by Kyle Williams | Nov 19, 2015 | Commentary |
In mid-October, the Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled that pay-to-play daily fantasy sports (DFS) constitute gambling under Nevada law. And just this week, New York followed suit. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent cease-and-desist letters to operators of...
by Joseph Veniers | Nov 16, 2015 | Commentary |
The Second Circuit recently affirmed a decision from the Southern District of New York that Google Books is fair use of copyrighted material. Judge Chin at the district court pointed to a decision on a similar issue in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust, but as has been...
by Deeva Shah | Nov 12, 2015 | Commentary |
Increased use of electronic devices and the sheer capacity of electronic storage has led the Supreme Court to acknowledge the special considerations such devices require when privacy concerns are implicated. Protections of privacy under the 4th Amendment have always...
by Arianne Taormina | Nov 9, 2015 | Commentary |
Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted its final rules for Title III of the Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups Act, or JOBS Act. This equity crowdfunding provision provides an exemption that allows entrepreneurs raising money through...
by Joel Varner | Nov 5, 2015 | Commentary |
The Fourth Amendment protects the people from unreasonable and unwarranted governmental intrusions. However, it is important to note that the Fourth Amendment does not protect individuals from invasions of privacy by private citizens. The private search exception to...
by Yifu Chen | Nov 2, 2015 | Commentary |
On Tuesday, the Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (“CISA”) by an overwhelming 74-21 majority vote. Introduced back in July 2014 by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), CISA quickly proved to be a controversial piece of legislation. ...
