In recent weeks, Russia has employed en masse so-called “kamikaze drones” in its war with Ukraine. The drones, supplied by Iran and under the manufacture name “Shahed-136” have been sent out in waves, inflicting damage on the Ukrainian military as well as residential buildings and critical civilian infrastructure. In this piece, I will discuss first the nature and use …
In today’s world, automated technologies are becoming ubiquitous in every aspect of our lives. From autonomous vehicles to artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can diagnose diseases in patients, automated technologies are driving innovation. Yet, along with the evolution of these technologies comes threats to the rights of the American public. To begin addressing these issues, …
Recently, in the first tattoo copyright infringement trial against a videogame company, a jury returned a verdict in favor of the tattoo artist. This marks a change in how copyright infringement in the videogame industry will be treated, as prior suits have failed to make it past the summary judgment stage and were in favor …
Like many cases that challenge the status quo, Gonzalez v. Google has its origins in tragedy. In 2015, Nohemi Gonzalez was a 23-year-old American woman studying in Paris when she was murdered in a wave of ISIS terror attacks. Her family is now suing Google, arguing that Google was fully aware of the use of their website by ISIS …
To search or not to search, that’s the dilemma. The pandemic brought along many drastic changes. Remote learning, work-from-home, online and curbside grocery shopping, among other things, were hailed as remedies to the COVID-era restrictions. While schools closed their doors in hopes of preventing the spread of the deadly virus, remote learning opened the door …
This week, the Supreme Court will review a novel matter that could dramatically change the landscape of contemporary art law. The controversy surrounds the applicability of the “transformative use” standard in copyright law, a category of the fair use defense to copyright infringement. If the transformative use standard is overturned by this decision, artists’ freedom of …
The Due Process Clause of the Constitution guarantees the accused the right to a fair trial but does a fair trial mean that an accused should have access to the latest technology to prove their innocence? Specifically does an indigent defendant, one who cannot afford legal representation, have the right to AI facial recognition software? …
On September 15th, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law. The bills, which are aimed to protect children’s privacy, are “first-of-their-kind.” However, they come at a time when children’s privacy is beginning to take the forefront in legislature’s minds. For example, at a talk given at the National Advertising Division Conference last week, Alvaro Bedoya, …
Music streaming giant Pandora recently prevailed in a patent lawsuit filed by Bluebonnet Internet Media Services. The lawsuit centered on Pandora’s use of auto-generated music playlists tailored to its listeners’ preferences. On September 7th, a Federal District Court Judge ruled that the patents involved were fundamentally addressed to an abstract idea – and should have never …
The belief that gun manufacturers should be liable for violent acts of their consumers has long been a topic of debate. On one hand, we sympathize with victims of gun violence and want the law to help them recover compensation. However, we also understand that there is something weary about holding a manufacturer liable for …