By Devorah Peretz (Rutgers Law Student) If you haven’t been living under a rock in the past year, you have definitely heard about Bitcoin; possibly more than you care to. Innovative technologies enable Bitcoins to be “mined”, when complex math problems are solved and added to Blockchain, a public ledger. Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, were … Continue reading Cryptocurrency: Fostering Innovation, or Alienating It?…
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From Earth to Outer Space: The Limits of the U.S. Patent Law
WINNER OF THE SECOND ANNUAL LASTOWKA SHORT-FORM WRITING COMPETITION By Anne Colrick (Rutgers Law Student) A patent gives an inventor the right to prevent others from “making, using, offering for sale, or selling” his invention. The U.S. patent system is territorial in nature and is granted by national/regional patent offices. Therefore, a patent is protected only within … Continue reading From Earth to Outer Space: The Limits of the U.S. Patent Law…
The Age of Actors Will Out: First Amendment Protection for Disclosing Hollywood Birthdays
By Andrew Jadick (Rutgers Law student) On February 22, 2017, a US District Court issued a ruling invalidating a law making it illegal for the website IMDB to publish the ages of actors. This law was enacted by the California legislature in order to combat rampant ageism in the film and television industry. According to … Continue reading The Age of Actors Will Out: First Amendment Protection for Disclosing Hollywood Birthdays…
Silencing EPA Science
By Lindsey Stiles (Rutgers Law Student) White House directives put a muzzle on federal agencies as landing teams were put in place to manage agency re-alignment with the incoming Administration’s political agenda. These so-called “gag orders” halted external communication, prohibiting agency employees from publishing news releases, social media posts and blog updates, a move that … Continue reading Silencing EPA Science…
Free Speech on Berkeley Campus
By Lori Smith (Rutgers Law Student) As the birthplace of the free speech movement, it is ironic that the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has been under attack with allegations of stifling free speech on its campus. It started when the Berkeley College Republicans booked controversial writer and now former Breitbart news editor, Milo Yiannopoulos, … Continue reading Free Speech on Berkeley Campus…