- Buggy Whips and Broadcast Flags: The Need for a New Politics of ExpressionBy: Garrett Levin In response to growing fears from the entertainment industry over online file-sharing of valuable content, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) enacted sweeping regulations over the production of electronic devices in the ...
- When the Public Does Not Have a Right to Know: How the California Public Records Act Is Deterring Bioscience Research and DevelopmentBy: Nader Mousavi & Matthew J. Kleiman Many bioscience firms collaborate with public research universities to conduct innovative research through sponsored research agreements. Companies sponsoring this research usually require strict confidentiality from their academic ...
- Unfinished Business: Are Today’s P2P Networks Liable for Copyright Infringement?By: Christine Pope In June 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the decision in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster Ltd., a case that asked whether peer-to-peer networks may be held liable for facilitating the illegal ...
- Keyword-Linked Advertising, Trademark Infringement, and Google’s Contributory LiabilityBy: Benjamin Aitken A number of trademark holders have recently challenged the policies of Google and other Internet search engines that allow the trademark owner’s competitors to purchase advertising space linked specifically to the ...
- When Big Brother Privatizes: Commercial Surveillance, the Privacy Act of 1974, and the Future of RFIDBy: John M. Eden RFID is a powerful new technology that has the potential to allow commercial retailers to undermine individual control over private information. Despite the potential of RFID to undermine personal control ...