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University of Wisconsin Law School @law.wisc.edu · 10/12/2025

Maryland has become the first state to publish its regulations online with cryptographically secure technology that protects against cyberattacks and ensures long-term digital preservation. This marks a milestone in a NSF-funded project featuring @bjard.bsky.social. buff.ly/sv4zizr

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Kevin Bankston @bankston.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I'm super-excited about this free Tech Law coursebook from @crootof.bsky.social and @bjard.bsky.social being freely published, and not just because Ashkan Soltani and I have a journal article of ours reprinted in it! (See Chapter 7)

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BJ Ard @bjard.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

UW's Hastie Fellowship is now recruiting—this program for aspiring law professors reflects the Law School's commitment to creating opportunities for people who might not otherwise have the chance to become law professors. Info and application at www.law.wisc.edu/hastie/. Applications due Nov. 16.

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Rebecca Crootof @crootof.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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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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BJ Ard @bjard.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

And thank you, as a colleague who offered generous insights early in the project!

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Rebecca Crootof @crootof.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

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!

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BJ Ard @bjard.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Grounding the discussion, the article also includes an illustrated primer on how developers train models for generative art systems. Particular focus goes to mapping image concepts to a “latent space.” More at ssrn.com/abstract=463.... Thank you to all who provided feedback on prior drafts!

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The fair use question is important for generative art—but not for the reasons one may expect. Generative art systems like DALL-E 2 have ingested hundreds of mil

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BJ Ard @bjard.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Even accepting generative art harms many artists, denying fair use cannot halt it. Already, developers train models on licensed works and social media platforms ingest user data with impunity via boilerplate terms of service. Securing the future of art requires legal tools beyond copyright.

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BJ Ard @bjard.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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.

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BJ Ard @bjard.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

We’ll release new chapters biweekly with updates to our front matter and table of contents at docs.google.com/document/d/1.... Chapter 1 introduces our "techlaw uncertainties" approach at docs.google.com/document/d/1.... We welcome your feedback!

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BJ Ard @bjard.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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.

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BJ Ard @bjard.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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.

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BJ Ard @bjard.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Let me know if you want company on the Nightlords. I’ve put in more hours than I’m ready to admit

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