The 2012-2013 JETLaw symposium, "From Berne to Beijing: The Past, Present, and Future of Performers’ Rights," examined the creative rights of performers in the United States and abroad by exploring the creative-rights structures in the film, music, and theatre industries, and by taking an “inside-baseball” look at the newly-signed WIPO Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. Speakers and panelists alternately explained, defended, and challenged the underlying legal principles that help or hinder performers seeking to monetize their craft.

The 2011-2012 symposium, “Copyright & Creativity: Perspectives on Originality, Authorship, & Expression,” focused on legal issues surrounding copyright and creative forms, inviting stakeholders to come together to discuss the evolution of creative expression and the body of law that surrounds it. Panels addressed the intersection of copyright and arguably creative works: Should copyright law afford such works categorical protection? Should copyright doctrines change in order to promote creativity?

The 2010-2011 symposium, Where Do We Go From Here? The Evolution of Entertainment Law and Industry in the New World," focused on copyright and the recording industry. Panels addressed the changing business model of the recording industry, collective management organizations, exceptionalism in US copyright law, and international enforcement of copyright under Berne, TRIPS, and the then-proposed ACTA.

The 2009-2010 Symposium was entitled "Lights, Labor, Action: Labor Controversy in the Sports and Entertainment Industries." It included panels on the relationships among the NCAA, universities, and student athletes; labor relations in the NFL; and the relationship between content creators and their management evolved as content distribution technology came to the fore.

The 2008-2009 Symposium was entitled "Intellectual Property Roundtable: User-Generated Content, Social Networking and Virtual Worlds."