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When the battles around Napster and file-sharing heated up around the late 90s, it prompted some tech wizards to think seriously about intellectual property law. That’s what set Professor Jef Pearlman on the road that eventually brought him to Boston University, where he is now a clinical professor and Executive Director of the BU/MIT Student Innovations Law Clinic (SILC).

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The 2025–2026 academic year brings great promise with an impressive new class of law students and faculty joining our community. Boston University School of Law is proud to welcome nine new full-time faculty members in its doctrinal and lawyering programs.

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