California Resale Royalty Act Struck Down

On Monday, April 11th, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Fitzgerald dismissed a lawsuit brought by a number of artists to recover resale royalties from auction houses that sold their art. The decision is the latest chapter in a legal battle…

Regulating Crypto-Currencies

Powerball fever recently struck the nation. An estimated $1.5 billion jackpot had everyone talking. Hoping. Dreaming. With a single Powerball ticket cost at $2, one can imagine saving each and every dollar in order to purchase a ticket at a…

The CRISPR-Cas9 Patent Dispute

The stage has officially been set for one of the largest biotech patent disputes to date. The stakes are high in this clash between scientific powerhouses: a potential Nobel Prize, the patent rights to a breakthrough gene-editing process, and (of…

Copyright Implications of Live Streaming Apps

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…

Update on the “Monkey Selfie”

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…
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