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James Grimmelmann is the Tessler Family Professor of Digital and Information Law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School. He directs CTRL-ALT, the Cornell Tech Research Lab in Applied Law and Technology. With a background in both law and computer science, he bridges the gap between these fields to examine how software regulation impacts societal structures, freedom, wealth, and power dynamics.
Professor Grimmelmann earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and an A.B. in computer science from Harvard College. Before law school, he worked as a programmer for Microsoft. After graduation, he clerked for Judge Maryanne Trump Barry of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and was a Resident Fellow at Yale's Information Society Project. He previously held faculty positions at the University of Maryland, New York Law School, and Georgetown University Law Center.
His research focuses on the intersection of law and technology, particularly examining digital copyright, content moderation systems, search engine regulation, online governance structures, and privacy on social networks. He has authored the widely-used casebook "Internet Law: Cases and Problems" (now in its 15th edition) and over fifty scholarly articles addressing critical issues at this nexus.
Professor Grimmelmann's recent work has centered on the legal implications of artificial intelligence, particularly regarding copyright issues in generative AI systems. His publications analyze the complex relationship between AI training data and intellectual property rights, the regulatory challenges of content moderation, and the evolving landscape of digital property. His analyses of how generative AI systems interact with copyright law have been cited in major legal cases involving companies like OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic.
He is a regular contributor to public discourse, writing for outlets like Slate, Salon, Wired, and Ars Technica, and providing expert commentary for major news media including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. He maintains an active presence in the academic community through his long-running blog, Laboratorium, which he's maintained since 2000.
