Faculty Impact

Our faculty is engaged in a constant quest for knowledge and wisdom it can share with our students as well as with the legal profession, scholars, policy makers, and others, consistent with Penn State’s role as a world-class research university.

Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM SPEAKS ON AI TO GLOBAL MEDIA INDUSTRY AT EXNW 2025

July 2025—Associate Dean Daryl Lim spoke at EXNW 2025 in Vancouver, Canada, in a featured session titled “AI, Law, and the Future of Global Film, TV and Media” alongside Canadian Member of Parliament Taleeb Noormohamed, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation. Full story
Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN LIM PUBLISHES 'BANANA REPUBLIC' ARTICLE ON GENERATIVE AI AND COPYRIGHT LAW

July 2025—Associate Dean Daryl Lim’s latest article, “Banana Republic: Copyright Law and the Extractive Logic of Generative AI,” has been published by the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (Oxford University Press). Full story
Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM FEATURED IN WIPO PATHFINDER REPORT ON AI AND IP

June 2025—Associate Dean Daryl Lim was featured in the "World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Pathfinders in AI and IP" report, a global initiative by WIPO that highlights leading voices shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) governance. Full story
Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM COMMENTS ON LEGAL GAPS IN BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE REGULATION

July 2025—The Debrief interviewed Associate Dean Daryl Lim on the legal, ethical, and policy challenges posed by brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies for an article titled "Noland Arbaugh, Neuralink’s First Brain Interface Recipient, Reflects on Neurotechnology, Ethics, and Identity." His insights highlighted the inadequacy of existing legal frameworks to address the privacy and autonomy issues raised by this emerging field. Full story
Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM DARYL LIM DISCUSSES THE FUTURE OF CREATIVITY IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON BEFM’S “MORNING WAVE IN BUSAN”

May 2025 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim joined South Korean radio station BeFM’s flagship show, Morning Wave in Busan, for a live interview in a segment titled “AI Copyright Clash: Who Owns the Creative Future.” Full story
Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM QUOTED IN CTFN ARTICLE ON SEVEN & I AND COUCHE-TARD DEAL RISKS

May 2025 — CTFN quoted Associate Dean Daryl Lim in an article examining the regulatory risks facing the potential merger between Seven & i Holdings and Alimentation Couche-Tard.  Full story
Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM FEATURED IN BUSINESS INSIDER ARTICLE ON MASTERCARD’S USE OF AI TO DETECT CREDIT CARD FRAUD

May 2025 — Business Insider featured Associate Dean Daryl Lim in a recent article examining how Mastercard is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to combat credit card fraud and protect consumers. Full story
Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM DISCUSSES CREDIT CARD FRAUD WITH WALLETHUB

April 2025 — April 2025 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim was featured in WalletHub’s recent article “Credit Card Fraud Guide.” Full story
Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM ON THE LEGAL AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF REPEALING SECTION 230

April 2025 — In a recent op-ed in The Conversation, Associate Dean Daryl Lim examined the far-reaching consequences of repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the foundational law often credited with building the modern internet. Full story
Daryl Lim AI CHATBOTS MIRROR HUMAN BIASES, WARNS PENN STATE’S DARYL LIM IN INTERVIEW

April 2025 — In his interview with The Debrief, Associate Dean Daryl Lim weighed in on groundbreaking research that reveals how popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT increasingly mimic human reasoning and bias. Full story