In the past several years, web sites like Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and GoFundMe have revolutionized the fundraising capabilities of organizations worldwide, from solo acts to small start-ups and large corporations. Never before has it been easier for the masses to support projects they believe in; likewise, never before has it been easier for snake oil salesmen …
Today everything is going electronic, from taxes and court filings, to car shopping, and medical prescriptions. To keep up with the electronic revolution, Congress passed the E-Warranty Act of 2015 to amend the Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act (15 U.S.C. 2302(b)) on September 8, 2015. Congress found that manufacturers and consumers prefer online information …
It seems like a scene from a futuristic movie: drones dropping off packages on people’s doorsteps and cars that drive themselves while the passenger is simply along for the ride, but these technological advances are much closer than they appear. 2015 has been a huge year for investments in autonomous cars. Nearly every carmaker has …
Are you or your child sick and in need of a doctor? Soon, patients will not need to look any farther than their blue jeans pockets. Telemedicine is a method of providing healthcare services using two-way video such as programs like Skype, email, smartphones, and other wireless tools. The most recent development in telemedicine is …
Ashley Madison probably isn’t everyone’s favorite woman, but the website has been in the news recently. Hackers exposed the list and identifying information of users of the website—a website designed in part to help individuals find people for extramarital relations. In addition to the countless controversies over who used the site, including those who are …
Political influence is a funny thing because it comes in a variety of forms and originates from a variety of sources. Fortune 500 companies inherently possess the ability to have an astounding amount of political influence on the world’s population because of the substantial amount of wealth that these companies control. In 2015, Google was …
In July, a Kentucky man was arrested after he shot down a neighbor’s drone that he says was hovering over his yard where his daughter was sunbathing.William “Willie” Merideth, 47, of Bullitt County was charged with first degree criminal mischief and first degree wanton endangerment for shooting down an $1,800 drone that he says was …
Picture this: You take your seat in your first-year Contracts course. The topic of the day is the Statute of Frauds. After outlining a hypothetical and quickly scanning the seating chart, your professor puts you on the spot: “Under these facts, would the Statute of Frauds preclude enforcement of the parties’ agreement?” Under cold call …
SOPA, PIPA, CISPA, and now CISA, there has been no shortage of battles between those seeking to preserve the privacy historically associated with the internet and those worried about potential abuses of such anonymity. Members of the second group typically are concerned either with IP pirates’ use of the internet to more easily violate the …
On June 29, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court took an action that has the potential to sabotage software innovation, put an end to open source software, and further confuse the already muddled state of copyright law regarding APIs. The following statement by technology expert Brian Proffitt regarding the significance of APIs serves to underscore the …
