By: Natalie Kempton Governments continue to crack down on TikTok as the European Union is following in the footsteps of the U.S.’s ban on employees’ use of the growing app due to increasing cybersecurity risks the app seems to pose. TikTok is a popular social media app which relies on creating high levels of engagement through… Read More TikTok Bans Continue in Western Nations
By: Elliot Hangos Text to image is the creation of art from a text description. Text to image technology uses AI to read and comprehend user-inputted text, and covert that text into a unique image. Like the Google interface, the software solely provides users with a search bar. Upon entering their search, users are provided… Read More Who Owns Digitally Created Art That No Human Eye Has Seen Before?
By: Kendall Casey Apple has rolled out a new way to protect data. Previously, Apple promised that iPhone data was end-to-end encrypted, meaning only the user could access it. However, once the iPhone backed up to iCloud, Apple could access it, and, therefore, the data could be subject to a warrant from law enforcement. As… Read More Closing the Loophole: Effects of Apple’s New Advanced Data Protection for iCloud
By: Catherine Nicholson After the collapse of FTX in November of 2022, a civil complaint was filed by the SEC on December 13, 2022, against Samuel Bankman-Fried, alleging violations of fraud in the offer or sale of securities and fraud in connection with the purchase or sale of securities. In addition to the civil complaint,… Read More FTX: The Collapse Heard Round the World & Where We Go from Here to Increase Confidence in Web3
By: Annabelle Hentz Popstar and Grammy award winning singer-song writer, Justin Bieber, has sold his publishing and recorded music rights to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for a jaw-dropping $200 million. The deal, announced on January 24, 2023, included Bieber’s entire back catalog—Hipgnosis Songs Capital acquired a 100% interest in Bieber’s publishing copyrights, the musician’s share of… Read More Baby, Baby, Baby Why Did I Sell My Masters
By: Molly Codeanne The CEO of TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, is scheduled to appear before a congressional committee in March. TikTok has faced many allegations concerning sharing U.S. users’ data with the Chinese Communist Party. The chairs of the committee want Americans to be informed with respect to how TikTok’s actions and functions affect individuals’… Read More TikTok CEO’s Plans to Appear Before Congress
By: Kiara Benac The recent issue with Taylor Swift ticket sales has exposed potential antitrust law violations, leaving many with “Bad Blood” towards Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s business practices. Concert enthusiasts are reflecting on past criticism and questioning whether the ticket buying industry can change. The Sherman Act (1890), Federal Trade Commission Act (1914), and the… Read More Ticketmaster & the Taylor Swift Eras Tour: Inspiring Bipartisanship to Protect Antitrust Laws and Signaling a New Era of Buying Tickets Online
By: Alex Crowley Facial recognition technology has a long history of mistaken identifications resulting in false arrests. Robert Williams, a Black man accused of stealing watches from a luxury store, can attest to this sad reality after he was jailed overnight following an arrest largely justified by a bad match from the Detroit Police Department’s… Read More Justice For All: Why the Massachusetts Legislature Should Limit Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology
By: Alexandra Evarts In a growing push for private industry to address its climate impact, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has proposed new requirements for public companies to disclose environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) related information. The new rules, which were initially proposed in March 2022, will mandate public companies to provide certain climate-related… Read More Will the SEC’s New Climate Disclosure Rules Hold Up Under West Virginia v. EPA?
By: Lily Keene Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) are assets that have been tokenized through a blockchain and cannot be replicated. The tokens are distinguished from each other by unique identification codes and metadata. They represent digital or real-world items like artwork and real estate. NFTs can be traded and exchanged for money, cryptocurrencies, or other NFTs.… Read More Birkins vs. MetaBirkins: Trademark Infringement in the Digital Sphere
By: Aleksandra Conway Silina The proposed regulation from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is causing concern amongst venture capitalists. The new rule would make it easier to hold investors accountable for negligence, increasing venture capitalists’ (“VCs’”) responsibility for the failures of the startups they fund. Aimed at addressing issues such as “lack of transparency”… Read More Is the SEC About to Hit Startups With Another Rule?
By: Natalie Kempton On January 11th, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) system halted takeoffs and landings around the country resulting in a delay of over 10,000 flights and cancellations of 1,300 flights. A malfunction of a computer system, Notice to Air Missions (“NOTAM”), which alerts pilots to current hazards, weather, and other issues that could… Read More The FAA’s Failure on January 11th
By: Hayden McGuire It is hard to dispute that artificial intelligence (“AI”) will have an enormous impact on daily life, and people’s interactions with the legal system are no exception. Currently, some organizations are pushing the notion of fully automated lawyers. For instance, the company DoNotPay is soon to pilot their AI assistant, which will… Read More Chatbots as a Tool for Pro Se Litigants
By: Theodore Brothers Social media has completely transformed the way we communicate with one another, but it has also now transformed the way that investors view the stock market. There is no purer example of this than the trial that began in mid-January 2023 concerning Elon Musk and the long-reaching effects of a series of… Read More The Increasing Influence of Social Media on the Stock Market
By: Jacob Hartzler On January 19, California Assemblymember Alex Lee, representing California’s 24th District, reintroduced a bill aimed at taxing California’s ultra-wealthy. Assembly Bill 259 (“AB 259”) and an accompanying proposed constitutional amendment, ACA 3, were introduced as part of a “concerted effort” of wealth tax proposals in seven other states including Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada,… Read More Fight or Flight: Proposed Amendments to the California Constitution May Threaten California’s Defining Industry
By: Andrew Ciulla In a historic first, an AI-powered robot lawyer will appear as defense counsel in a U.S. courtroom in February. However, for those skeptical or maybe even nervous about the development, rest assured that the case is nothing close to a murder defense or some serious criminal charge. Instead, the robot lawyer will… Read More Making History: Artificial Intelligence Slated to be Defense Counsel for a Human in a US Courtroom
By: Erin Howlin On November 13, at around 4 am, four college students were murdered in their rental home in Moscow, Idaho. Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, and Ethan Chapin. While the small town of Idaho was devastated over the loss of their classmates, family members, sister, brother, and friend, many were concerned since… Read More Social Media & The Investigation of the Idaho Murders
By: Jack Gagner The “golden age” of artificial intelligence (“AI”) image generation, or at least the buzz surrounding it online, shows no sign of slowing down in 2023. Although AI image generation has been around for years, widely accessible and free online programs have recently delivered it to the internet-savvy masses. Today, “[t]he most common… Read More Deviant Art? Use of Copyrighted Material in AI Image Generation
By: Karlie Rubin ChatGPT swept the internet in a frenzy in the latter months of 2022. Created by OpenAI, a company located in San Francisco, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot that generates text that is eerily close to human language. So far, ChatGPT can write emails, essays, and poetry, answer questions, and generate lines… Read More An Unethical Way to Make ChatGPT More Ethical
By: Katie LePage Over the past few years, society has witnessed social media transform into a double-edged sword; on one hand, platforms provide users with an outlet to express themselves, on the other hand, they can be extremely harmful to users’ mental health. For some social media users, their brains receive a release of dopamine when… Read More The Silent Killer: How Social Media is Harming Your Mental Health