Jason Schultz

Professor, NYU School of Law

About

Jason Schultz is Professor of Law, Director of NYU's Technology Law & Policy Clinic, and Co-Director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at NYU Law. He previously served as Global Head of AI Policy at Canva where he worked with the company’s research, engineering, business, and legal teams on responsible AI practices and on AI policy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under President Obama.

Speaking at Australian AI Safety Forum 2026

AI on Trial: The US Copyright Fights

8 July 2026 · 3:30 pm – 3:55 pm · Cullentalk

There are currently over 150 copyright and right of publicity lawsuits in the US concerning the training, fine-tuning, and guardrails for AI models and systems. A few courts have already made decisions regarding fair use and infringement with many more to come in the next 12-18 months. As a US copyright lawyer and law professor who has written on and litigated many of these types of claims, I will provide an overview of the current battle lines, the key takeaways of the decisions so far, and a roadmap for how to understand the outcomes going forward. I will also review the potential impact of proposed legislative and private marketplace solutions.