By: Miles G. Michaud Until the 1990s the residential real estate world ran on a sub-agency model. Sellers of real estate signed listing agreements with a single broker to advertise their property and find a buyer. The broker held open houses, placed signs, and listed the property on the Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”). Oftentimes… Read More Broker Commissions And The Modern Market
By: Allison Nickerson Social media allows everyday people to freely practice their First Amendment rights by sharing their ideas and beliefs. While these platforms allow for free expression, healthy debate, and discourse, there is a limitation to the conduct that is allowed. This limitation existed from the inception of social media and is present… Read More Balancing Free Speech and Preventing Hate Speech in the Digital Age
By: Victoria Nash Water is the best choice of drink for quenching your thirst, but is the water in your dwelling just water? Water comes in many forms to the consumer, iced, hot, in plastic bottles and even in consumer-friendly boxes. However, the easiest way to enjoy this in your home is water in a… Read More Clean or Not so Clean Water
By: John Garrasi Antitrust regulation has seemingly taken a back seat during the last twenty years. This apparent lull in government enforcement of antitrust behaviors has coincided with the rise of Big Tech. To the delight of tech executives across the country, the government has largely failed to enforce regulations on tech companies since the… Read More Pay to Play: Google’s Antitrust Case Ushers in New Era For Regulators
By: Erin Gray The release of Meta by Facebook in October of 2021 introduced another way in which Facebook may connect and increase interactions amongst people and companies across the globe. Like other online software, the “metaverse” creates virtual spaces where people can “create and explore” with others who can’t be in the same… Read More Meta Pixel: Collegiate Sports Fans Fighting for Their Privacy
By: Andrew Cammarano In 2018, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, eliminating the federal ban on sports gambling and allowing states to legalize sports gambling on their own accord. Now, over 30 states, including Washington D.C., have legalized sports betting and the emergence of online gambling has skyrocketed. Online… Read More Sports Betting: How a Gambling IP Could Change the Sportsbook Marketplace
By: Grayson Barlow In the wake of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and the Inflation Reduction Act, that passed nine months later, the United States government and the private sector have joined forces to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) to promote sustainable energy solutions. Since then, two pivotal developments are currently shaping the… Read More Driving Toward a Greener Future: EV Charging Networks, Lithium Mining in the U.S., and Ethical Considerations Along the Way
By: Meg Cotter The writers behind our favorite films and movies and the actors portraying the roles within them are standing up for their place in Hollywood as Artificial Intelligence becomes a hot topic in the SAG-AFTRA labor strike. Technology has progressed to the point that scripts can be written without writers and actors’ images… Read More Writer’s Guild Strikers push for boundaries to be set in negotiations involving the use of Artificial Intelligence in Hollywood, setting legal precedent, and taking the future of careers out of technology’s hands.
By: Anthony Aceto While the adoption and incorporation of new technology into judicial proceedings has been slow, it has nonetheless infrequently evolved to meet changing circumstances. Zoom hearings, eDiscovery, and service by electronic communication are all new developments which serve to expedite the judicial process and show that it is not only Luddites who control… Read More Marital Communications: Not as “Privileged” as One Might Think
By: Paul Coste The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been denying applications for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) since the Winklevoss twins’ first application in 2017, consistently reasoning that the products are not “designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices,” which is required by the Exchange Act. However, the agency does not… Read More Spot vs. Futures: Analyzing the SEC’s Dilemma in Bitcoin ETF Approvals
By: Sarah McLaughlin In the United States, wind turbines are becoming an increasingly popular method in which wind is utilized in combination with turbines, generators, and wires to create useable electricity. Due to dramatic natural changes in air pressure between the ocean and shore, thus producing strong winds, the government and private wind power companies… Read More Harvesting Green Energy, Risking Marine Harmony: The Debate Over Massachusetts Offshore Wind Turbines
By: Jennifer Gomes While the race to market for the COVID-19 vaccines may be a thing of the past, companies have taken the fight from the labs and manufacturing floors to the courts. A complex web of patent infringement litigation has developed between competing vaccine manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, both in the U.S. and abroad.… Read More Biotech Companies Continue to Throw Jabs Over Covid Shot
By: Megan Apostolides Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom has become a household name and integral part of remote work and communication. By providing a virtual platform for meetings, webinars and social interactions, Zoom adapted to the evolving needs of our society and has managed to maintain its relevance and popularity in the… Read More Zoom’s Privacy Paradox: Bridging the Gap Between AI Innovation and User Trust
By: Lily Keene Biometric data is not protected under federal law. Therefore, data privacy regulation is left to state and local governments. Amazon Go stores first opened in 2018 and use what the company calls its “Just Walk Out Technology.” Shoppers scan a mobile app and are tracked using computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep… Read More Amazon Go Stores: Biometric Tracking Dystopia
By: Kendall Casey On March 14, 2023, the newest version of OpenAI passed the Uniform Bar Exam (“UBE”) with scores that would place it in the 90th percentile of test takers. This comes just two months after the previous version of the software attempted the bar exam in January, not answering particular portions and scoring… Read More GPT Passes the Uniform Bar Exam: What Does This Mean and How Does it Affect the Legal Profession?
By: Catherine E. Nicholson Staking is a way of earning rewards while holding onto certain cryptocurrencies in a wallet or other designated account for a specified period of time. When a user stakes their cryptocurrency, they contribute to the validation, security, and maintenance of the blockchain network in reward for their efforts. A user stakes… Read More Is Crypto Staking a Security?
By: Alexandra Evarts In the weeks after former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, Fox News perpetuated the narrative that there was rampant voter fraud in the election. In particular, Fox News hosts spun this narrative around one culprit: Dominion Voting Systems (“Dominion”), a creator of election technology used in the 2020 election.… Read More Dominion Voting Systems’ Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News Could Change the National Conversation Around Fake News and the First Amendment
By: Elliot Hangos This past month, Uber, Lyft, and other gig economy companies had a small victory as the California appeals court ruled that Proposition 22 (“Prop. 22”), a voter-approved law since 2020, should remain state law. Prop. 22 allows gig economy companies to continue to treat their workforce as independent contractors, instead of employees. … Read More Developments in California’s Proposition 22 and Implications for Gig Worker Pay Rights
By: Molly Codeanne Since the iPhone hit the market in 2007, Apple has had an unprecedented effect on the lives of countless individuals throughout the world. To date, there are upwards of 1.5 billion iPhone users worldwide. We all use App Store purchases whether it be to get our daily news, keep up with our… Read More App Store UK: A Bad Apple
By: Annabelle Hentz In the United States, copyright authorship may only be granted to works that are independently created by a human author and are sufficiently original. In a world where ever-changing technology continues to alter the scope of intellectual property and what works are inherently protected, artificial-intelligence-generated(“AI-generated”) images must be regulated. They must be… Read More Living Artists v. AI Generators: How to Avoid Non-Human Copyright Infringement