The Right to Dance: Copyright and Monetization in the Age of TikTok

In this article, Noor Ghuniem explores increasingly complex and nuanced legal issues involving the expansion of the digital world. TikTok, a modern-day video-making platform, promotes an environment for creativity and self-expression. However, fostering this paramount innovation raises an equally important need for effective protection agencies. Can the law ensure that users receive proper credit and retain control over their choreographic works through copyright?

November 27, 2024 0

The Alice Test’s Frivolous Second Step

In this article, Cassidy Serger discusses how Contour IP Holdings, Inc. v. GoPro interprets the doctrine of patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 of the Patent Act.

November 20, 2024 0

Gibson v. Armadillo: Trademark Infringement for Iconic Guitar Bodies

In this article, Jackson Weist details the history of an ongoing trademark infringement case between Gibson and Armadillo, and how Armadillo’s win on appeal may change the guitar manufacturing world forever.

November 13, 2024 0

If the Inventor is No Longer Human, Then What?: How the USPTO is Addressing AI Assisted Inventions

In this article, Ivette Rodriguez discusses how the USPTO is establishing a framework for patent applicants and examiners in cases where the inventor is listed as a Generative AI system in response to Executive Order 14110.

November 6, 2024 0

Connected Cars: Balancing Innovation and Data Privacy in Cars

In this article, Josie Croce explores the breadth of personal data that is collected by connected cars and the potential for misuse of this data, particularly by domestic abusers who access victims’ cars’ geolocation to stalk and harass. Some state and federal laws offer protection of victims’ personal data, and these laws should be extended to include protection of intrusive data collected by connected cars.

October 30, 2024 0

Ad Block? Interpreting Matal v. Tam for Controversial Advertising

In this article, Noah Cothern examines the Supreme Court’s holding in Matal v. Tam, 582 U.S. 218 and uses its framework to analyze regulations on controversial advertising. He argues that the demarcating line between content and viewpoint discrimination in advertising law has been blurred.

October 24, 2024 0