Articles
The Future of AI Accountability in the Financial Markets
May. 24, 2022—Gina-Gail S. Fletcher and Michelle M. Le | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 289 (2022) Consumer interaction with the financial market ranges from applying for credit cards, to financing the purchase of a home, to buying and selling securities. And with each transaction, the lender, bank, and brokerage firm are likely utilizing artificial...
Solving for Law Firm Inclusion: The Necessity of Lawyer Well-Being
May. 24, 2022—Katrina Lee | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 323 (2022) Chances are, in a room of one hundred law firm partners in the United States, at most, one Black woman would be present. Statistically, if there were a Black, Latinx, or Asian woman in that room, she would be the only one. Women...
Worth a Shot: Encouraging Vaccine Uptake Through “Empathy”
May. 24, 2022—Dr. Jody Lyneé Madeira | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 363 (2022) Pro- and anti-vaccine organizations and individuals have frequently invoked empathy as a strategy for increasing uptake of COVID-19 precautions, including vaccinations. On one hand, vaccine supporters deployed empathy to defuse conflict, prioritize safeguarding the collective welfare, and avoid government mandates. On...
Regulating Social Media in the Global South
Apr. 13, 2022—Zahra Takhshid | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 1 (2021) In recent years, the disinformation crisis has made regulating social media platforms a necessity. The consequences of disinformation campaigns are not only limited to election interferences or political debates, but have also included fatal consequences. In response, scholars have generally focused on regulating...
Promoting Patent Practitioner Diversity: Expanding Non-JD Pathways and Removing Barriers
Apr. 13, 2022—Christopher M. Turoski | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 57 (2021) The patent field suffers from a reciprocal problem: the cost of becoming a Registered Patent Attorney is high, and the diversity of the patent bar is low. The high cost of law school tuition (over $50,000 per year at some schools) prices...
Labor Organization in Ride-Sharing—Unionization or Cartelization?
May. 25, 2021—Mark Anderson & Max Huffman | 23 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 715 (2021) The sharing economy brings together the constituent parts of a business enterprise into a structure that, on its surface, resembles a business firm, but in crucial ways is nothing like the traditional firm. This includes the ownership of the primary...
Equal Protection and Ectogenesis
May. 25, 2021—Brit J. Benjamin | 23 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 779 (2021) Ectogenesis is the gestation of a fetus in an artificial womb. This suite of technologies, now in use to preserve the lives of premature infants, is on the cusp of being a viable method of reproduction from conception to term. This Article...
“Computer Says No!”: The Impact of Automation on the Discretionary Power of Public Officers
May. 25, 2021—Doa A. Elyounes | 23 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 451 (2021) The goal of this Article is to unpack the “human in the loop” requirement in the process of automation. It will analyze the impact of automation on street-level bureaucrats and lay out the steps policy makers need to take into account to...
Adapting Indian Copyright: Bollywood, Indian Cultural Adaptation, and the Path to Economic Development
May. 25, 2021—Michael P. Goodyear | 23 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 517 (2021) Bollywood and the Indian film industry have enjoyed enormous success, being among the largest movie producers in the world. Yet, despite the bright image of Indian cinema producing over a thousand movies a year and selling billions of tickets, the industry has...
The Right to Feast and Festivals
May. 25, 2021—Juan C. RioFrio | 23 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 567 (2021) Festive behavior is a basic characteristic of human life, as evidenced from ancient times. Humans need to use ceremony and ritual in specific places and times to mark their triumphs, joys, and sorrows. However, some categories of individuals are harmed because they...