Blog Posts
The Right to Your Face: Privacy at the Intersection of Virtual Reality and Facial Recognition
Nov. 16, 2024—By Alexander McGrail; Photo Credit: Gina Tomko/Education Week + Canva Two Harvard students recently found themselves thrust into the limelight after a video they made testing facial recognition software in Meta glasses went viral.[1] Using fairly basic tools available to anyone they were able to construct a tool that allowed them to access the personal...
So, You Want to Train Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) on Your Supercomputer?
Nov. 16, 2024—By Emma Stauber; Photo Credit: VCG via Getty Images AI, AI, AI. If you’re like most of us these days, it’s the top new technology on your mind. How can I learn to use it more effectively right now? How can I incorporate it into my future workflow? Will it take over the world? But...
State Regulations of A.I. in Elections
Nov. 16, 2024—By Mary Margaret Burniston; Photo Credit: Sue Dorfman In the final months leading up to the 2024 election, states have demonstrated an increasing appetite for regulating the use of AI-generated content in election-related content. Such bills have passed in both Democratic- and Republican-majority legislatures. Many of the bills share a similar structure: forbid the use...
Do You Believe in Copyright Interest After Love?
Nov. 15, 2024—By Monica Miecznikowski; Photo Credit: WWD via Getty Images Introduction Termination is a federal statutory right that was enacted in the Copyright Revision Act of 1976 (CRA).[1] The amendment, among other things, allows songwriters to terminate a transfer of copyright interest in a musical composition, and reclaim the interest for themselves.[2] This termination can only...
Embracing the Future: The Rise of AI-Generated Art
Apr. 3, 2024—By David Black In the rapidly evolving landscape of creative expression, the emergence of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents both exhilarating possibilities and profound challenges. As society witnesses AI’s expanding application and scope, particularly in the realm of artistry and creativity, fundamental questions arise: Are we prepared, or even willing, to embrace the new artists...
The Legal Questions Surrounding the TSA’s Facial Recognition Program
Mar. 19, 2024—By Robert Lowell The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been rapidly expanding a pilot program implementing facial recognition technology (FRT) into its security screening checkpoints at airports across the country.[1] The program’s rollout began just a couple of years ago, in 2020.[2] In mid-2023, FRT had already been implemented at 25 major US airports and...
Federal Judge Throws Wrench Into NCAA’s NIL Plans
Mar. 13, 2024—By Charlie Visconti In January 2024, Virginia and Tennessee’s attorneys general filed an antitrust suit against the NCAA alleging that the NCAA’s name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) guidelines introduced in 2021 violated federal antitrust laws.[1] Specifically, the suit alleges that the NCAA guidelines improperly prevents college athletes from earning their full potential from their name,...
Algospeak: Jailbreaking the Marketplace of Ideas
Mar. 8, 2024—By Amaris Aloise Social media algorithms have become the captors of the marketplace of ideas, but they have also captured its importance to US culture. With the exponential rise in algorithmic content moderation, the marketplace of ideas has become dependent on internet culture and slang, resulting in a “chronically online”[1] censorship of expression known as...
OpenAI’s Sora & the Role of the US Copyright Office
Mar. 5, 2024—By Bart Mueller When Shira Perlmutter took office as the 14th Register of Copyrights in October 2020, many saw the US Copyright Office as relatively unimportant—a group of glorified librarians tucked away in a sleepy back room of the Library of Congress.[1] Four years later, this could not be farther from the truth. On February...
Courting Fair Play: The Future of the NCAA’s Role in College Sports Governance
Feb. 27, 2024—By Dominic Keilty In the wake of recent judicial rulings against the NCAA, its role in the future governance of college sports is murkier than ever. With no current legislative exemptions for the NCAA, the emerging recognition of a college athlete labor market casts part the organization’s traditional role in doubt. The NCAA’s 2021 decision...