- Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy and the Regulation of Reproductive Genetic Technologies in the United States
By: Bob Zhao
The ability to alter the genes of future generations no longer belongs in the realm of science fiction. The genetic modification capabilities of modern science are advancing rapidly. Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) represents the first crossing of the germline barrier in humans, and as of February 2015, it is the first procedure of ...
- Flying Under the Radar: Low-Altitude Local Drone Use and the Reentry of Property Rights
By: Kenneth Maher
The characteristics and capabilities of civilian drones have proliferated in recent years, giving rise to a burgeoning industry. The popular media and academic literature have predominantly focused on privacy concerns, devoting considerably less attention to the regulatory challenges created by the new technology. Congress instructed the FAA to integrate drones into the National ...
- Copyright Severability: The Hurdle Between 3D-Printing and Mass Crowdsourced Innovation
By: Alan Fu
3D-printing is gradually becoming widely accessible to the population, and with accessibility come enthusiasm, participation, and ingenuity. Its continued development reflects a potential surge in technological advancement, bestowing on any person with a computer and the right software the ability to design and create. So far, the utilitarian benefits of designs such as ...
- Putting Fair Use on Display: Ending the Permissions Culture in the Museum Community
By: Rosemary Chandler
Digital technologies present museums with tremendous opportunities to increase public access to the arts. But the longstanding “permissions culture” entrenched in the museum community—in which licenses are obtained for the use of copyrighted materials regardless of whether such uses are “fair,” such that licenses are not legally required—likely will make the cost of ...
- Unprotected and Unpersuaded: The FCC’s Flawed Merger Review Procedures
By: Trey O’Callaghan
In CBS Corporation v. FCC, the D.C. Circuit struck down the Federal Communication Commission’s rules for protecting confidential information that it collects during certain merger proceedings. In response, the Commission released a new order, pursuant to the Charter, Time Warner, and Bright House merger proceeding, for protecting confidential information. This iBrief analyzes the ...
