by Brian Jacobsmeyer | Oct 4, 2016 | Commentary
While many drone hobbyists attach cameras to their devices, two creative Connecticut men decided to aim higher with their drone accessories: handguns and flamethrowers. The two men flew their weaponized drone in their backyard and uploaded two videos of the flights to...
by Jaymon Ballew | Nov 30, 2015 | Commentary
Resale of tickets to sporting and entertainment events has long been an issue that businesses seek to control. However, since most ticket sale laws vary on a state by state basis, it becomes increasingly difficult to monitor given the loopholes that resellers can use...
by Christian Carey | Nov 23, 2015 | Commentary
While infrequent, cases involving proof of one’s electronic signature are not unheard of. Just last year in Perry v. Ad Astra Recovery Services, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri confronted the issue, finding that the plaintiff, in...
by MTTLR ADMIN | 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...
