​Spatial technology is one of the frontier technologies of the age - and some aspects of it truly are a wild west. Intellectual property (IP) in particular is a huge domain of potential challenge - and opportunity.

In previous generations of technology, IP content - music, books, images, brands - have been users by users and platforms without protecting creators rights and revenues, only for IP protections gradually to kick in, after much friction and suspicion.

As the spatial technology age kicks off, this is an opportunity to ensure that IP is better handled - for the benefit of creators, platforms and end users, both in terms of protecting rights and revenues, but also elevating both the role of professional creators and enabling the capacities of amateur and new creators, and facilitating creativity and innovation, rather than stifling progress.

Questions here include: how can AI enable more spatial creativity, without harming the rights, revenues or identities of professional creators? Who owns content produced by AI? How can spatial platforms facilitate the use and creation of creative IP, without either owning everything themselves, or turning a blind eye to piracy? What kinds of IP are specific to the spatial technology world, and what new protections if any are needed?

This conversation, the latest of in the Legal theme in the Treasury Sessions event series, is led by the world leading practitioners and experts in the commercial, scientific, and technology law relating to spatial technology, IP, and creativity.

Everyone working or curious about AI, IP and law, spatial technology, design, the creative industries including game, movies and more, scientific research and other industries touched by spatial technology, AI generation, IP, creativity will find this a relevant conversation and network to join.

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​​Speakers

​​Brittan Heller

​Teaching Fellow, LLM Program in Law, Science and Technology, and Lecturer in Law, Stanford University

​Brittan Heller is a legal expert specializing in the intersection of technology, human rights, and AI ethics, with a focus on XR/spatial computing. She has held significant roles including counsel at Foley Hoag's Global Business and Human Rights practice, Director for Technology and Society at ADL, and service in the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division. Heller's diverse experience spans from prosecuting international crimes to pioneering efforts in combating online harassment, making her a leading voice in navigating the complex landscape of digital rights and responsibilities.

​Max Sills

​General Counsel, Midjourney

​Max Sills is General Counsel at Midjourney and the owner at Open Advisory Services, a firm he set up to help small to medium-sized companies with their legal needs. Before joining Midjourney full-time, Max served as counsel at Block.

​​John Manoochehri

​​CEO & Founder, Treasury

​​Founder & CEO, Treasury, John Manoochehri is an architect and environmental scientist, with a specialization in computational design. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Oxford, a diploma in architecture from the Royal College of Art in Stockholm, and has taught architecture, urban design planning studios and courses at the Royal Institute of Technology Architecture School in Stockholm. He previously founded an architectural design technology company, Last Meter®, focussing on designing and adapting modern residences and commercial buildings to integrate third-party services, and founded a podcast on spatial technology, Futureperfect, sponsored by Epic Games.

​​Agenda:

​5pm – Doors open, drinks available.

​​​​5:30pm – Panel Discussion: Taming the Wild West of IP

​​​​7pm – Session ends.

​​​After the event, attendees are welcome to continue the conversation with drinks on the Treasury terrace overlooking the city.

​​Hosted By:

​​​Treasury

​​Treasury is a registry and discovery system for the world’s most valuable spatial assets - architectural design, film scenes and sets, real estate, world monuments, experiential art, nature scans, and other spatial content.

​​Treasury is co-founded with Zaha Hadid architects, Spaceform (backed by Bjarke Ingels Group, Thomas Heatherwick and UNStudio), and more - and financed in part by Google’s AI investment fund, Gradient.

​​Treasury protects and distributes the work of spatial creators - architects, real estate owners, artists, engineers, and reality capture professionals - in the era of spatial computing and generative AI.

​​Builders of digital environments and spatial computing applications are invited to request a private discovery engine here: treasury.space/builder.

​​Creators of spatial assets are invited to archive and fingerprint their work here: treasury.space/creator.

​​Anyone with a passion for spatial design and spatial computing can become an advocate for their favorite creators and experiences, and be rewarded for doing so, here: treasury.space/activator.

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