Volume 25, Issue 3
Reinterpreting Repeat Infringement in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Jun. 28, 2023—Hunter McGhee | 25 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 483 (2023). In 1998, Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which aimed to balance the growth of the internet with the enforcement interests of copyright holders. In exchange for immunity from third-party infringement, the DMCA imposes certain conditions on internet and online service providers....
Why Punish Pharma for Making Medicine? Preserving Patent Protections and Cutting Consumer Costs
Jun. 28, 2023—Alex Wharton | 25 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 603 (2023). The push to lower pharmaceutical drug prices has taken a stronger foothold in legislative and executive actions in recent years. With average prices rising continuously over the past decade, many consumers struggle to pay for the medications they need—insulin being the most often...
Taking Tennessee Electric with a Private Vehicle Charging Market: An EV Infrastructure Policy for Conservative States
Jun. 28, 2023—Claire Bonvillain | 25 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 569 (2023). The transition from petroleum to electricity as a fuel source for vehicles is an essential step in the effort to stop harmful climate change. The transportation sector currently produces more carbon emissions in the United States than any other area. Recognizing this, the...
The Hidden Costs Behind Cheap Clothing: Addressing Fast Fashion’s Environmental and Humanitarian Impact
Jun. 28, 2023—Alexandra Bernard | 25 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 541 (2023). The increasing speed at which social media trends come and go has caused fashion trends to accelerate in response to consumers’ ever-changing demands. To keep up with the latest fads, fast fashion companies design their clothing only to withstand a couple of uses...
Albrecht Dürer’s Enforcement Actions: A Trademark Origin Story
Jun. 28, 2023—Peter J. Karol | 25 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 421 (2023). This Article offers a trademark-framed reappraisal of a pair of extraordinary enforcement actions brought by the Northern Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) against copyists of his work. These cases have long been debated by art, cultural, and copyright historians insofar as they...