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Why the Current Trademark Disparagement Analysis Needs to be Revamped

In June 2014, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) shocked football fans everywhere when it granted a petition to cancel six Washington Redskins trademark registrations. Filed by Navajo Amanda Blackhorse and four other Native Americans, the petition sought to…

Stella Silverstein
April 7, 2015

Congrats to the new AELJ Editorial Board for Volume 34!

Managing Editor
March 24, 2015

“Woman in Gold”: Hollywood Explores the Restitution of Nazi-Stolen Art

The Nazi art confiscations and forced sales that occurred during World War II have been described as “the greatest displacement of artwork in human history.”[1] It has been estimated that between the years of 1933-1945, German forces, along with other…

Erica Wolf
March 23, 2015

The U.S. is Net-Neutral. The Rest of the world? Maybe Not So Much.

Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) voted to regulate Internet service as a public utility. This move helps ensure that Internet service providers do not block content or divide the web into fast lanes for Internet and media companies…

Michael Bernstein
March 20, 2015

Use of Copyright Law to “Take Down” Revenge Porn

The past year has shown that for many female celebrities, privacy in their personal photos and videos might be one of the few luxuries that they cannot afford. In late August of last year, hundreds of nude images of alleged…

Maria Orellana
March 20, 2015
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Patent Troll Loses Twice in Court; Meanwhile, a Patent Reform Bill Is Reintroduced

The phrase “patent troll” has been an Internet buzzword for almost a decade but the search for and implementation of effective tools to curb patent trolling is undoubtedly an ongoing endeavor. This blog post surveys current efforts to restrain patent…

Ellii Cho
March 16, 2015

The API Copyright Saga Seems Likely to Continue

Two massive giants in tech, Google, Inc. (“Google”) and Oracle America, Inc. (“Oracle”), have been duking it out on different judicial stages. The fight is over Google’s use of Java API packages in the creation of the Android operating system. The…

Criminal Athletes: The Expanding Necessity To Create Uniform Punishments In Professional Sports

On February 19, 2014, Ray Rice, star running back for the Baltimore Ravens, assaulted his then-fiancée, Janay Palmer, in a hotel elevator in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This incident brought an increased level of scrutiny towards professional athletes and their organizations by shining a spotlight on egregious…

Maria Kefalas
March 9, 2015

Your Samsung Smart TV May Not be Spying On You, But Here’s Why You Should Still Be Careful

Samsung has come under fire more than once in recent weeks. In one incident, owners of its Smart TVs have been complaining that Samsung is inserting Pepsi ads during the playback of their own locally stored movies. Samsung initially tried…

Jessica Zeichner
March 5, 2015

Creating a Safe Haven in the Online-Dating Community

Internet dating websites have become an increasingly popular way for people to meet their significant others. These websites provide an easily accessible way to engage in the dating world, in a time when lifestyles have become jammed packed with other…

Rachel Schwartz
March 2, 2015