Blog Posts
Anti-Heroes of Antitrust? Antitrust Considerations with Ticketmaster
Jan. 23, 2023—By Angela Karas Antitrust has long occupied a prominent position in legal discourse surrounding Big Tech,[1] but the term has also recently become a Twitter buzzword.[2] After Taylor Swift fans expressed exasperation following difficulty obtaining tickets for the singer’s Eras Tour, calls for antitrust regulation of Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, expounded.[3]...
A National Indoor Air Quality Standard?: Heightened Relevance of the Roles of Technology and Law in Indoor Air Quality as an Illness Prevention Strategy
Jan. 23, 2023—By Mary-Michael Robertson Several new environmental law issues have garnered recent attention, including the potential relevance of the Supreme Court’s holding in West Virginia v. EPA on nuclear waste storage,[1] the power of rural residents to prevail on nuisance actions against newly foreign-owned pork producers,[2] and the roles of technology and law in furthering the...
Stolen Voices: AI Audio Mimicry and Singers’ IP Rights
Jan. 23, 2023—By Megan Chambers Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most hot-button topics in technology right now. For many, the end goal of developing advanced technology such as AI is to free humans from “grunt work” and allow for more time and resources to be spent on relaxation, entertainment, and creative endeavors.[1] For others, however,...
The Harmful Network: Social Media Immunity Under § 230 Has Cost Us Too Much
Jan. 17, 2023—By Patience M. Tyne For many young people, isolation during pandemic lockdowns only further exacerbated existing mental health afflictions.[1] The statistics for depression among teenagers changed drastically after 2010, correlating with increasing prevalence of social media;[2] suicides have increased almost every single year since 1999 and currently account for the second leading cause of death...
Litigation Lives Between Fact and Fiction: Lawsuits From “Based on a True Story” Productions
Jan. 16, 2023—By Jacqueline Noel In drawing inspiration from the real world, production companies must be careful to not find themselves dancing in the gray area between fact and fiction if they wish to stay out of a courtroom. Television shows and movies purporting to depict events and people that actually existed run the risk of spurring...
#Lawyer: The Ethics of LawTok
Jan. 10, 2023—By Alissa Selover TikTok is one of the most popular social media apps, racking up over 1.5 billion monthly active users in the third quarter of 2022.[1] In fact, some lawyers and law students have found themselves experiencing heightened success on the platform. The hashtag, #LawTok, which consists primarily of lawyer and law student posts,...
Fixing MMA: The Ongoing Insider Betting Scandal
Jan. 9, 2023—By Brad Rossiter In the weeks following a preliminary bout between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, the FBI has begun investigating suspicious betting activity surrounding the fight, numerous suspensions have been levied by the UFC and state athletic commissions, and UFC President, Dana White, has acknowledged that “[f]ight fixing is now a ‘huge concern’ for the...
In Meta Trouble: the FTC’s Fight Against Big Tech
Jan. 8, 2023—By Lucy McAfee Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook, has faced several legal challenges, including a recent $37.5 million settlement for tracking users’ locations without permission and a $650 million settlement for illegal use of facial recognition data.[1] Now, Meta faces a lawsuit regarding its desire to acquire Within Unlimited, a virtual reality...
Chasing the Duty of Competency in Legal Technology
Jan. 6, 2023—By Catherine Garner In some way or another, technology has impacted or even altered virtually every aspect of the practice of law.[1] Especially during the pandemic, lawyers can practice anywhere in the world with available internet or Wi-Fi connection.[2] Email and text messages have largely replaced letter writing and phone calls and computer research via...
Keeping Up With the SEC: the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Hard-Fought Battle Against Celebrity Cryptocurrency Endorsements
Nov. 15, 2022—By Bianca Wieck As social media has skyrocketed, so too has the tension between celebrity endorsements and SEC rules surrounding cryptocurrency. On October 3, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to settle with Kim Kardashian for violating Section 17b of the Securities Act of 1933.[1] Kardashian had posted on social media information regarding...