Category: Court

The Potential Unintended Consequences of Fee Shifting after the Supreme Court Decisions in Octane Fitness and Highmark

POSTED BY Andrew Beckerman-Rodau | Professor of Law & Co-Director of the Suffolk University Law School IP Concentration, e-mail: arodau@suffolk.edu), website: www.lawprofessor.org Yesterday (April 29, 2014) the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two unanimous decisions in the Octane Fitness case and the Highmark case. Both cases addressed the standard for awarding attorney fees in patent… Read More The Potential Unintended Consequences of Fee Shifting after the Supreme Court Decisions in Octane Fitness and Highmark

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Should Law Enforcement Officers be Allowed to Conduct a Warrantless Search of the Contents of a Cell Phone Seized Incident to the Lawful Arrest of a Criminal Suspect?

POSTED BY Caroline Carollo Although we are living in the age of technology, there are still many unanswered questions as to how certain forms of technology fit within the legal world. Specifically, there is not a clear answer as to whether Fourth Amendment protections apply to one’s personal technology devices, such as cell phones and… Read More Should Law Enforcement Officers be Allowed to Conduct a Warrantless Search of the Contents of a Cell Phone Seized Incident to the Lawful Arrest of a Criminal Suspect?

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The Misunderstood Hacker and the Violation of His Rights

POSTED BY Abner Pinedo Many frown upon the term “hacker” in our society. Corporations view hackers as the enemies who pry into protected computer source codes by circumventing copyright protecting technologies. However, hackers don’t view themselves as the enemy, but more of a public necessity in society. Their hacks and circumventing acts have brought upon… Read More The Misunderstood Hacker and the Violation of His Rights

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Stale Copyright Claims: Supreme Court To Resolve Whether Doctrine of Laches or Statute of Limitations Controls in Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

POSTED BY Christopher Barnett Legendary boxer Giacobbe “Jake” LaMotta has had an incredible career. Nicknamed “The Bronx Bull” and “The Raging Bull”, LaMotta is a former Middleweight Champion of the World. In 1980 his fame propelled him to the big screen, when he was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the Hollywood hit, The Raging… Read More Stale Copyright Claims: Supreme Court To Resolve Whether Doctrine of Laches or Statute of Limitations Controls in Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Use of Facial Recognition Software Raises Privacy Concerns

POSTED BY Michael Yacubian Anyone remember that movie where Tom Cruise saves the world from the overbearing police state? No, not Cocktail. I’m talking about Minority Report, the one where he stops future crimes from happening by using “precognition”. Well, potential human psychic abilities aside, in the movie, after The Cruise ends up on the… Read More Use of Facial Recognition Software Raises Privacy Concerns

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Clones Creating Conflict: Should Cloned Horses be Treated Equally?

POSTED BY Andrew Clark on October 18, 2013 Advancements in the field of reproductive technology, in particular the science of cloning, have exploded in the 21st century.  With the development of new technology, comes the development of legal issues pertaining to these discoveries. On May 24, 2013, the United States District Court for the Northern… Read More Clones Creating Conflict: Should Cloned Horses be Treated Equally?

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Posting Pictures of Ex-lovers Online Now Comes with Jail Time and a Fine

POSTED BY Christopher Barnett on October 4, 2013 If you were ever deep in the throes of love, chances are you exchanged one or two scandalous homemade pictures or videos with your lover. If and when that relationship ever ended, the future of those pictures no doubt weighed on your mind. Would they post it somewhere? How would you know… Read More Posting Pictures of Ex-lovers Online Now Comes with Jail Time and a Fine

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Judge Rules Google’s Reading of Gmails Can Be Challenged

POSTED BY Edwin Batista on October 4, 2013 On September 26, 2013  a San Jose Judge held that Internet communications are subject to the same privacy laws that are currently present in society.  The judge  rejected Google’s argument that you must sacrifice your privacy to send Gmails.  In effect, California has set a new precedent that will… Read More Judge Rules Google’s Reading of Gmails Can Be Challenged

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Could this be the Downfall of “Patent Trolls”?

Posted by Kevin Tan at 11:55 AM Over the past several years, Patent Trolls have been targeting small businesses with the hope of scaring these small businesses with threats of costly litigation by alleging that these businesses have infringed their patents. By avoiding litigation, these businesses could settle by paying a fee. According to Professor… Read More Could this be the Downfall of “Patent Trolls”?

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