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. ...
by Sarah Reiger | Oct 29, 2015 | Commentary |
Over the past two decades, machinima, the use of real-time computer graphics engines (usually video games) to generate cinematic works, has seen rapid growth. Companies such as Rooster Teeth, which produces series like Red vs. Blue using Microsoft’s Halo series and...
by Eliza Wilton | Oct 26, 2015 | Commentary |
Most have heard of the technology giant Apple, but until a federal jury awarded Smartflash LLC almost $533 million, few had heard of them. Smartflash is a Texas company whose only operations are licensing seven patents. Smartflash alleged that Apple had violated its...
