Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Day 2 of the Georgetown University's Music Sustainability Initiative's Music & AI Summit kicks off with discussions about provenance, attribution, cultural heritage, and dignity for musicians in the age of generative AI. 020 2
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Thank you to Jalyce Mangum, Britt Lovejoy, Romel Murphy, and Amy Isbell for their contributions to the panel "Whose Song Is It Anyway? Ownership in the Age of AI" for an engaging and timely conversation about the intersection of copyright, rights of publicity, music, and generative AI. 130 3
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 10/04/2026We are kicking off our inaugural Music Sustainability Initiative Summit on the topic of Music & AI. It's standing-room only as Georgetown University Interim President Bob Groves gives the opening address! 140 4
Reposted by Kristelia GarcíaDaniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Interested in becoming a law professor focusing on privacy and AI? Apply as soon as possible to GW Law’s VAP in Privacy & Technology Law. We start reviewing applications soon: www.law.gwu.edu/privacy-and-...law.gwu.eduPrivacy and Technology Law Fellowship | GW Law | The George Washington UniversityThe Privacy and Technology Law Fellowship is designed to assist attorneys who are interested in pursuing a legal academic career in an area of privacy and technology law. 01215 15
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Romel Murphy (management for Xania Monet), Jeffrey Harleston (Universal Music Group), Jalyce Mangum (US Copyright Office), and Sy Damle (Latham & Watkins DC). I hope that you can join us! 000 0
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 04/03/2026The panel that I will co-moderate with @Isabella Zaidle will focus on all things legal relating to AI-assisted music, and is an absolutely star-studded line-up: 100 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 04/03/2026I am co-hosting an incredible event on AI & Music with Georgetown University's Music Sustainability Initiative on April 10-11, 2026. A full rundown of the event is available on the site (linked in the flyer below), and you can register (for free!) there as well. 141 4
Reposted by Kristelia GarcíaGeorgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 24/12/2025The #SupremeCourt majority adopted an argument from a friend-of-the-court brief by Georgetown Law professor @martylederman.bsky.social in a Tuesday order declining to allow the federal deployment of the National Guard in Illinois, writes @adamliptak.bsky.social in @nytimes.com.nytimes.comHow a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling 0105 10
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 17/12/2025I absolutely *loved* Professor @cathaysmith.bsky.social's engaging piece on Copyrighting Nature (forthcoming Vanderbilt Law Review) & think you will too. Check out my Jotwell review here! ip.jotwell.com/copyright-fo...ip.jotwell.comCopyright for Dummies Humans - Intellectual PropertyCathay Y. N. Smith, Copyrighting Nature, 79 Vand. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2026), available at SSRN (May 22, 2025).Kristelia GarcíaFrom the use of copyright to combat revenge porn, to protecting slavis... 162 6
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 21/11/2025I propose a compulsory access license as one (imperfect) solution to lower barriers to entry for nascent AI firms while preserving incentives for tech developers and content producers. I welcome comments. 020 2
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Many thanks to Eli Orbach and Andy Shi for inviting me, and for making the piece stronger. My contribution argues that exclusive data deals between the largest LLMs and the most powerful media outlets have the potential to make market concentration worse and to stifle market entry. 100 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 21/11/2025I have a new post at ProMarket that's part of a symposium on the competitive risks posed by AI content licensing agreements. Honored to be featured w/ friends and colleagues @marklemley.bsky.social, @jnvictor.bsky.social, @matthewsag.bsky.social & Christian Peukert. www.promarket.org/2025/11/21/p...promarket.orgPreventing AI Oligopoly and Digital Enclosure Via Compulsory Access - ProMarketThe largest artificial intelligence firms are able to afford access to quality data from content producers like the New York Times, while smaller startups are being left out. This dynamic risks concen... 111 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 17/11/2025A call for papers and more information on registration will be available shortly, and I will post the link as soon as it's ready. If it wasn't enough to be in a beautiful and dynamic city, we are also lucky to have Imke Reimers from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business as our keynote speaker. 100 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 17/11/2025I have exciting news! The next Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues (SERCI) Annual Conference will be held this summer on July 6th & 7th at the University of Amsterdam. 120 2
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 11/11/2025A beautiful (& very cold!) day on a picturesque campus, with smart students, fantastic faculty, and insightful commentary. Thank you for having me, Jessica & Becky! It was fun to see my friend (and Dean) Neel Sukhatme too! 000 0
