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Hailey Bieber: On the Rhode to Continuing Trademark Infringement

By: Annabelle Hentz Resident “cool girl” Hailey Bieber launched her first ever skincare line, “rhode,” this past summer.  While her launch was met with excitement from her almost 50 million Instagram followers, it was also welcomed with a trademark infringement lawsuit.  Less than a week after its launch, New York based fashion line RHODE (herein “RHODE-NYC”),… Read More Hailey Bieber: On the Rhode to Continuing Trademark Infringement

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Licensing Deals, Online Retail Markets, and Antitrust Litigation: How the MLB, NFL and Fanatics Alleged Monopolization Could be Affecting Consumers

By: Elliot Hangos If you are reading this right now, I would like to try an experiment.  Go onto Google and search for any NFL or MLB team as if you were looking to buy a jersey.  Notice the amount of scrolling you have to do before you find any link that does not direct… Read More Licensing Deals, Online Retail Markets, and Antitrust Litigation: How the MLB, NFL and Fanatics Alleged Monopolization Could be Affecting Consumers

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Artificially Intelligent Artists?

By: Kiara D. Benac Although art generated by algorithms has been around for years, the emergence of new programs that use machine learning to transform words into images within seconds, such as DALL-E 2, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, has become not only trendy but also controversial.  Historically, controversy has followed the introduction of new art-making technology.… Read More Artificially Intelligent Artists?

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The Future of Data Privacy Living in a Post-Roe World

By: Katie LePage On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) declared through its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women Health Organization that abortion is no longer a fundamental Constitutional right.  Without a federal data privacy law in place, the Dobbs decision raises serious concerns about how women’s personal data, such as menstrual… Read More The Future of Data Privacy Living in a Post-Roe World

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Judges’ Presence on Social Media: Dangers of Posting, Liking, and Sharing

By: Molly Codeanne Parents always tell their children that what they say, post, like, and share on social media sticks around forever and can have unintended consequences down the line if you are not careful.  Judges must heed this advice and exercise heightened caution when engaging in social media as the courts have disqualified more… Read More Judges’ Presence on Social Media: Dangers of Posting, Liking, and Sharing

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Geofence Warrants: Investigatory Tool or Constitutional Violation?

By: Alex Crowley “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to… Read More Geofence Warrants: Investigatory Tool or Constitutional Violation?

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Federal Agencies Indicate Intentions to Tighten Data Security Controls

By: Casey Reilly Last month, two federal United States agencies, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), indicated their separate intent to tighten existing consumer security protocols.  The CFPB issued a circular, which is a policy statement that advises relevant authorities on how to enforce federal laws related to consumer… Read More Federal Agencies Indicate Intentions to Tighten Data Security Controls

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BIPA Strikes Again: YouTube Becomes the Latest Way Google is Allegedly Violating Your Privacy Rights

By: Douglas DeBettencourt Google is in trouble again for allegedly violating the privacy rights of millions of Illinois residents through different YouTube features that supposedly store their data.  In Marschke v. YouTube LLC, Brad Marschke brought a class action suit against YouTube, which is owned by Google, alleging that YouTube had violated Illinois’ Biometric Information… Read More BIPA Strikes Again: YouTube Becomes the Latest Way Google is Allegedly Violating Your Privacy Rights

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That’s So Meta: Potential Acquisition of “Within” Brings Concern from the FTC

By: Aleksandra Conway Silina The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) started aggressively enforcing antitrust policy in 2021.  The reforms, which took place in 2021, broadened the authority of the commission to investigate alleged anticompetitive conduct, as well as mergers in digital markets, pharmaceuticals, and other specific markets.  Prior to the FTC’s lawsuit against Meta (Facebook and… Read More That’s So Meta: Potential Acquisition of “Within” Brings Concern from the FTC

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State and Federal Conflicts in Data Privacy May Weaken Rights for Americans

By: Hayden McGuire Data privacy is rightfully a growing concern among many Americans, and the federal regulation governing the area is patchworked and outdated.  The federal government finally seems to be attempting to ease these concerns, evident by the advancing of the American Data Privacy Protection Act (“ADPPA”).  The ADPPA is a popular data privacy… Read More State and Federal Conflicts in Data Privacy May Weaken Rights for Americans

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The “September 6th Rule”: The Fight Against Foreign Cybercriminals

By: Natalie Kempton Entities that pose a security threat to the U.S. now have to face newly finalized cyber-related sanctions coined as the “September 6th Rule”.  On September 6th, 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) updated and reissued Cyber-Related Sanction Regulations which include President Obama’s Executive Orders 13694, 13757, as well as certain… Read More The “September 6th Rule”: The Fight Against Foreign Cybercriminals

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From Across the Pond: The United Kingdom’s Age-Appropriate Design Code’s Influence on United States Legislation

By: Andrew Ciulla The United Kingdom’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (“AADC”) is the model for current United States legislation calling for greater protection of children on the internet.  The AADC took effect on September 2, 2020, giving businesses a year’s grace period to come into compliance.  The code sets out 15 standards of age-appropriate design reflecting… Read More From Across the Pond: The United Kingdom’s Age-Appropriate Design Code’s Influence on United States Legislation

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LIMEWIRE IS BACK AS AN NFT MARKETPLACE, BUT THEY GOT RID OF EVERYONE’S FAVORITE PART – STEALING

By: John Gillies For those who grew up on the internet, the name LimeWire has a certain nostalgia to it. Internet users will undoubtedly remember the circular lime-slice logo, alongside other discarded software and websites like AOL and Napster.  The bright yellow and green of the logo transports users back to time spent afterschool sharing… Read More LIMEWIRE IS BACK AS AN NFT MARKETPLACE, BUT THEY GOT RID OF EVERYONE’S FAVORITE PART – STEALING

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Redlining Rears Its Ugly Head in the Digital Market

By: Joseph Cunningham In an unanimous bipartisan decision, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), has initiated a probe into Internet Service Providers’ (“ISP”) alleged practice of redlining in the expansion of high-speed broadband.  Redlining, in this circumstance, is the practice of intentionally choosing not to expand or upgrade broadband services based on unlawful and discriminatory considerations… Read More Redlining Rears Its Ugly Head in the Digital Market

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