Volume 24, Issue 4
Grey State, Blue City: Defending Local Control Against Confederate “Historical Preservation”
Jun. 25, 2022—Sage Snider | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 851 (2022) Confederate monuments have become lightning rods across the American landscape. While these ubiquitous symbols have spread Lost Cause propaganda for over one hundred years, they have also instigated unprecedented protest and violence since the 2015 Charleston massacre, 2017 Charlottesville rally, and 2020 George...
Putting Cano on ICE – A Path Forward for Border Searches of Electronic Devices
Jun. 25, 2022—Davis Price Shugrue | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 819 (2022) Across the country, circuit courts disagree over what level of suspicion, if any, is required for border officials to search electronic devices. This leaves law enforcement agencies in the lurch because they must craft nationwide policies that cover jurisdictions with differing rules....
The Path to Employee Status for College Athletes Post-Alston
Jun. 25, 2022—Tyler J. Murry | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 787 (2022) College athletics are in a state of flux following the Supreme Court’s decision in NCAA v. Alston. While student athletes can now earn money from their name image and likeness (NIL) through endorsement deals, the NCAA and its member schools can still...
Big Brother is Scanning: The Widespread Implementation of ALPR Technology in America’s Police Forces
Jun. 25, 2022—Yash Dattani | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 749 (2022) Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are an increasingly popular tool in police departments across the United States. At its core, ALPR technology functions in a relatively simple manner. The technology has two major components: the actual scanners, which record license plates, and the...
Where Copyright Meets Privacy in the Big Data Era: Access to and Control Over User Data in Agriculture and the Role of Copyright
Jun. 25, 2022—Tesh W. Dagne | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 675 (2022) The application of big data in different sectors of the economy and its transformative value has recently attracted considerable attention. However, this transformation, driven by the application of advanced technologies that utilize big data—such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence...
Barriers to Criminal Enforcement Against Counterfeiting in China
Jun. 25, 2022—Daniel C.K. Chow | 24 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 633 (2022) Multinational companies (MNCs) with valuable trademarks in China seek criminal enforcement against counterfeiting because other available avenues of relief, such as administrative and judicial remedies, have proven to be ineffective. While MNCs prefer enforcement through China’s Police, the Public Security Bureau (PSB),...