by anickow | Feb 19, 2012 | Commentary
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA).[1] In response to a sluggish drug approval process and inadequate congressional funding of the FDA’s research and development arms, Congress passed the PDUFA to create an additional...
by anickow | Feb 12, 2012 | Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Old Blog Posts, Technology
Everyone already knows that Tom Brady wields tremendous power in the sports world. Add to that a Brazilian super model wife and the guy has some serious social capital as well. But who knew the former Michigan quarterback’s casual comment to a group of reporters could...
by anickow | Feb 1, 2012 | Commentary
The social media website Twitter announced in a recent blog post entitled “The Tweets Must Still Flow” its plan to enact a new censorship initiative. “Starting today,” Twitter announced, “we give ourselves the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a...
by anickow | Dec 16, 2011 | MTTLR Journal
On behalf of the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review, I am pleased to announce the publication of our Fall 2011 issue. Inside, you will find scholarship on the creativity effect in IP transactions, copyright reform, e-discovery, energy regulation,...
by anickow | Dec 12, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations
Netflix may now be able to use Facebook to further alienate its consumers while pursuing a lucrative revenue stream. The House amended the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) to relax written consent requirements for sharing information on movie rentals. This opens...
