Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
On April 10, 2024, Emory Libraries hosted a panel discussion on artificial intelligence, copyright, and computational analysis research methods such as text and data mining with distinguished scholars in digital humanities, copyright, and law. We are pleased to share the recording of this event. Panelists include Dave Hansen, Executive Director of the Authors Alliance; Lisa Macklin, Associate Vice Provost and University Librarian, Emory University Libraries; Matthew Sag, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science, Emory University; and Dan Sinykin, Associate Professor of English, Emory University.
Chapters in the video include the following:
1. 00:00 Introduction of panelists
2. 02:40 Dan Sinykin describes how he uses computational analysis in his research and the impact of copyright law on this work.
3. 07:28 Matthew Sag provides some basic information about copyright law and computational analysis along with an overview of case law in this area (e.g., Authors Guild v. Google and Authors Guild v. HathiTrust)
4. 15:17 Dave Hansen describes the negative effects of digital rights management on computational analysis research.
5. 24:31 Lisa Macklin discusses the problems large academic libraries have in ensuring that researchers can perform computational analysis on library-licensed e-resources (e.g., contracts with vendors who supply e-resources often disallow this type of research).
6. 32:42 The four panelists discuss questions they have for each other and questions from attendees.
On April 10, 2024, Emory Libraries hosted a panel discussion on artificial intelligence, copyright, and computational analysis research methods such as text and data mining with distinguished scholars in digital humanities, copyright, and law. We are pleased to share the recording of this event. Panelists include Dave Hansen, Executive Director of the Authors Alliance; Lisa Macklin, Associate Vice Provost and University Librarian, Emory University Libraries; Matthew Sag, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science, Emory University; and Dan Sinykin, Associate Professor of English, Emory University.
Chapters in the video include the following:
1. 00:00 Introduction of panelists
2. 02:40 Dan Sinykin describes how he uses computational analysis in his research and the impact of copyright law on this work.
3. 07:28 Matthew Sag provides some basic information about copyright law and computational analysis along with an overview of case law in this area (e.g., Authors Guild v. Google and Authors Guild v. HathiTrust)
4. 15:17 Dave Hansen describes the negative effects of digital rights management on computational analysis research.
5. 24:31 Lisa Macklin discusses the problems large academic libraries have in ensuring that researchers can perform computational analysis on library-licensed e-resources (e.g., contracts with vendors who supply e-resources often disallow this type of research).
6. 32:42 The four panelists discuss questions they have for each other and questions from attendees.
