If you use social media, you’re familiar with memes. Even if you don’t know what a meme is, you scroll by them every day on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and other sites and apps. Webster’s dictionary defines “meme” as “an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture.” The more …
Since its creation, the Internet has been viewed as something special. In Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union et al, a three-judge District Court described the Internet as “a unique and wholly new medium of worldwide human communication.” Understandably, legislators began crafting Internet-specific laws that deviated from the usual regulatory precedents in other media. To …
Facebook is cracking down on online gun sales, announcing Friday a new policy than bans individuals from advertising or selling firearms on the social media platform. Facebook has long been a convenient platform for users to post advertisements in an effort to make product sales. Many Facebook users utilize the website to sell or trade everyday items such as …
Earlier this month, traders across the country breathed a collective sigh of relief. Why? High profile money managers Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson are finally free from the threat of an insider trading conviction, as the Supreme Court denied certiorari to review the Second Circuit’s new, more forgiving view on what and is not allowed. …
Amended legislation recently passed in California expanded the definition of “physical invasion of privacy” to prohibit paparazzi drones from trespassing on private property to obtain photographs or video footage of individuals. Under the updated California Civil Code Section 1708.8(a), “[a] person is liable for physical invasion of privacy when the defendant knowingly enters onto the land …
The recent decision of Authors Guild v. Google was handed down by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second District on October 16th, 2015. The nearly decade old case has several implications most notably to the world of literary copyright, but could have much larger implications on the intellectual property community as a …
Currently, LinkedIn has an estimated 380 million registered users. As a professional network, LinkedIn requests pertinent information from users when they create a profile. Users are encouraged to list their industry, experience, and education. However, when listing work and education experience, users also list the time period and dates attended. However, unlike other forms of …
Three convicted sex offenders were arrested at or near the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh, NC this year. One of the men posed as a ride inspector to gain access to the “kiddie land” section of the Fair. North Carolina Law prohibits registered sex offenders from attending “any place where minors gather for regularly …
Imagine that sometime in your lifetime you could effortlessly and painlessly discover a big aspect of what makes you, well, you. Or maybe you wanted to keep things light and just find out if you have some Neanderthal in you. Fortunately for you, that day is growing near! 23andMe rolled out its newest Personal Genome …
Instagram enables users to “add a location” and Facebook allows members to “Check-In” anywhere. The naivety of this practice easily provides law enforcement with the capacity to locate anyone, anywhere. This practice alone reveals the vulnerabilities consumers experiencebecause of the advances in cell phone technology. It seems the smarter the phone becomes, the easier it …
