Inaugural Taricani Lecture: All Shook Up

Musicologist Judith Finell will discuss the challenges posed to the intellectual property rights of composers and performers in light of today’s transformative technology. The barriers removed by increasing access to musical composition and production tools, and the ability to share and distribute music while bypassing the established music industry gate keepers, have both democratized and threatened creative works. The very definition and value of originality have been questioned. Judith Finell will discuss some of the milestone music copyright infringement cases in which she has served as an expert witness, as well as commenting on the growth in musical expression made possible by new technology.

About the Speaker

Judith Finell is a musicologist and the president of Judith Finell MusicServices Inc., a music consulting firm in New York and Los Angeles, founded 25 years ago in New York. She serves as a consultant and expert witness involving music copyright infringement, prevention of copyright infringement and a wide variety of music industry and film topics. Ms. Finell was the 2018 Commencement speaker at UCLA’s Herb Albert School of Music and gave a TedX talk on AI-created music. She has been featured in television, print and podcast interviews on many music copyright issues.

When and Where

Monday, Feb. 23, 2026
Reception: 5 p.m.
Lecture: 5:30-7 p.m.

William H. Gates Hall
4293 Memorial Way NE
Seattle, WA 98195

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