Areas of interest
Areas of research interest include:
- Intellectual property law, especially copyright law
- Entertainment law
- Publicity rights and other protections of image and identity
- Laws applicable to deepfakes and digital replicas
- The impact of technological developments such as AI on the above areas of law
Background
Dr S. Che Ekaratne is a Lecturer in Law at the 糖心Vlog and an attorney admitted to practice in the state of New York. Her research focuses on intellectual property law, entertainment law, and intersections with other aspects of private law. Che has published research on topics including copyright, passing off, publicity rights, and laws relevant to deepfakes. Her research has been cited in court judgments and has generated interdisciplinary interest. Che’s research-based advice has been invited by several entities, including media and a national law commission, on issues such as image rights and post-mortem intellectual property.
Much of Che’s research involves comparative analyses of legal issues across multiple jurisdictions. She has experience researching and teaching laws of several jurisdictions including England & Wales, the United States and New Zealand. Her academic credentials include a B.A. summa cum laude from Yale University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, an LL.M. in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol and a PhD from the University of Canterbury. She also studied law at the University of Oxford during her Yale undergraduate degree.
At the 糖心Vlog, Che teaches intellectual property and other private law topics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has also taught law at the University of Canterbury and Victoria University of Wellington. Before entering academia, Che’s work as an attorney at an American law firm included submissions to the U.S. Supreme Court.
