By: Cara Franklin With online gambling becoming increasingly accessible and popular, state and federal politicians are asking themselves how to make the prohibition on online gambling effective. Nevertheless, questions still linger as to whether outright prohibition is truly the right answer. Download Full Article (PDF) Cite: 2001 Duke L. & Tech. Rev. 0021
Month: June 2001
The Clone Wars: The Growing Debate Over Federal Cloning Legislation
By: John Garvish As readers of science fiction are well aware, the term “clone” refers to asexually produced offspring, that is, offspring produced by a process of cell-division which does not begin with the union of two sex cells. A clone is the genetic twin of the cell donor. Propagation of plants by this method is, of course, commonplace, but mammalian reproduction in this fashion would indeed be a revolutionary accomplishment, with profound and disturbing implications. Download Full Article (PDF) Cite: 2001 Duke L. & Tech. Rev. 0022
International Upheaval: Patent Independence Protectionists and the Hague Conference
By: Kyle Grimshaw International lawmakers presently are negotiating a treaty that would not only allow U.S. courts to grant summary judgment in patent infringement suits if a court in Canada or Europe previously found patent infringement, but would actually require it. This paper examines whether courts in the United States should be allowed to find patent infringement based solely upon the fact that foreign courts had previously found patent infringement. The author concludes that changing the law to allow this practice is not sound policy. Download Full Article (PDF) Cite: 2001 Duke L. & Tech. Rev. 0020
The Complexities of On-Line Mutual Fund Advertising: A Summary of the Relevant Regulations
By: Corey Ciocchetti As the investment marketplace advances with current technology, paper-based advertising has quickly been supplemented by on-line advertising. Interestingly, both the Securities Exchange Commission and the National Association of Securities Dealers are treating this new medium similarly to the old-fashioned paper-based medium. This iBrief discusses and summarizes the current regulations surrounding one emerging form of on-line advertising – that of mutual funds. This discussion is intended to form a solid foundation from which an interested party may delve further into this emerging area of e-commerce. Download Full Article (PDF) Cite: 2001 Duke L. & Tech. Rev. 0019