 at 4:12 AM
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
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