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Winter 2014

Common Knowledge (2013-2019)

Notes from the dean; SNL opens door to the Illinois Supreme Court for one alumna; SNL helps alumnus land his dream career; Alumnus explores practical applications of the internet of things; SNL fosters lifelong curiousity--and an interest in post-impressionist art--in one alumnus; Alumna uses theatre to garner awareness about mental health issues; SNL's creative problem-solving methods help one alumnus craft his business solutions; SNL inspires lifelong career of social activism; Alumna looks to expand Chicago's tourism market; In memoriam Kumiko "Kumi" Watanuki EdD

Winter 2014

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Salma Ghanem joins college as new dean; Students gain public relations experience in summer apprenticeship program; Hospitals, nonprofits and schools benefit from CMN faculty expertise; Alumnus inspires next generation of college graduates; Students showcase debate skills on campus and abroad; Accolades; Around the college

Table Of Contents, Depaul College Of Law

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Avoiding The Issue: Limelight Networks, Inc. V. Akamai Techs., Inc., John Lorenzen

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Prioritizing Traffic: The Interest Fast Lane, Sheraz Syed

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Will Diversity Regulations Disadvantage Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: A Comparison Between The European Union And The United States, Li Jiang

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Patents & 3d Printing: Protecting The Democratization Of Manufacturing By Combining Existing Intellectual Property Protections, Frank Ward

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Musical Plagiarism: A True Challenge For The Copyright Law, Iyar Stav

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Bouchat V. Baltimore Ravens Ltd. P'Ship, Krystin Husz

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Table Of Contents, Depaul College Of Law

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

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Sherlock's Admonition: Vindicatory Contempts As Criminal Actions For Purposes Of Bankruptcy Code Sec. 362, Amir Shachmurove

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

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The Next Step In The Battle Against Forum Shopping: Unilaterally Adopted Arbitration Clauses, Jamie V. Harrmann

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

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Examining The Outer-Limits Of Trademark Law In The Religious Context And Potential Implicit Bias For Non-Secular Litigants: Eller V. Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Jenna Dijohn

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Sacred Cows, Holy Wars: Exploring The Limits Of Law In The Regulation Of Raw Milk And Kosher Meat, Kenneth Lasson

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

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U.S. Public Pension Fund Diversity Initiatives: Practices, Rationales, And Constitutionality, Angela Cai

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

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Von Saher V. Norton Simon Museum Of Art At Pasadena, Natalie Foote

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Capitalism, Socialism, And Biblical Ethics, Clive Beed, Cara Beed

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

Capitalism versus socialism has raised its head again in biblical ethics. Debate has re-ignited among Christians on whether capitalism is compatible with Christianity. In the US, a majority view is that held by conservative evangelicals who are ready to maintain capitalism as it is. Conversely, a minority position is put by the Radical Orthodoxy School, more inclined to socialism. Other positions also exist, for example, that neither capitalism nor socialism is compatible with Christianity. This paper tries to pick its way through these contentions, emphasizing the arguments of contemporary Christian supporters of capitalism. It focuses on three Christian qualities the …

Morality And Religion: Complementing Or Complicating Corporate Governance, Abdul Karim Aldohni

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

The moral ethos of any business organisation has always had an impact on the governance of its conduct. In the wake of the financial crisis, there have been increased calls for improving the moral standards of business organisations, especially in the financial sector.

In academic literature, the link between morality and religion has been widely discussed. Therefore, in the context of business governance, the influence of religious values has been the subject of a considerable amount of research. Most research in this respect has primarily focused on the positive impact of religious values on governance. However, a little attention has …

Digital Money: Bitcoin's Financial And Tax Future Despite Regulatory Uncertainty, Nicole Mirjanich

DePaul Law Review

Bitcoin, a virtual currency created in 2009, has resulted in the unlikely pairing of the underworld criminals with the Harvard educated Winklevoss brothers. The online currency can be obtained by “mining” through solving complex equations, and can be bought and sold on Bitcoin Exchanges. It is primarily utilized for investment in Bitcoin financial products as well as speculating on the value of the currency. It is also used as a method of payment for legal and illegal goods and services.

This comment addresses the regulatory issues Bitcoin faces, namely the regulation and taxation of financial products. After providing a fundamental …

Resuscitating Noneconomic Medical Malpractice Damage Caps In Illinois, Joseph Falk

DePaul Law Review

This Comment reviews the history of legislation capping damages stemming from medical malpractice claims in Illinois, and ultimately proposes a new piece of damage cap legislation that would evade the Illinois Supreme Court's concerns in striking down such legislation on three separate occasions. In 1976, the Illinois Supreme Court first addressed the constitutionality of legislation capping recoverable damages from medical malpractice claims in the case Wright v. Central Du Page Hospital Ass'n. The Court struck down the legislation, holding that the cap was entirely arbitrary and, therefore, violative of the Illinois Constitution as a special law. Subsequent to Wright, …

The Separate But Unequal Constitution, Adam Lamparello, Charles Maclean

DePaul Law Review

The Constitution should not be a political chess match, and outcomes should not depend on the composition of the Supreme Court. The text’s written and unwritten mandates speak to a single value that should unite jurists of all interpretive persuasions: the people — not legislatures or courts — own the Constitution’s enumerated rights, and have a corresponding right to define those that are not enumerated. But those rights have not been fully realized because the Constitution has been applied in a separate — and unequal — manner.

