Blog Posts
Student Athletes as Employees: Should They be Hourly or Salary for Overtime Calculation Implications?
Nov. 25, 2024—By Alexandra Peterson; Photo Credit: Jae C. Hong/AP In 2024, The Third Circuit Court of Appeals officially ruled in Johnson v. National College Athletic Association that college athletes may be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).[1] While this seems like a win for student athletes, there are important legal implications that come...
What Young Thug’s RICO Plea Means for Hip Hop Record Labels
Nov. 25, 2024—By Ashley Klein; Photo Credit: Miguel Martinez/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/ZUMA Almost a year after opening statements began for Young Thug’s criminal trial, a plea was entered on Young Thug’s behalf that ended his trial.[1] Young Thug, born Jeffrey Williams, and 27 others were arrested in 2022 under a 56-count indictment for violations under Georgia’s Racketeering and...
NCAA Eligibility Limitations: How Diego Pavia Seeks to Change the Game Off the Field for Junior College Athletes
Nov. 25, 2024—By Zach Cogan; Photo Credit: George Walker IV/AP Photo Diego Pavia, the face of Vanderbilt’s revamped football program and the quarterback who defeated Alabama in a historic NCAA win, is now seeking to accomplish another game-changing feat—but this time, it is off the field.[1] Pavia filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle...
The Privacy Ghost of TransUnion: The Continuing Struggle to Prove Harm
Nov. 25, 2024—By Hannah Moore; Photo Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Earlier this fall, in Howard v. Laboratory Corp. of America, No. 1:23-cv-00758, 2024 WL 4326898 (M.D.N.C., 2024), Plaintiffs, individually and on behalf of a class, raised privacy concerns, alleging that Labcorp embedded hidden tracking codes, known as “Third-Party Trackers,” from Meta (formerly Facebook) and Google, among others,...
Houston, We Have a Problem
Nov. 25, 2024—By Joe Andersen; Photo Credit: Joe Skipper/Reuters On September 16th, 2014, NASA announced that Boeing was awarded a $4.2 Billion fixed-price contract. The contract was awarded to develop the Starliner spacecraft, eventually transport U.S. crews to and from the International Space, and end reliance on Russian launch services.[1] In the Source Selection Statement, NASA gave...
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...