Can the NBA Stop the Stream?
Following a coronavirus hiatus, the NBA returned to action on July 30, 2020. In a logistical miracle, the league successfully created a “bubble” at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida...
Category: Technology
The Intellectual Property Legacy of Justice Ginsburg
On Friday, September 25, 2020, the legal world lost the iconic Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Ginsburg had a long and prolific judicial tenure, with cases...
Activision/Humvee Trademark Suit
What is a war video game without a realistic war environment? That is the question that Activision has asked in its successful defense against a trademark enforcement claim from AM General, the manufacturer of...
Copyright and Online Market Regulation in the EU
Mario Cistaro is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. The recent decision of the CJEU in C‑263/18 (Tom Kabinet) has further confirmed that the advent of the digital world has reshaped...
Recipe for Success?: An Assessment of an Algorithm’s Ability to Change Copyright Litigation
Nicholas J. Isaacson is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Will music copyrights lawsuits soon be a thing of the past? If Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin get their way, that...
The Internet’s Wild West: Section 230 and Why Platforms Don’t Owe You Anything
Ashley Ulrich is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. For several years, pressure has been building in courts and Congress for limitations on or repeal of Section 230 of the Communications...
Litigating Government Use of Risk Assessment Tools
Neha Mehta is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Introduction to Government Use of Algorithmic Decision Making Amazon’s Alexa. Roomba vacuums. Tesla’s self-driving vehicles. In today’s economy, algorithmic decision making, powered...
The EARN It Act and its Possible Threats
Siddra Shah is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. On March 5th, 2020, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Dianne Feinsten (D-CA) introduced the Eliminating Abusive...
The EARN IT Act: Criticisms and Critiques
Caitlin Hall-Swan is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. On March 5th, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Josh Hawley, and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation...
A Return to Normal: The Helsinn Decision and the Rejection of Secret Sales
Eric M. Pecci is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. On January 22, 2019, the Supreme Court decided a case that, despite confirming law that had been in practice for several...
