Wednesday, November 28, 2012, by Cara Richards A federal court in Pittsburgh has ruled that the government can track internet users to their location without a search warrant. The court reasoned, in United States v. Stanley, that internet users have no reasonable expectation of privacy in their IP address nor can they expect privacy protection for the information they …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012, by Seiko Okada The Copyright Office, upon request of Congress, is currently asking public comments on creating a federal resale royal right in the United States for visual artists. See Federal Register for the original notice and notice of extension of deadline (until December 5, 2012). An artist resale royalty right …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012, by Ashley McAlarney House Representative Zoe Lofgren (D.-California) is using a novel approach to drafting legislation. Concerned over federal seizure of domain names for potential infringement issues, she has posted a request on the social news site Reddit for contributions toward a legislative proposal “to build due process” into these situations. …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012, by Dylan Novak There has been plenty of hype in the recent months over U.S. drone strikes on terrorists in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia. While many questions have been raised about the legality of these unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) strikes, especially on U.S. citizens, there is no doubt that the …
Sunday, November 18, 2012, by Anu Madan On November 9, 2012, the world watched in shock as decorated four-star Army general, David Petraeus, resigned from his post as the Director of the CIA, after confessing his extra-marital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. What led to these astounding events? As if right out of a …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, by Kenneth Jennings In a world where the definition of journalism is changing, the traditional legal protections enjoyed by journalists have come into question. Media shield laws, which have been adopted in a majority of jurisdictions for decades, facilitate journalistic truth-seeking by protecting the identities of confidential sources. Such laws pair …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, by Collier Johnson II On November 12, 2012, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published its World Energy Outlook which concluded that the United States will become the number one oil producer in the world by 2020 and completely energy independent by 2035. If the IEA predictions are correct, this will be …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012, by Amanda Jones A lawyer in Ohio must pay $300,000 to the families of two girls whose picture he used to create images that looked like child pornography. Dean Boland, an attorney and self-proclaimed computer expert, used the images of two children to create sexually explicit photos that he subsequently presented …
Monday, November 12, 2012, by Carla Gray Now that the election is over, it appears that the House of Representatives is getting back to business on important agricultural legislation. This is because House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will try to bring a vote on the Farm Bill to the House floor during the lame duck …
Sunday, November 11, 2012, by Drew Hargrove The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently posted a report, documenting an increase in the number of renewable energy projects installed on contaminated land. The report is associated with EPA’s RE-powering America’s Land Initiative, which provides incentives for renewable energy on contaminated land, such as landfills, mines, Brownfields, and …
