“50th Anniversary of the 1976 Copyright Act” Symposium

Friday-Saturday, March 27-28, 2026
Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP)
Texas A&M University School of Law
Fort Worth, Texas

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Copyright Act in the United States, this symposium brings together leading copyright law scholars to explore notable developments in the past five decades.

If you are interested in serving as a conference fellow, please contact Professor Peter Yu.

Presenters

• Prof. Amy Adler, New York University School of Law
• Jonathan Band, Jonathan Band PLLC
• Prof. Michael W. Carroll, American University Washington College of Law
• Prof. Anupam Chander, Georgetown University Law Center
• Prof. Carys Craig, Faculty of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (Canada)
• Prof. Christine Haight Farley, American University Washington College of Law
• Prof. Joseph Fishman, Vanderbilt University Law School
• Prof. Jeanne Fromer, New York University School of Law
• Prof. Daniel J. Gervais, Vanderbilt University Law School
• Prof. Michael P. Goodyear, New York Law School
• Brandy Karl, Associate General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office 
• Prof. Peter J. Karol, Suffolk University Law School
• Prof. Mary LaFrance, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Prof. Marshall Leaffer, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
• Prof. Matthias Leistner, Faculty of Law, Ludwig Maximilians University (Germany)
• Prof. Doris Estelle Long, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
• Prof. Glynn S. Lunney, Jr., Texas A&M University School of Law
• Prof. Michael J. Madison, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
• Prof. Tyler T. Ochoa, Santa Clara University School of Law
• Prof. Zvi Rosen, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
• Prof. Guy A. Rub, Temple University Beasley School of Law
• Prof. Matthew Sag, Emory University School of Law
• Dr. Richard Shay, Department of Mercantile Law, University of South Africa; Visiting Scholar, Texas A&M University School of Law (2025)
• Prof. Shani Shisha, SMU Dedman School of Law
• Prof. Madhavi Sunder, Georgetown University Law Center; Hagler Fellow, Texas A&M University School of Law
• Prof. Tang Xiyin, UCLA School of Law
• Prof. John Tehranian, Southwestern Law School
• Prof. Elizabeth Townsend Gard, Tulane Law School
• Prof. Alfred C. Yen, Boston College Law School
• Prof. Peter K. Yu, Texas A&M University School of Law

Conference Fellows

• Prof. Matt Blaszczyk, University of Georgia School of Law (Fall 2026)
• Prof. Robert Hu, St. Mary's University School of Law
• Prof. Barbara Lauriat, Texas Tech University School of Law
• Prof. Lucas S. Osborn ’00, Campbell University School of Law
• Prof. Song Hongsong, Yantai University Law School (China); Visiting Scholar, Texas A&M University School of Law (2019-2020)

Texas A&M University School of Law IP Faculty

• Prof. Hannah Bloch-Wehba
• Prof. Irene Calboli
• Prof. H. Brian Holland
• Prof. Glynn S. Lunney, Jr.
• Prof. Srividhya Ragavan
• Prof. Jeff W. Slattery
• Prof. Peter K. Yu