Pia M Hunter

Pia M Hunter serves as a Teaching Professor and Associate Director for Research, Instruction, and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's College of Law, where she integrates copyright expertise with educational technology leadership.

Her research specialization centers on high-stakes copyright challenges:

• Orphan works management in US cultural institutions
• Copyright compliance for remote/hybrid learning
• Digital preservation of culturally significant materials
• Legal frameworks for academic library collections
• Intergenerational access to digital heritage

Her publication trends reveal urgent attention to practical solutions for copyright ambiguities in education and cultural memory contexts, particularly addressing how institutions can legally utilize materials when rights holders are unidentifiable. This work directly supports libraries, archives, and educators navigating digital transformation while balancing legal obligations with public access mandates.