One year ago, the European Court of Justice, in Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja González, ordered search engines to respond to users’ requests to delist results on searches of their names that allegedly violate user privacy rights. This has become known as the Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF) ruling. Today, 80 technology scholars from … Continue reading In Open Letter to Google, 80 Internet Scholars Press for More Transparency on Right to Be Forgotten Compliance…
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Wait, What? How Many? What Do They Claim To Own?
By: Amir Alimehri ’17 Typically, a business or an individual files a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeking nationwide protection for the trademarks they use or have a good-faith intent to use in interstate commerce. There are many rules to the game of obtaining protection; of recent note is … Continue reading Wait, What? How Many? What Do They Claim To Own?…
Hookah Lawsuit Up in Smoke: Supreme Court Denies Petition for Cert.
By: Brittney Cafero (Rutgers-Camden Law Class of 2015) In August 2014, Inhale, Inc. (“Inhale”) filed petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court to address the issue of conceptual separability. The Copyright Act of 1976 protects a useful article — one having both functional and artistic aspects — as long as some element can be … Continue reading Hookah Lawsuit Up in Smoke: Supreme Court Denies Petition for Cert.…
Rutgers Law Adjunct Professor Eli Segal Wins First Amendment Case Striking Down PA “Revictimization Act”
In sweeping language, Federal District Court Judge struck down Pennsylvania’s “Revictimization Relief Act” which made it a crime for violent “offenders” (undefined) to speak in ways that cause offense to victims. Prevailing plaintiffs had characterized the law as the “Silencing Act.” Passed and signed hastily by former Governor Corbett, the law was a reaction to the fact that … Continue reading Rutgers Law Adjunct Professor Eli Segal Wins First Amendment Case Striking Down PA “Revictimization Act”…
Thank you, Professor Lastowka
Well, Greg, the funeral is over. We’re back to our lives. The memory of your physical presence will grow more distant with each passing day. But that is how you would want it. “Too much attention on me!” you would say. “Not deserved” you would continue. You would mean it from the bottom of your … Continue reading Thank you, Professor Lastowka…