Blog Posts
Trump Immigration Actions are Likely to Have a Chilling Effect on Online Speech
Mar. 31, 2025—By Benjamin Bardman; Photo Credit: Olivia Falcigno/USA Today Network For immigrants to the US, even those who have fully complied with all immigration laws, self-censorship of controversial political opinions may now seem like a rational choice. That is because the Trump administration has targeted legal residents for deportations based on their political activities and has publicized...
Fashion, Filtered: How AI is Rewriting the Rules of Advertising
Mar. 31, 2025—By Alejandro Pena; Photo Credit: Coca Cola Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, and the fashion advertising is no exception. With approximately 51 percent of marketing leaders already integrating AI into their work, the impact of AI is inevitable.[1] Major brands like Mango have started leveraging AI to create compelling digital campaigns.[2] However, while AI-generated ads offer...
Do Children Actually Yearn for the Mines? Young UGC Creators as “Employees”
Mar. 24, 2025—By J. Clayton Eaton; Photo Credit: Rainer Stropek Online gaming platforms such as Minecraft, Fortnite, and Roblox rely on creators of user-generated content (UGC) to make additional player skins, game maps, “mods”, game modes, and more, to drive player traffic to the site.[1] Many of these UGC creators are minors who started as players on the platforms...
Meta Faces Copyright Claims Over AI Training Data: Survives Motion to Dismiss Stage
Mar. 24, 2025—By Dale Weiford; Photo Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) rapid advancement and the endless lucrative possibilities that stem from such advancement, have created many legal battles, particularly concerning intellectual property. One case unfolding in the Northern District of California, Richard Kadrey, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., highlights the contentious issue of using copyrighted materials...
Who Owns Space? The Legal Battle Brewing Over Asteroid Mining
Mar. 16, 2025—By Sam Kole; Photo Credit: Factor-Tech Magazine According to McKinsey & Company, the commercial space industry is projected to be worth $1.8 trillion by 2035.[1] The legal framework for the rapidly expanding commercial space industry is based on international treaties and agreements that were established over seventy-five years ago.[2] These agreements initially did not focus on commercial...
Copyrighting a Genre? A Lawsuit’s Potential Impact on Reggaetón Music
Mar. 16, 2025—By Patrick Armand; Photo Credit: Eric Rojas In January 2025, the reggaetón musical artist Bad Bunny released his newest album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS to critical and fan acclaim. The album quickly rose to number 1 on the Billboard 200, Bad Bunny’s fourth consecutive album to do so, further cementing reggaetón as one of the most popular...
Betting on Biometrics: The Legal Wild West of Athlete Data in Sports Gambling
Mar. 16, 2025—By Christian Chase; Photo Credit: N3XT SPORTS Throughout the history of sports betting, baseline performance statistics—such as points, yards, and shooting percentage—have been the central datapoint in bettors’ decisions to bet on certain outcomes.[1] However, the rise of biometric data could revolutionize sports betting as we know it. Imagine having the ability to look at the heart...
How Gambling Interest in Player Biometric Data Could Disrupt Sports Privacy Laws
Mar. 10, 2025—By Simon Sisk; Photo Credit: David Zalubowski/AP The recent growth of athletes’ use of real-time biometric data has come with an array of legal questions, largely centering on privacy rights.[1] But how do these privacy rights square with the recent surge in sports betting? Could we soon be informing our bets not only on game statistics...
Making Waves: Netflix Involved in Trademark Infringement Case
Mar. 10, 2025—By Jackson Andrews; Photo Credit: Netflix On February 20th, Pepperdine University filed a lawsuit against Netflix, Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. on the grounds that the defendants utilized Pepperdine’s trademarks without permission for Netflix’s new series, Running Point.[1] According to Pepperdine’s complaint, the trademark infringement occurred as Running Point appropriated several items unique to the...
Gone but Not Forgotten: The Digital Ownership Dilemma and the Rise of Lost Media
Mar. 10, 2025—By Arthi Annadurai ; Photo Credit: Russell Falcon/Nexstar For decades, owning media meant having a tangible copy, such as CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes. This meant the media was something you could lend, sell, or keep forever. But in the era of digital media, “ownership” has become a more ambiguous concept. Recent removals of digital content...