Bhamati Viswanatham

Bhamati Viswanathan is an independent legal scholar. She was awarded a Doctorate of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) and a Masters in Law (LL.M.) by the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Michigan Law School and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, cum laude, from Williams College. She is a trustee of the Copyright Society of the USA; and she is also a trustee of the Williams Asian and Asian American Alumni Network. She resides in Boston.

Bhamati has recently written a book entitled Cultivating Copyright: How Creative Industries Can Harness Intellectual Property to Survive the Digital Age (Routledge/Taylor & Francis Press: July 2019). Bhamati is passionate about educating creators and creative industry participants about the value and usefulness of intellectual property rights, and she is particularly committed to helping empower artists of color both at home and in the developing world.