Art Law: The Artist’s Fight for Creative Control

February 21, 2025

The Maryland Law Review is excited to host its annual Symposium in-person on Friday, February 21, 2025, in the Ceremonial Court Room. This year's symposium brings together legal scholars and practitioners from across the country to discuss emerging and hot-button legal issues affecting artists today. Topics this year will include a discussion of federal policies impacting creative outlets for people detained at Guantánamo, how AI policy pits artists against each other, the fight against using music lyrics to determine mental state in criminal trials, and much more. This event brings together leading scholars of art law, as well as artists, practitioners, and law students. A full schedule can be found below.

Symposium Program

Breakfast and Registration in the Atrium

8:00 AM 9:00 AM

Professor Amy Adler

New York University School of Law

Professor Amy Adler is one of the leading scholars of Art Law in the United States. She teaches Art Law, First Amendment Law, and Feminist Jurisprudence at NYU Law, and lectures about these topics to a wide range of audiences. Adler’s scholarship focuses on the persistent conflict between legal rules and cultural and artistic expression, addressing topics such as fair use, moral rights, online norms, authenticity, and the art market. Her recent scholarship focuses on the role of copying—and copyright law—in contemporary culture. Another series of recent articles explores the relationship between art and free speech.

Moderated By

Professor Guha Krishnamurthi