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Santa Clara University School of Law's Datta Center for High Tech Law, previously known as the High Tech Law Institute, educates and trains lawyers to find innovative legal solutions to intellectual property and technology issues.
Santa Clara University School of Law High Tech Law Professor Tyler Ochoa was recently quoted in this article, “AI is Giving Life to a Resurrection Economy,” which explores #AI-generated likeness of deceased celebrities.

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AI is giving life to a resurrection economy
As AI tools become more sophisticated, they’re increasingly being used to imitate the voices and likenesses of the dead, with and without permission....
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May 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
We’re excited to announce a NEW AI Specialization within our High Tech Law Certificate program at Santa Clara Law. As #ArtificialIntelligence transforms the legal landscape, this will prepare students to navigate the intersection of #AI, law, & policy.

Read more here: law.scu.edu/news-events/...
Santa Clara Law Expands High Tech Law Certificate with New AI Law Specialization
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March 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM
TODAY Santa Clara Law's Professor Tyler Ochoa will be speaking at USC Gould School of Law's 2026 Intellectual Property Institute. He will be presenting the #Copyright portion of the #IP Year in Review. For more information: gould.usc.edu/cle/ip/ipibr...
March 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM
How it Started vs. How it's Going: Prof. Pamela Samuelson Edition

How it started: 1976
How it’s going: At the Hepworth Museum in St Ives, UK

Prof. Samuelson will be speaking at Santa Clara Law's #IP Conference TODAY!

See the full schedule here: lnkd.in/g8NNq_Sx
January 30, 2026 at 5:52 PM
How it Started vs. How it's Going: Prof. Graeme Dinwoodie Edition

How it started: 1976
How it’s going: Real photos, now AI-illustrated by ChatGPT

Prof. Dinwoodie will be speaking at SCU Law's IP Conference TODAY!

See the full schedule here: law.scu.edu/centers/high...
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
How it Started vs. How it's Going: Professor Mark McKenna Edition

Professor McKenna will be speaking on the "How It's Going: What Went Wrong" panel at Santa Clara Law's Intellectual Property Conference TOMORROW.

Don't miss out! law.scu.edu/centers/high...
January 29, 2026 at 9:33 PM
How it Started vs. How it's Going: Professor Sharon Sandeen Edition

How it started: High school graduation
How it’s going: Soon to be retired (July 2026)

Professor Sandeen will be speaking on the "How it Started" panel at SCU Law's #IP Conference TOMORROW!

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January 29, 2026 at 6:59 PM
How it Started vs. How it's Going: Prof. Camilla Hrdy Edition

Prof. Hrdy will be speaking on the "Where Do We Go From Here" panel at Santa Clara University School of Law's Intellectual Property Conference this Friday, January 30.

Don't miss out!: law.scu.edu/centers/high...
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
How it Started vs. How it's Going: Prof. Rob Merges

How it started: Preparing the April Fool’s issue of my high school newspaper
How it’s going: I guess legal scholarship is not as funny

Prof. Merges will be speaking at Santa Clara Law's #IP Conference ON FRIDAY

Register now: lnkd.in/g8NNq_Sx
January 28, 2026 at 9:41 PM
How it Started vs. How it's Going: Prof. Tyler Ochoa Edition

How it started: In 1976, as a new chapter in copyright law begins

How it’s going: Prof. Ochoa, SCU Law's #copyright law expert, will moderate the "How it Started" panel at our IP Conference on Jan. 30.

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January 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
How it Started vs. How it's Going: Prof. Jeanne Fromer (@jeannefromer.bsky.social)

How it started: 1976
How it’s going: Vice Dean and Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Intellectual Property Law

Prof. Fromer will be on the "How it's Going: What Went Right" panel: law.scu.edu/centers/high...
January 23, 2026 at 7:19 PM
How it Started vs. How it's Going: Prof. Mark Lemley Edition (@marklemley.bsky.social)

How it started: Hair today...
How it’s going: Gone tomorrow

Prof. Lemley will be on the "How It’s Going: What Went Wrong?" panel at SCU Law’s IP Conference on Jan 30. Register now: law.scu.edu/centers/high...
January 22, 2026 at 6:56 PM
How it Started vs. How it's Going: Associate Dean Laura Norris Edition (@lauraleenorris)

How it started: 1976, at the beginning of an extraordinary journey

How it’s going: Now stepping into her new role as Director of Innovation and shaping what's next.
January 20, 2026 at 10:21 PM
How It Started vs. How It’s Going: Professor Eric Goldman Edition 📜➡️🤖 (@ericgoldman.bsky.social)

How it started: Prof. Goldman in 1976

How it’s going: Prof. Goldman, upgraded to full AI cyborg mode.