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Had a wonderful time this presenting my research on access bottlenecks in the streaming and generative AI age this afternoon at the @University of Michigan Law School's IP workshop. 100 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 01/10/2025SESAC and GMR have joined ASCAP and BMI on Songview. Despite the excessive acronyms involved in this announcement, this is really big and important news for small(er) licensees. songview.comsongview.comSongviewSongview was developed by ASCAP and BMI, the nation’s two largest Performance Rights Organizations, to provide music users with the first comprehensive, reliable and consistent data on songwri... 010 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 30/09/2025OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, reported to require copyright owners to opt out. I suggest this new state of affairs may reflect the company’s risk assessment given the fast pace of innovation and fierce competition in the space. Move fast and ask forgiveness! 🫣 www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...wsj.comExclusive | OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt OutExecutives at the company notified talent agencies and studios over the last week. 010 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 09/07/2025My piece on selective enforcement in copyright & its lessons for enforcement discretion more broadly is now live at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social journal! I'll present some of the ideas from this project next month at NUS Faculty of Law in their "Access To Justice in the Creative Economy" symposium.law.georgetown.eduSelective Enforcement 052 5
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 11/04/2025I think/worry that “ideas” is self-explanatory… 010 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Thank you friend! (Also, sheesh! That’s a lot of accomplishing & whatnot!) 000 0
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Law prof friends - do you keep the "Presentation" and "Media" sections of your CV up to date? (If you have those sections at all?) It's a lot, how do you keep up with it? 320 3
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Headed to Nashville to join @jpfishman.bsky.social and others for Vanderbilt’s 2025 Music Law Summit, where I’ll talk about streaming fraud in all of its various iterations.law.vanderbilt.eduMusic Law Summit - Vanderbilt Law SchoolVanderbilt Law is excited to host Music Law and Generative AI: the 2024 Music law Summit on April 4, 2024. 070 7
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 28/03/2025I like to think that our work speaks for itself, but in this acutely challenging time, it is more important than ever to be clear where we stand: firmly and unequivocally on the side of the rule of law. I am proud of my partners and our clients for choosing right over might.lex-lumina.comLex Lumina’s Statement on the President’s Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms — Lex Lumina PLLCThe President’s recent attacks on lawyers and law firms for daring to have represented the President’s personal enemies or causes that he and his supporters dislike are dangerous threats to the rule o... 030 3
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 14/03/2025It's free and open to the public, but you do need to register at the link above - I hope to see you there! 000 0
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Come learn more about our work, and peruse over 150 outstanding artworks created by participants from various schools and departments across Georgetown, other DC-area universities, and the greater DC metro area. 110 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 14/03/2025...the Opening Reception and Exhibition for our project on the perceptions and values implicated by the use of AI in the creation of art. April 16th, from 4:30 - 6:30 pm in the Gelardin Center Gallery on the 1st floor of the Georgetown University Launinger Library. 100 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 14/03/2025As part of a Fritz Fellowship granted through the Georgetown Initiative on Tech & Society, Elissa Redmiles, Dr. Toni-Lee Sangastiano, and I, together with our amazing Fellows, Wisdom Obinna, Cecile Duncan, and Hexuan (Judy) Wang are thrilled to invite you to... 100 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 06/03/2025A heartening response in a surreal time. #saxahoya 010 1
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I'm looking forward to speaking tomorrow about the tension invoked by copyright, and experienced by artists, at a symposium on Art Law hosted by the Maryland Law Review. As a special treat, we get to tour the 1807 Galleries at University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)!marylandlawreview.orgSymposium — Maryland Law Review 051 5
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Anyone else "suddenly" getting a ton of text spam offering scam loans and mortgage rates etc. since DOGE began accessing all of our info? 222 2
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 29/01/2025"...in her decision on Wednesday, Judge Analisa Torres said that federal royalty rate rules clearly allowed Spotify to legally claim the lower rate, rejecting MLC’s argument that the company was not actually offering a “bundle” of services." www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-...billboard.comSpotify Beats MLC Audiobook Lawsuit After Judge Calls Federal Royalty Rules ‘Unambiguous’Spotify won a ruling dismissing the Mechanical Licensing Collective's lawsuit alleging the streamer illegally cut royalty rates by adding audiobooks. 020 2
Reposted by Kristelia GarcíaGeorgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 17/01/2025The #GeorgetownLaw community gathered on Jan. 15 to celebrate the achievements of five #faculty members who were awarded named professorships: @bdgesq.bsky.social, @kristelia.bsky.social, Maria Glover, Urska Velikonja and @stevevladeck.bsky.social. Congrats, Professors! Read more: bit.ly/4akEC1c 6724 72
Reposted by Kristelia GarcíaCREATe @create-glasgow.bsky.social · 14/01/2025We recently had the pleasure of hosting @kristelia.bsky.social in Glasgow for a few weeks! During her time with us, she contributed to workshops with colleagues and students, and delivered an inspiring public lecture to a packed room 🎤 Check out her reflections 👉 www.create.ac.uk/blog/2025/01... 051 5
Kristelia García @kristelia.bsky.social · 16/01/2025I feel incredibly honored to be named to this Chair, and am grateful to all my @georgetownlaw.bsky.social friends, colleagues, and students for their ongoing encouragement and inspiration. I feel so lucky to have this job! 050 5