The wealthy have increased access to the political process, the poor are disproportionately …

The Nth Degree: Examining Intra-Racial Use Of The N-Word In Employment Discriminal Cases, Abigail L. Perdue, Gregory S. Parks

DePaul Law Review

In his book, Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy observes that the N-word “is and has long been the most socially consequential racial insult. . . . [but today] when African Americans are speaking to each other, “ni**er,” and especially its more genial cousin, ‘ni**a’ can be an affectionate greeting, a compliment, or a term of respect.” For example, Jay-Z and Kanye West won a Grammy for their hit song, “Ni**as in Paris.” Yet soon after, federal courts in New York and Alabama concluded that intra-racial use of the N-word is sufficient, …

New York Times V. Sullivan At 50: Despite Criticism, The Actual Malice Standard Still Provides "Breathing Space" For Communications In The Public Interest, John Bruce Lewis, Bruce L. Ottley

DePaul Law Review

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in New York Times v. Sullivan. With the benefit of a 50-year perspective, this article focuses on three related aspects of the Sullivan decision. First, it arose from and provided protection for the emerging civil rights movement in the south.

Second, the defamation-based attack on the civil rights movement caused the Court to depart from the common law and adopt the “actual malice” standard for recovery in defamation actions brought by public officials. In this article, we also explore the legal origins of that standard.

Finally, the article …

The Influence Of Religion On Socially Responsible Investing, Monika Czerwonka

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) is an alternative way to invest one’s assets. SRI, apart from financial returns, also considers the environmental, social or ethical aspects of an investment decision. Socially responsible investors are interested not only in maximizing their financial return in the long run, but also in taking into consideration other non-financial issues, that is, so-called ESG factors (Environment, Social and Governance).

Most of the existing papers on SRI focus on financial performance. There is a need for more research on the conceptual and theoretical bases of such investing; in particular, the aspirations of SRI investors or motives that …

Is Servant Leadership Inherently Christian?, Andrey V. Shirin

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

Servant leadership has gained broad currency among Christians of various persuasions. At the same time, surprisingly little consideration is given to cultural assumptions behind servant leadership, particularly to the meaning of service in question. The paper will examine these assumptions in light of Christian tradition as reflected in works of St. Augustine. The paper will argue that, while there are some affinities between traditional Christian spirituality and servant leadership as commonly understood, this should not lead us to conclude that the latter is an outgrowth of the former. While an Augustinian theology of leadership will inevitably have a robust service …

Using Latent Profile Regression To Explore The Relationship Between Religiosity And Work-Related Ethical Judgments, Alan G. Walker, L. Allison Jones-Farmer, Jason D. Debode, James W. Smither, Raymond D. Smith

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

Utilizing social structural symbolic interactionist theorizing about self-identity as presented by Weaver and Agle (2002) we obtained data related to five key measures of religiosity believed to be critical for understanding religiosity’s influence on ethical judgments. Using our five key religiosity measures we then fit a latent profile regression model to explore whether and how these constructs related to one another and to work-related ethical judgments. Results revealed that both our analytic and theoretical frameworks (latent profile regression and symbolic interactionism) were helpful in identifying religious profiles which are helpful for understanding the relationship between religiosity and work-related ethical judgments. …

Using The Bible In Christian Ethics, Clive Beed, Cara Beed

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

Various Christian ethicists commented on a disconnection of Christian ethics from the Bible in the 1960s and 70s. Although this tendency is thought to have been remedied, this paper argues otherwise. The distance and detachment of Christian ethics from the Bible continues. The contention is demonstrated from examining Christian ethics’ books published from 2001-2011, plus two influential works from the 90s — Hays, and Peschke. Their separation from the Bible is indicated by their selective analysis of the biblical text, by their ‘plain reading’ interpretation, by their placing more weight on Christian tradition than the Bible, by not relying on …

Shaping The Future Through Entrepreneurial Thinking

Business Exchange

Dean Ray Whittington discusses the feature articles on entrepreneurship programs at the Driehaus College of Business, including DePaul's Coleman Entrepreneurship Center and the Evening Cohort MBA program.

By The Numbers: Alumni Career Outcomes

Business Exchange

Infographic of the career outlook for 2013 graduates of the Driehaus College of Business using statistics provided by the DePaul Career Center.

Scholarly Pursuits: Business Insights From Driehaus Faculty Research

Business Exchange

Why Do We Buy What We Buy?, Workplace Bullies Aim at Star and Subpar Performers, Fifty Alternatives to Downsizing