Kristelia García
@kristelia.bsky.social
Law professor @ Georgetown Law
I 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...
www.promarket.org/2025/11/21/p...
Preventing AI Oligopoly and Digital Enclosure Via Compulsory Access - ProMarket
The 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...
www.promarket.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I 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...
www.promarket.org/2025/11/21/p...
I 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.
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I 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.
Had 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.
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Had 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.
SESAC 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.com
songview.com
Songview
Songview 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...
songview.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
SESAC 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.com
songview.com
OpenAI’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...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
Exclusive | OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the company notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
www.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
OpenAI’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...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
My 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.
Selective Enforcement
www.law.georgetown.edu
July 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My 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.
BLINKS AT REALITY
April 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
BLINKS AT REALITY
Law 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?
April 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Law 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?
Headed 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.
Music Law Summit - Vanderbilt Law School
Vanderbilt Law is excited to host Music Law and Generative AI: the 2024 Music law Summit on April 4, 2024.
law.vanderbilt.edu
April 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Headed 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.
I 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’s Statement on the President’s Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms — Lex Lumina PLLC
The 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...
www.lex-lumina.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I 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.
Looking forward to this!
Join us tomorrow for @kristelia.bsky.social's (@georgetownlaw.bsky.social) talk "Access Denied"
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 12:10PM-1:30PM - SLB 128
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Cosponsored by #YJoLT
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 12:10PM-1:30PM - SLB 128
DM for zoom details
Cosponsored by #YJoLT
March 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Looking forward to this!
I'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)!
Symposium — Maryland Law Review
www.marylandlawreview.org
February 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I'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)!
Anyone else "suddenly" getting a ton of text spam offering scam loans and mortgage rates etc. since DOGE began accessing all of our info?
February 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Anyone else "suddenly" getting a ton of text spam offering scam loans and mortgage rates etc. since DOGE began accessing all of our info?
"...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-...
Spotify 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.
www.billboard.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"...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-...
Reposted by Kristelia García
The #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
Read more: bit.ly/4akEC1c
January 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The #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
Read more: bit.ly/4akEC1c
Reposted by Kristelia García
We 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...
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...
January 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We 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...
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...
This afternoon I was installed as the inaugural Leo George Professor of Communications, Entertainment, and New Media. It was a lovely ceremony, made even better by the presence of my family and so many supportive community members.
January 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This afternoon I was installed as the inaugural Leo George Professor of Communications, Entertainment, and New Media. It was a lovely ceremony, made even better by the presence of my family and so many supportive community members.
I look forward to workshopping a new project on copyright, access, and competition at Boston University School of Law's IP Workshop. Thank you to Michael Meurer for the invitation, and excited to see @jessicasilbey.bsky.social and Stacey Dogan too!
December 4, 2024 at 8:45 PM
I look forward to workshopping a new project on copyright, access, and competition at Boston University School of Law's IP Workshop. Thank you to Michael Meurer for the invitation, and excited to see @jessicasilbey.bsky.social and Stacey Dogan too!
TODAY! I am looking forward to discussing my research into the rise in vertical integration between content producers and content distributors, and the challenges this presents for copyright law.
CREATe Public Lecture by Kristelia García: Refusals to License and other Vertical Mischief in Copyright – CREATe
www.create.ac.uk
November 18, 2024 at 11:42 AM
TODAY! I am looking forward to discussing my research into the rise in vertical integration between content producers and content distributors, and the challenges this presents for copyright law.