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In this episode, Robin Schmidt , a journalist covering web3, decentralized finance, NFTs, and the metaverse. Schmidt explains how he became interested in the web3 space and how he made the move from commercial motion picture production to journalism. He describes his work at The Defiant creating video journalism covering developments in decentralized finance, and his approach to creating that cont...

In this episode, Scott J. Shapiro , Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Yale Law School, discusses his book The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World (Simon & Schuster 2018) and his essay " Putin Can’t Destroy the International Order by Himself ," both of which he co-authored with Oona A. Hathaway , Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe S...

In this episode, Christa Laser , Assistant Professor of Law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, discusses her work on blockchain, NFTs, and intellectual property, from the perspective of a law professor and former intellectual property litigator. Among other things, she discusses blockchain patents, copyright in NFT images, and trademark in NFT brands. Laser is on Twitter at @ChristaLaser . This...

In this episode, Anjali Vats , Associate Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, discusses her book " The Color of Creatorship: Intellectual Property, Race, and the Making of Americans ," which is published by Stanford University Press. She explains how critical race theory can and should inform our understanding of the history of intellectual property. Vats is on Twitter a...

In this episode,  William Organek , program fellow at the bankruptcy project at Harvard Law School, discusses his new article,  "A Bitter Result": Purdue Pharma, a Sackler Bankruptcy Filing, and Improving Monetary and Nonmonetary Recoveries in Mass Tort Bankruptcies . Billy explains why he thinks that creditors in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy received a better result than they would have...

In this episode,  Andrea Bopp Stark  and  Geoffrey Walsh , both staff attorneys at the  National Consumer Law Center , discuss their work on fines and fees in bankruptcy case, with a particular focus on their article ,  Sentenced to a Life of Debt: It Is Time for a Reassessment of How Bankruptcy Law Intersects with Fines and Fees to Keep People in Debt . Geoff and Andrea e...

In this episode, Paul Edelblut, the grandson of Welford O. Lucy, discusses the iconic 1954 contract case Lucy v. Zehmer and what he learned about it from his grandfather. This episode was hosted by  Brian L. Frye , Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at  @brianlfrye . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jorge L. Contreras , Professor of Law at the University of Utah College of Law, discusses his book " The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA ," which is published by Algonquin Books. Contreras describes the landmark Supreme Court patent case Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics and explains why it was important. He recounts...

In this episode, Jordana Goodman, Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Law, discusses her new article Ms. Attribution: How Authorship Credit Contributes to the Gender Gap .  She argues that misattribution in the authorship of legal work disparately impacts underrepresented members of the legal profession, with a focus on women in patent law.  In her ar...

In this episode, Aliza Shatzman , an attorney and advocate based in Washington, DC, discusses her article " Untouchable Judges? What I've learned about harassment in the judiciary, and what we can do to stop it ," which will be published in the UCLA Journal of Gender & Law. Here is the abstract: Drawing from the author’s own experience of gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation duri...

In this episode, Henry A. Thompson , a Ph. D. student in economics at George Mason University, discusses his article " Cosa Nostra Courts ." Here is the abstract: This paper uses economic reasoning to analyze the traditions and institutions of one of the most successful criminal organizations in modern history: La Cosa Nostra (LCN). Drawing on recently declassified FBI reports, the paper's analysi...

In this episode, Laura Shin , journalist and host of the Unchained podcast, discusses her new book " The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze ," which is published by Public Affairs. Shin describes how she became interested in cryptocurrency, how she told the story of the creation of Ethereum, and what she learned while researching the story. Thi...

In this episode, Sarah Burstein , Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, and Saraubh Vishnubhakat , Professor of Law at Texas A&M University School of Law, discuss their article " The Truth About Design Patents ," which will be published in the American University Law Review. Here is the abstract: Design patents are hot. Scholars and policymakers are increasingly focusi...

In this episode, Sarah Moosvi of Protean DAO , Tara Digital Collective and aGENDAdao discusses now she became interested in NFTs and DAOs. Among other things, she explains why DAOs are a useful tool for NFT artists, and how NFT artists use the DAO structure in their work. She also reflects on problems with the DAO structure, including inequities DAOs can perpetuate, especially in relation to membe...

In this episode, Simon Indelicate of The Indelicates describes the creation and sale of his first NFT collection, which consisted of 30 " perpetual admission tickets " for an "imaginary theme park" called Arcadia Park . Simon describes his career as an independent musician, including the creation of the Arcadia Park album. He explains how he repurposed the album for an NFT collection, and why it w...

In this episode, Rebecca Curtin , Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School, discusses her article "The Art (History) of Bleistein ," which will be published in the Journal of the Copyright Society . Curtin begins by explaining why Justice Holmes's opinion in Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co. , 188 U.S. 239 (1903) is such a landmark of copyright doctrine. She observes that Holmes ma...

In this episode, Aleksandra Artamonovskaja , co-founder of Electric Artifacts and head of marketing at Fragcolor , discusses her work curating digital art and NFTs. Artamonovskaja begins by describing her background in the traditional art market. She explains how she became interested in digital art and NFTs, and how the rapid rise of the NFT market has changed the art world. She reflects on what...

In this episode, DEAFBEEF , an NFT artist who creates generative audiovisual art completely on the blockchain, describes his artistic process and experiences in the NFT space. Tyler begins by describing his background in engineering, computer, science, animation, and music. He explains how he has used computer code to create generative works of audiovisual art for many years. He describes how he g...

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In this episode, Luke Barwikowsky , a sofeware engineer and founder and CEO of pixels.online , discusses his work in the NFT space. He begins by explaining his background in software engineering. He reflects on his initial skepticism of NFTs and Web3, and why he changed his mind. He discusses his work creating different platforms, focusing on how and why he has integrated NFTs into those platforms...

In this episode, Loucas Braconnier , an NFT artist known as Figure 31 , discusses his artwork and experiences in the NFT space. He begins by describing how he got interested in coin trading and DeFi during art school. He explains how he made the transition to creating digital works in the form of NFTs. He describes the process of conceptualizing and creating works like LYAM (Last Year at Marienbad...

In this episode. Yohei Nakajima , a General Partner at Untapped Capital and the creatpr of PixelBeasts , discusses his work in the NFT space. He begins by describing his experiences as a venture capitalist. He explains how he became interested in NFTs and began creating his own NFT projects. He discusses how he decided to create the PixelBeasts NFT project, and how the project developed over time....

In this episode, Thibault Schrepel , Associate Professor of Law at VU Amsterdam, discusses his new book " Blockchain + Antitrust The Decentralization Formula ," which is published by Edward Elgar, as well as his perspective on NFTs. Schrepel begins by discussing how his study of antitrust law caused him to become interested in blockchain, and why he sees them as complements, rather than antagonist...

In this episode, Waambat , a digital artist currently working with NFTs, discusses her experiences in the digital art space. Waambat begins by explaining how she became interested in digital art. She describes some of her early work, and how it was exhibited in a YouTube "biennial" at the Guggenheim Museum. She explains how her work developed over time, and why she immediately saw NFTs as an attra...