💡 Don’t miss our IP Conference on Jan. 30! Register now: law.scu.edu/centers/high...
January 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
🚨 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

How it started: The High Tech Law Institute (HTLI), shaping conversations where technology and law meet.

How it’s going: A new name and logo made possible by a generous gift from alumna Mita Datta. We’re proud to continue as the Datta Center for High Tech Law (DCHTL).
January 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
In honor of National #Bobblehead Day, here’s a fun throwback to our custom bobbleheads, including one featuring our very own Co-Director, Prof. Eric Goldman (@ericgoldman.bsky.social). If you haven’t yet, take a moment to enjoy the “Unauthorized Annotated Bobblehead” details.
January 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
HISvHIG: Netflix Edition 🎞️➡️📺

How it started: Sony’s Betamax gave the power to record and watch TV on your own time.

How it’s going: Netflix now streams millions worldwide at the click of a button.

Join us Jan. 30 to explore how it started and how it’s going in IP law. law.scu.edu/centers/high...
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Prof. Ochoa gives a great preview of what to expect at our upcoming conference, “Intellectual Property Law: How it Started, How It's Going,” where he’ll be moderating a panel of leading #IP scholars. Read more & register here: law.scu.edu/centers/high...

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HTLI: Legal Experts Examine 50 Years of Change in Intellectual Property Law in the Digital Age -- Campus Technology
A Jan. 30 event offered by the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University convenes legal experts on intellectual property and IP law to consider the past 50 years and the future of IP in light ...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
📢 ‼️ Big news from Santa Clara Law!

Alumna Madhumita “Mita” Datta, J.D. ’16 has made a $5M gift to endow and rename the High Tech Law Institute as the Datta Center for High Tech Law.

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December 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Reposted by Datta Center for High Tech Law (DCHTL)
Exciting news: Santa Clara Law's High Tech Law Institute (@scuhtli.bsky.social) will become the Datta Center for High Tech Law, thanks to an incredibly generous gift from alum Madhumita Datta!

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Santa Clara Law School Alumna Makes Monumental Gift to Support Excellence in High Tech Law
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December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How it started vs. How it’s going: FaceTime Edition

1976: Blue Earth Valley Telephone advertised a videophone.
Now: We #FaceTime friends and family - even over Thanksgiving!

Join us as we celebrate 50 years of #copyright & #IP shaping the future. Register here:
👉 law.scu.edu/centers/high...
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Reposted by Datta Center for High Tech Law (DCHTL)
On January 30, @scuhtli.bsky.social is hosting an event: "Intellectual Property Law: How It Started, How It’s Going"

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Hope to see you there!
Intellectual Property Law: How It Started, How It’s Going
Santa Clara University School of Law Charney Hall Register Online Schedule Fifty years ago, Congress enacted the Copyright Act of 19...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
How it started vs. How it’s going – Apple Edition 🍏

1976: A wooden box, a keyboard, and the Apple I = $666.66.
Now: Sleek Macs powering instant #AI tools.

Explore the journey of tech and #intellectualproperty law at HTLI’s #IP Conference, Jan 30, 2026.

👉 Register: law.scu.edu/centers/high...
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
We’re launching a special campaign leading up to our conference, Intellectual Property Law: How It Started, How It’s Going.

Join us as we look back from the 1970s to today, highlighting tech milestones and nostalgic faculty throwbacks.

Follow along and register here: law.scu.edu/centers/high...
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
🎙️ Tune in Thurs. 9/18!
Prof. Tyler Ochoa joins To Be Continued 5—a free virtual symposium on seriality + adaptation across media.

As the only law prof on the lineup, he’ll bring key insights to the #Copyright panel. Don’t miss it!

🔗 Info & registration: www.monash.edu/arts/media-f...
To Be Continued, 5 (2025)
TO BE CONTINUED connects adaptation and seriality scholars, promoting collaboration and shared insights on common concerns without enforcing a unified approach.
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September 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM