By: John Garrasi It is the dawning of a new age for American antitrust law. Led by the idealistic Lina Khan as head of the FTC, idealists and regulators alike find themselves gearing up for the biggest fight in a generation. In the more than two decades since the Department of Justice’s last battle… Read More Fruit of the Forbidden Tree Apple’s Pending Battle Against the FTC
By: Grayson Barlow Every day, we effortlessly send texts to friends across the world, plot our next overseas adventure, and join video calls with international colleagues. Yet, few are aware of the intricate network of undersea cables that form the backbone of our global communication system. These cables transmit vast quantities of data beneath the… Read More From Isolation to Integration: The South Pacific’s Connectivity Revolution
By: Andrew Cammarano “It was a hell of a round, Tiger” – the last line of the Tiger Woods and Nike Story. On January 8, 2024, Nike announced, via their Instagram account, that they would be parting ways with arguably the best golfer of all time. Tiger Woods, through his on-course dominance and off… Read More Tiger Woods: How a Golf Polo is at the Center of a Trademark Conversation
By: Paul Coste “[A]ny use of AI requires caution and humility,” cautioned U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in a year-end report published December 31st, 2023. In the report, Roberts mentioned the now infamous instance where over reliance on artificial intelligence (“AI”) in a court filing led lawyers to cite non-existent cases. These… Read More Generative AI in Legal Briefs: Proposed Rules and Practitioner Perspectives
By: Kate Donovan The legalization of sports betting in Massachusetts was in August of 2022 which made Massachusetts one of another thirty-six states that have legalized sports gambling. The narrative has shifted around sports gambling after the Supreme Court of the United States held that banning sports betting at the state level was unconstitutional. As… Read More Pending Sports Betting Class Action Lawsuit in Massachusetts Against DraftKings Alleging Deceptive Online Advertisement
By: Jennifer Gomes Since its launch in early 2015, the Apple Watch has been the smartwatch, paving the way for technological breakthroughs across the market. While limited in function, the original Apple Watch created the foundational design of a mini smartphone to be wearable and accessible on the wrist. Over multiple series of watches… Read More Time for Reconsideration? Apple’s Fight With Masimo Over Apple Watch Continues
By: Meg Cotter In the end of January, fake sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift spread rapidly across social media platforms specificallyacross X. They racked in tens of millions of views before being reported and taken down. The images originated in a channel on Telegram, a messaging app dedicated to producing similar images. As… Read More ‘What Happened to Taylor is Nothing New’: AI-Generated Celebrity Images & The Need for Legal Safeguards
By: Erin Gray As technological devices continue to develop and have increased access to user data, consumers are persistently more concerned with their data being mishandled. A Deloitte survey in 2022 found that 67% of smartphone users and 62% of smart home users are anxious about their data security and privacy. Specifically, location tracking… Read More Consumer Secrecy: A New Wave of Privacy Legislation
By: Meg Apostolides In the ever-evolving landscape of travel documentation, a technological revolution is underway, with biometric technology emerging as a potent force that could potentially replace traditional passports. Fingerprint and facial recognition technologies, one the stuff of science fiction, are now being actively integrated into global border control systems. This paradigm shift holds the… Read More Goodbye Passport, Hello Face? Biometrics and the Future of Travel
By: Anthony Aceto The late George Carlin is considered by many to be one of the greatest comedians of all time. Over his fifty-year career, Carlin’s acerbic wit and his expletive–laced social commentary gave him a reputation for boundary-pushing that satirized and exposed much of modern life. It seems fitting that the boundary–pushing sensibilities of… Read More Not So Funny Uses of AI: George Carlin and His “New AI Special”
By: Talya Torres In December of 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) sent letters to nine automakers inquiring as to applications built into vehicles that owners can use to track their cars. The letters were sent to General Motors, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Stellantis, Tesla and Toyotaand asked the companies about what policies they… Read More Your Car Could Let Your Abuser Track You
By: Kaylie Scalze In December 2019, the European Commission (EC) launched The European Green Deal. This initiative is the EU’s plan to have a more sustainable future. The first milestone of the plan is to lower CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030. The final goal is to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.… Read More The European Union’s Digital Product Passport Rollout May Change Global Supply Chain Sustainability Forever
By: Allison Nickerson Functioning in the era of the internet requires daily use of technology. Increasing use of the internet leaves users’ private information increasingly susceptible to use by websites visited. The lack of comprehensive law regulating and protecting internet privacy resulted in a patchwork of federal and state laws attempting to protect users. This lack of… Read More Is Google Protecting Your Privacy?
By: Victoria Nash Kim Kardashian is known as the Queen of Social Media, but it looks like her and her team forgot to research before promotinga crypto currency. Kim Kardashian and other influential celebrities were touting a crypto currency called EthereumMax,now called Ethereum, without disclosing their compensation for the post. When influencing for a crypto… Read More Kim Kardashian Entertaining the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
By: Sarah McLaughlin Cutting in and out, talking over one another, the constant “can everyone hear me?” or worse yet, an unexpected situation when a participant doesn’t realize they left their camera on. In the post-pandemic world, we have all become far too familiar with the trials and tribulations of remote meetings. Now, consider those… Read More Justice on Mute: Navigating the Trials & Tribulations of Zoom Court
By: Miles G. Michaud Traditionally, large commercial apartment buildings have set their rental prices using notions of supply and demand. Or,perhaps the building’s management would conduct market research of comparable properties in the surrounding area to determine the price of its vacant studio units. However, todays large commercial landlords set their prices rather differently. Many… Read More Is AI Setting My Rent?
By: Victoria Nash The technology to interview with a robot is present and may be taking over the human resources industry. Chat GPT and other AI have been speculated as potentially taking jobs from humansin years to come. Some businesses and agencies are in favor ofAI because they would avoid paying wages, health insurance, dental… Read More Is AI the New Human Resources Department?
By: Adrienne Viarengo As technology has evolved so too have scams, becoming more sophisticated and thus targeting new subsets of the population in new ways. From mail scams, to cold calling phone scammers, to email phishing, scammers have always utilized burgeoning technology to try to hoodwink unsuspecting individuals. Over the past few years, artificial intelligence… Read More Ursula’s Stealing of Ariel’s Voice – Once a Fairytale, Now a Reality: How Voice Scams are Using AI to Find Success
Lawrence Sullivan, the infamous self-proclaimed “Florida Joker,” has been on a relentless social media crusade against the popular video game series Grand Theft Auto (“GTA”) for creating a character using his likeness for their upcoming gameever since the trailor for it dropped in early December. Sullivan initially threatened Rockstar Games, the company which publishes GTA… Read More Why is the “Florida Joker” so Serious About Suing GTA for Use of His Likeness?
By: Bryan Sicard As alcohol continues to be an all-too-present crutch for millions of Americans, it will remain being a near-daily subjectfor judges to wade through in family court hearings. When considering the role alcohol often plays in the irretrievable breakdown of relationships, non-addicted parties will naturally want to make sure their (former) partner is… Read More “You Just Put Your Lips Together and Blow”: The Benefits and Costs of Our Family Courts’ Using Innovative Technology to Address Alcoholism