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Infringement & The International Reach Of U.S. Patent Law, Moin A. Yahya, Cameron Hutchison

Moin A Yahya

American Patent Law, through both judicial and legislative efforts, has evolved from a strict territorial based set of laws asserting jurisdiction only over those infringements taking place on American soil to a more expansive set of rules asserting jurisdiction over any event that may harm patent holders in the United States regardless of where the infringement is taking place. This, we argue, is contrary to the original purpose of Patent Law and inconsistent with American obligations under the International Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS). We argue for a return to territorial based rules of jurisdiction. Such a …

Benefiting Society And Children Through Violent Media: As Evidenced By First Amendment Protection For Violent Video Games, Austin Nowakowski

Austin James Nowakowski

This article discusses the constitutional, psychological, and societal reasons for why the courts have never upheld any laws censoring violent video games.

Webmail At Work: The Case For Protection Against Employer Monitoring , Marc A. Sherman

Marc Adam Sherman

This paper is about privacy in the workplace. Specifically, I address the issue of employer monitoring of employee email. The law allows employers to monitor their workers’ email – even when messages contain private information. However, although the law is clear with respect to employer-provided email, it is not yet defined as to webmail. That is – this paper shows that relevant statutes and court decisions generally have not yet addressed the privacy issues that arise when an employer monitors email sent by an employee via the employee’s personal web-based email account.

After revealing this webmail gap in the law, …

Fired For Blogging: Are There Legal Protections For Employees Who Blog?, Robert Sprague

Robert Sprague

No abstract provided.

In Defense Of Online Intermediary Immunity: Facilitating Communities Of Modified Exceptionalism, H. Brian Holland

H. Brian Holland

No abstract provided.