The Rutgers Institute for Information Policy & Law is pleased to announce the Lastowka Short-Form Writing Competition. Open to Rutgers students and recent graduates (class of 2017), the award will be given to an entry of 500-1,500 words on a topic of intellectual property or information policy more broadly. Professor Greg Lastowka (1968-2015) will be … Continue reading Lastowka Short-Form Writing Competition – SUBMISSIONS DUE 4/1/18…
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…
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RIIPL and Professor Ellen P. Goodman welcome leading scholars in technology law, journalism, information studies, sociology, urban studies, and architecture September 14-15, 2017 to a workshop on: PUBLIC ACCESS TO DATA The goal of the project is to improve understanding of how big data sets lead to algorithmic predictions, which can shape the provision of … Continue reading Untitled…
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…