Eric Goldman on Emojis & the Law

In this episode, Eric Goldman, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law, discusses his article "Emojis and the Law," which was published in the Washington Law Review, as well as his recent work on content moderation. Goldman begins by explaining what emojis are, who created them, and how they work. He describes how people use emojis to communicate and how software platforms can frustrate or confuse those communication. He provides examples of how courts have begun to wrestle with the meaning of emojis when interpreting communications and reflects on how intellectual property law can increase uncertainty about the meaning of emojis. He closes by discussing his recent work connecting content moderators in productive conversations. Goldman blogs at the Technology & Marketing Law Blog and is on Twitter at @ericgoldman.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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