Volume 24, Issue 3
A Deep Dive into Private Governance of Deep-Sea Mining
Jul. 2, 2022—Andrew Johnson | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 595 (2022) Modern, information-driven economies need rare-earth metals for everything from laptop computers to cellular phones. Society will require more of these metals for the solar panels, wind turbines, and storage batteries necessary to convert electricity systems to renewable energy. The deep sea contains large...
Basketball On Strike: The All-Stars of the Fight for Racial Equality
Jul. 2, 2022—Sherif Robert Hesni Jr. | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 561 (2022) National Basketball Association players have a long history of fighting against racial injustice. In August 2020, players participated in the most attention-grabbing endeavor to date: a league-wide strike against racial discrimination in the United States. Refusing to play games entails financial...
Gambling on the Blockchain: How the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Has Opened the Door for Offshore Crypto Casinos
Jul. 2, 2022—Sam Hoy Brown VII | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 535 (2022) Online cryptocurrency casinos have seen a dramatic rise in popularity over the past thirty years as the rate of ownership of cryptocurrencies has risen almost as quickly as the US monetary value of a single Bitcoin. Current US laws and regulations...
A Modern Reconceptualization of Copyrights as Public Rights
Jul. 2, 2022—Matthew L. Pangle | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 487 (2022) Copyright law is at a crossroads. In the wake of Oil States Energy Servs., LLC v. Greene’s Energy Grp., LLC, the patent, copyright, and intellectual property regimes as a whole, are primed for a modern reconceptualization. At the heart of this reconceptualization...
Technological Self-Sufficiency and the Role of Novelty Traps
Jul. 2, 2022—Rochelle C. Dreyfuss and Daniel Benoliel | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 441 (2022) The COVID pandemic has demonstrated the tragic consequences of technological dependency.Unable to manufacture vaccines for themselves, developing countries must rely on obtaining supplies from other nations.While strong arguments have been made to waive international obligations under the TRIPS Agreement...