By: Alex D’Aloisio Those with their ears to the professional soccer scene–“football” in Europe–have grown accustomed to hearing the phrase “game’s gone.”  This succinct English colloquialism is impressively versatile, seeing use in a variety of situations where traditionalists accuse the “Beautiful Game” of losing its historic luster due to modernization.  Has the controversial Video Assistant… Read More “Fair” Play and a “Super” Solution: The Financial Regulations of European Soccer

By: Taylor Sullivan Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), has become increasingly prevalent because of its ability to improve productivity and efficiency.  It is now used in our everyday lives through things like facial recognition in our phones, algorithms that help the hiring process, determining funding for housing, and more.  The technology can be quickly adapted, avoid human… Read More A New Bill of Rights? How Discriminatory AI Has Prompted Potential Legislative Changes

By: David Lally “Scary Terry” was born during the 2018 NBA Playoffs, as he became both a nightmare for opponents and a folk hero in the city of Boston.  The Kyrie Irving experiment was still in its infancy, and with the All-Star point guard out for the playoffs, the Boston Celtics (“Celtics”), were desperate for… Read More NBA Point Guard Terry Rozier’s “Scary Terry” Deemed Fair Use In Federal Court

By: Bridget Harrington For the last few years, the news has been rife with discussion of workplace abuse and harassment.  Because of its position in the public eye, the music industry has been overrun with these allegations, some of which have been at the forefront of national conversations.  Much of this dialogue has stemmed from… Read More Why Don’t We: Conflicts in voiding entertainment contracts following abuse allegations

By: Brenna Ryder A Virginia federal judge ruled that artificial intelligence (“AI”) cannot be listed as an inventor on a patent application, the first U.S. ruling of its kind.  U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema (“Brinkema”) held in Thaler v. Hirshfeld that only a human person can be an inventor under U.S. law. Artificial Technology (“AI”),… Read More Robots Can’t Invent (Yet): Judge Rules Only Humans, Not AI Machines, Can File Patent Applications

By: Bradley Bostwick If you have ever wondered who can be held liable for comments on a Facebook post, the High Court of Australia just answered this question; but not the way you might expect.  Australia’s High Court recently held that media companies in Australia can be held liable for the comments of other Facebook… Read More Enough Pointing Fingers: Australia High Court Establishes Who Is Liable for Third Party Facebook Comments

By: John Gillies As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, a legal battle has begun between New York City and three of the most popular third-party food delivery apps.  In a lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York, Grubhub Inc., Doordash Inc., and Portier, LLC (collectively “the Apps”) are jointly suing for an injunction on… Read More No Cap – Food Delivery Apps Fight NYC on Permanent Commission Cap Ordinances

By: Joseph Cunningham In an unprecedented statutory scheme, the Texas Government has effectively banned abortions and deputized its citizens to track down and punish abortion aiders.  Texas’ S.B. 8 bans any abortion once a “fetal heartbeat” has been detected, which usually occurs around six weeks into a pregnancy.  Anyone with evidence of any individual aiding… Read More The Wild West: “Vigilante Justice” Returns

By: Jack Taylor From their onset, large tech companies have been widely criticized for their ability to monopolize the app store industry and in turn, limit the ability of smaller firms to penetrate the market.  One example that clearly illustrates this point is the practice where app store operators require app developers to use their… Read More Apple and Google Beware! South Korea passes bill banning tech companies from requiring app developers to use their own payment systems.

By: Alexa Sullivan Former President Donald Trump (“Trump”), has once again demanded the attention of the media by filing multiple lawsuits against the most prominent social media platforms in the industry.  Trump is claiming he has been “wrongfully banned” from Twitter Inc. (“Twitter”), Facebook Inc. (“Facebook”), and Alphabet Inc’s Google (“Google”), after the removal of… Read More Private Companies “Trump” All: Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Private Tech Companies alleging unlawful censorship

By: Hunter Becker A smart contract is a computer programmed protocol intended to digitally facilitate, verify, or enforce the negotiation or performance of a contract upon the conditions being met.  Smart contracts are one of many technologies coming out of blockchain that raise legal concerns. A blockchain is a distributed network that is used for various purposes, primarily… Read More Are Smart Contracts Even Smart let alone Contracts?

By: Jennifer Pepin Whether we fully recognize it or not, COVID-19 has changed the way we live in this world.  As Australia continually tries to adapt to the challenges of regulating the spread of COVID-19, some states have introduced a home-quarantine app to track international arrivals.  The Australian government is testing out facial recognition and… Read More Quarantined Down Under: A Look at Australia’s Attempt to Regulate COVID

By: Claire Remillard The 180-page decision by U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has a little bit of everything: specialized calculations, an injunction absent a finding of an antitrust violation, and even footnotes discussing the correct courtroom attire for bananas.  Although Judge Rogers found that Apple is not a monopolist, the ranks are quickly… Read More “Success is not illegal”: Who really won the Epic Games v. Apple Case?

By: Eric Mulvey A lawsuit brought by two young men against Twitter for allegedly benefitting from sex trafficking can proceed, said Judge Joseph C. Spero, a federal judge in the Northern District of California, on August 19, 2021.  The two young men, referred to as John Doe 1 and John Doe 2, brought thirteen claims… Read More Did Twitter Benefit From Sex Trafficking?

By: Kathryn Barber With the upcoming release of Taylor Swift’s re-recorded album Red (Taylor’s Version), on November 19th 2021, Swift fans are getting ready to experience this album all over again just nine years after the original release of the album.  Why would Taylor Swift (“Swift”) be re-recording her past work?  Well, the answer is… Read More Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood with Big Machine Records and Her Legal Battle to Own her Masters

By: Sarish Siddiqui Tech giants are moderating the Taliban’s social media presence and reopening the debate on what is considered the Internet and who should determine what belongs on it.  Twitter and Facebook have struggled to decide what type of content they will police and remove.  However, social media companies have changed their mindset since… Read More The Taliban’s Weaponization of American Social Media

By: Emily Balzano Imagine having your life’s work copied by a major high fashion brand from a job application, and not even getting the job! This is the unfortunate reality for Claudia Diroma (“Diroma”). In November of 2018, Diroma applied for a job and design contest with Alexander Wang Inc., where she was asked to… Read More DANG WANG! The High Fashion Brand Alexander Wang Inc. Involved in Copyright Suit with Prior Job Applicant

By: Megan Fistori Dua Lipa is the latest celebrity on the receiving end of the “copyright trolling” phenomenon.  In July of 2021, Integral Images Inc. (“Integral Images”) filed a lawsuit against the pop star for sharing one of its photos on her Instagram without permission or authorization in violation of United States Copyright Law.  Integral… Read More “Copyright Trolling” – Copyright Law Clearly Favors the Paparazzi

By: Tianyue Liao This algorithm might seem confusing to most of us, as this is one formula in the Apple Private Set Intersection (“PSI”) system.  Many more of them will soon be incorporated into Apple’s new operating system and be installed on users’ devices with the upcoming iOS 15 and iPadOS 15.  Now, what is… Read More Apple playing with a Seesaw: Apple’s concern with the spread of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) ‘raises’ child safety while seemingly ‘lowers’ user privacy.

By: Brooke Gary Following a new National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”), policy, many collegiate student-athletes are now adding “influencer” or “content-creator” into their already busy schedules.  On July 1, 2021, the NCAA approved interim policy changes that allow NCAA athletes to make money from their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”), regardless of whether their state… Read More Student-Athlete-Influencers: NCAA’s New Name, Image, and Likeness Policy and What is Means for Collegiate Athletes