Emojis in the Courtroom: Legal Significance, Interpretation Challenges, and Real-World Case Examples

Eric Goldman | Santa Clara University School of Law

Eric Goldman is Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Law, Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute, and Co-Supervisor of the Privacy Law Certificate, at Santa Clara University School of Law.

His research and teaching focuses on Internet law, and he blogs on that topic at the Technology & Marketing Law Blog [http://blog.ericgoldman.org].

He is a global leader on the topic of emoji law. He published a paper, Emojis and the Law, in 2018 and has given numerous judicial training on the topic.

I. What are emojis? | 2:00pm – 2:30pm

II. What makes emojis unique, special, and different? | 2:30pm – 3:00pm

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

III. How do courts interpret emojis? | 3:10pm – 3:40pm

IV. Case studies of emoji interpretation | 3:40pm – 4:10pm