Alexandra Elbakyan, renowned pirate of academic research, isn’t giving up. In 2011, Elbakyan was a student at Kazakhstan University growing frustrated with the vast amount of research held behind paywalls by publishers like Elsevier. To remedy this situation, Elbakyan created Sci-Hub, a website which provides access to academic papers hidden behind paywalls by using “access …

We are constantly told to be careful with what personal information we intentionally put on the Internet for the whole world to see. But with the rise of the “Internet of Things,” it seems we should be even more concerned about what we unintentionally put up on the World Wide Web. Billions of “smart” devices …

Artist Richard Prince is battling a recent copyright infringement lawsuit over his “New Portraits” exhibit, which showcased photos obtained from the social media platform Instagram. Prince has been a controversial figure in the art world since the late 1970s. His artistic milieu is “appropriation art,” the post-modern technique of re-using images from other artwork with minimal …

Depending on how closely you follow celebrity news and gossip, you might have heard that Modern Family superstar Sofia Vergara, although now married to actor Joe Manganiello, is currently in a custody battle with her ex-fiancé, Nick Loeb. But the twist in the story is that Vergara and Loeb do not have children together, instead …

Throughout the last year, JOLT has covered crowdfunding in various iterations several times. From funding plaintiff’s cases to the Ant Simulator disaster story, the new form of capital-generation has continued to push new legal boundaries. As a brief re-cap, crowdfunding to date has been characterized by websites such as Kickstarter.com, allowing entrepreneurs to solicit donations …

In recent years, car manufacturers have made news with their advancements in driverless cars. In October 2015, Tesla transformed the Model S into a nearly driverless car with a new software update. Audi and Toyota have joined the bandwagon, announcing plans to launch driverless cars in the next five years and Ford is currently testing …

On December 2, 2015 Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik carried out a deadly mass shooting at Farook’s workplace in San Bernardino, California. The attack, which was likely inspired by extreme anti-western views, has been labeled the “worst terrorist attack on American soil since Sept. 11.” Farook and Malik were killed the same day …

“‘Welcome to today’s game between the Baltimore Blackskins and the San Francisco Yellowmen. . . . [T]he Yellowmen . . . [are] led by their famous cheerleaders, the Geisha Girls. . . .’ Ask yourself these questions: If your skin color, race or religion were parodied in nicknames or mascots or team logos, wouldn’t you …

In the 21st century, any Internet user is able to obtain personal information such as phone number, email, address, birthday, and even the income of just about any one else. Some people post this information voluntarily about themselves on social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, while other websites were created for the sole …

If the court order compelling Apple to assist with overriding iPhone security measures should be appealed, or if effort by Apple should fail for whatever reason, could Apple protect their software rights from infringement by the government through intellectual property law?  On the 16th of February 2016 Federal Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym presiding over United …