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Privacy’S Commodification And The Limits Of Antitrust, Jeffrey L. Vagle May 2024

Privacy’S Commodification And The Limits Of Antitrust, Jeffrey L. Vagle

Arkansas Law Review

This Article argues that the buying and selling of personal data forms what Debra Satz calls a “noxious market,” and, thus, any regulation of information privacy should not accept or depend upon its commodification but should stand on its own. This Article proceeds in three parts. Part I first lays out the history and effects of data commodification, arguing that the market created by this commodification is noxious and undesirable. Part II examines the renewal of antitrust’s purpose as a regulatory tool, especially in the context of its use in the regulation of large technology firms. Finally, Part III argues …


Farmer Cooperatives "Take Cover": The Capper-Volstead Exemption Is Under Siege, Donald M. Barnes, Jay L. Levine Apr 2021

Farmer Cooperatives "Take Cover": The Capper-Volstead Exemption Is Under Siege, Donald M. Barnes, Jay L. Levine

Arkansas Law Review

"When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization." There can be little dispute that food production is of vital interest to any nation’s security and economy. For this reason, the United States Congress, like many other legislatures around the world, has accorded special treatment to the agricultural industry, and particularly to farmers. One example of this special treatment is the Capper-Volstead Act, which provides farmers with immunity from antitrust liability for joint conduct undertaken by and through an “association” of producers.


Do We Need Kyc/Aml: The Bank Secrecy Act And Virtual Currency Exchanges, Stan Sater Aug 2020

Do We Need Kyc/Aml: The Bank Secrecy Act And Virtual Currency Exchanges, Stan Sater

Arkansas Law Review

"Technology is moving faster than government or law can keep up. It's moving faster than you can keep up: you should be asking the question of what are your rights and who owns your data. - Gus Hunt, 2013 CIA Chief Technology Officer1 The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, commonly referred to as the Bank Secrecy Act (the BSA), is the U.S. government’s 800-pound gorilla when it comes to regulating virtual currency.2 It has been expanded, transformed, and updated since its initial passage in 1970 to keep pace with new developments in global terrorism and money laundering, all the …