by amalson | Jan 6, 2013 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
In this age of social media and social networking, Twitter has become a resource that continues to grow in importance. While still less than seven years old, Twitter is one of the 10 most popular websites in the world and has over 500 million registered users. Authors...
by halieg | Dec 3, 2012 | Commentary |
Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company, once said, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Ford’s out-of-the-box thinking is what led to the creation of the automobile, an invention that most people today could not imagine...
by sbartels | Nov 26, 2012 | Commentary |
How does the Fourth Amendment apply to the contents of technological devices, particularly in the context of inventory searches pursuant to a lawful arrest? In March 2012, headlines such as “Police can now search cell phones without warrant” warned...
by jesszach | Nov 21, 2012 | Commentary |
California’s Bay Area is moving towards a new means of transportation, but not if the state government can have its way. SideCar is a San Francisco-based startup that offers real-time ridesharing to a community of smartphone users who need transportation throughout...
by sfuter | Nov 14, 2012 | Commentary
On October 3, 2012, YouTube announced a change in its content ID dispute process, as updated on its blog. What does this update really mean and why does it matter? A short story might help clarify the situation. Last spring, long before I enrolled to take Copyright, I...
by kimthib | Nov 12, 2012 | Commentary |
Last month, the Supreme Court of South Carolina ruled that the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”) did not protect e-mails contained in a user’s webmail account. Jennings v. Jennings, No. 27177 2012 WL 4808545 (S.C. Oct. 10, 2012). The e-mail user sued his wife and her...
