Jeffrey P. Waldron is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Amidst a barrage of negative media attention directed at Facebook following the 2016 presidential election, the tech giant announced in June of last year that it was entering the cryptocurrency market. This new digital currency, known as Libra, has already come under intense regulatory scrutiny. In addition… read more
Ashley Ulrich is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Introduction Recent news articles have documented Apple’s use of its App Store to identify and copy ideas from best-performing third-party applications. Apple then incorporates these ideas into its own applications or phone features, to the detriment of third-party app sellers. The conduct is common enough to have an… read more
When we think of student athletes playing major sports in college, there is often an unfounded presumption that they are well-off and profit immensely from their activities. After all, professional athletes receive profits from commercials and advertisements. Yet aside from tuition scholarships, there is a principle of amateurism rooted in the NCAA which prevents colleges from publicly sharing any meaningful… read more