Everyone loves a free trial… until you are caught in a perpetual billing cycle of paying for goods or services that you did not know you ordered. Regulators call it negative option marketing.[1] Advertisers refer to it as “advanced consent…
We have entered a new decade, surely to be filled with countless changes. To understand just how much can happen in a decade, look back on 2010 and consider how many aspects of life have changed in the last ten…
Advanced technology and the rise of social media networks have led to a vast increase in video sharing, whether it be for entertainment or news. Recent innovations in technology have also allowed people to edit videos, creating falsified or fabricated…
Increased simplicity of sharing information and rapid dissemination of user-generated content in the digital era has introduced challenges and uncertainty around many aspects of intellectual property law. Just last year, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) updated its guidelines outlining how…
Apple TV+ launched on November 1, 2019 and features A-listers and creatives, such as Steve Carell, M. Night Shyamalan, Steven Spielberg, and J.J Abrams. Subsequently, Disney+ launched on November 12, 2019 and boasts an impressive library of nostalgia-invoking and ubiquitous…
On August 18, 2014 Taylor Swift released her single “Shake It Off.” This song debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, was the number 13 song on the Billboard year end chart, and was certified 9…
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is currently accepting public comments on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) as part of their review process for a pending proactive legislative update.[1] COPPA is not due for review until 2023 but because…
Nowadays, sports fans are just a tweet or an Instagram comment from getting to communicate directly with their favorite athletes. As social media usage and athlete salaries have gone up, the barriers between fan and player have decreased, making it…
Famous recording artist, Lizzo, filed a preemptive lawsuit on October 23rd, 2019 to disprove allegations that Justin and Jeramiah Raisen and Justin “Yves” Rothman deserve author credit for her song, “Truth Hurts.”[1] Lizzo is seeking a declaratory judgment that the…
Students from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law’s Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) held a presentation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Inventions and Patenting on October 28th for the purpose of collecting students’ thoughts on the regulation of AI inventions. Members…
First, a caveat: I do not exactly have an Instagram. It is true that I am in possession of a blank account that I infrequently use to keep tabs on a whopping 28 followers, but I nevertheless often “like” a…
The term “Open Source” is often associated with the vibrant tech community of developers and entrepreneurs. Thanks to the popularity and the media coverage of software tech startup companies, the public usually treats “Open Source” synonymously with “Open Source Software.”…
