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Password Please: The Effectiveness Of New York's First-In-Nation Cybersecurity Regulation Of Banks, Melissa Knerr Nov 2017

Password Please: The Effectiveness Of New York's First-In-Nation Cybersecurity Regulation Of Banks, Melissa Knerr

The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review

In March of 2017, New York enacted new cybersecurity legislation focused on regulating banking security. Cybersecurity attacks on the financial sector have risen recently and the federal and state governments are looking to combat data breaches. The regulations themselves strive to regulate security conduct by the financial institutions, including required testing and risk assessment, training for cybersecurity personnel, and mandated reporting to upperlevel staff as well as the New York Department of Financial Services. While these regulations are the first of their kind and strive to set in place certain basic requirements for cybersecurity, it remains to be seen how …


Netflix And No Chill: The Criminal Ramification Of Password Sharing, Benjamin Kweskin Aug 2017

Netflix And No Chill: The Criminal Ramification Of Password Sharing, Benjamin Kweskin

The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review

Password sharing is a unique issue because it requires two actors: the person who accesses the information, and the sharer. Sharing your password and logging on could easily be seen as trespassing on Netflix’s website to provide you with content you should have otherwise paid for, thus it has value. All other elements aside, the question of whether or not the sharer of information could be criminally liable remains unanswered. Under Nosal, there is strong evidence to suggest liability. It is clear that the person who accesses this information is liable, but what about the password sharer?


Print Your Own Pandora's Box: 3d Printing, Intellectual Property Law, And The Internet For Lay-Lawyers, Adam Lewental Aug 2017

Print Your Own Pandora's Box: 3d Printing, Intellectual Property Law, And The Internet For Lay-Lawyers, Adam Lewental

The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review

This comment’s main purpose is to explore intellectual property law meant to protect against manufacturing infringement after manufacturing becomes decentralized. Part II glimpses into the applicable 3D printing technology, with a focus on its current capabilities and future application. Part III explores the rift between utility and design intellectual property protection within the framework of intellectual property protection. Part IV analyzes the overlap of the technology and the law. Part V projects the potential impact of inaction by drawing comparisons to parallel issues, as well as the potential impact of the technology itself.