As Virtual Reality entertainment finally finds itself in consumers’ hands, the leaders have taken a bold stance on what legal rights they claim over user-generated content. While one front runner, Oculus Rift, estimates a shipping date in August 2016, they…
From the moment that FanDuel and DraftKings received the cease-and-desist notice from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on November 10, 2015,[i] both sides have constantly gone back and forth in the courts to determine the legality of daily fantasy sports. The…
Self-driving cars have been an appealing futuristic goal since before KITT on Knight Rider. The United States Department of Defense created the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to promote the development of self-driving cars. Congress has allowed DARPA to…
One area of the law that is sure to be a hotly contested issue in the near future is copyright infringement through the use of mobile live streaming applications.[1] The two most popular mobile live streaming applications are Meerkat,[2] and…
The iconic selfie has become synonymous with today’s generation of pop culture. From teens to moms—even teen moms—selfies have penetrated our society as the go-to method for documenting nearly everything with our pretty faces front and center. That’s why in…
In 2014, Canadian recording artist Kiesza released the music video for “Hideaway,” which later became a number one song. The video, which has over 300 million views on YouTube and has been nominated for numerous awards, features the artist dancing…
After close to three years of litigation, a copyright battle over whether the nation’s most sung song belongs to the public or a music publisher has finally been settled. The popular birthday celebration song that we’ve all grown up singing,…
Gone are the days where a celebrity’s biggest worry is what will be printed about her in the hottest magazine. Magazines are no longer flying off the shelves or being tossed onto lawns in America as frequently as they used…
On May 15, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (The Federal Circuit) handed down its decision in Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co. The court held that Samsung’s mobile phones had infringed two of Apple’s…
Kylie Jenner (pictured above, left), has found herself in a bit of a legal scrape having nothing to do with the actions of her infamous family. Jenner, the youngest of the Keeping Up with the Kardashians clan, has, until this…
As of July 15, 2015, Uber updated its privacy policy, which caused customers to delete the app from their cellular phones immediately. Uber implemented two main changes with its new privacy policy. It now gives the company the ability to…
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants, of course, in the world of Bikini Bottom. In the popular children’s television show, which will make the move to the Chicago stage later this year, SpongeBob works for Mr.…