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Cybersquatting At The Intersection Of Internet Domain Names And Trademark Law, Steven Wright

Steven Wright

This is a tutorial about the basic elements of domain name system and trademark law focussing on the interactions between them and specifically on the concept of cybersquatting. The tutorial reviews the structure of the domain name space and it’s associated protocols as well as the legal context for trademarks and the recent advances for adjudication of disputes related to cybersquatting. Some potential impacts of recent extensions proposed for the gTLD domain name space are also considered.

Avatar Experimentation: Human Subjects Research In Virtual Worlds, Joshua A.T. Fairfield

Joshua A.T. Fairfield

Researchers love virtual worlds. They are drawn to virtual worlds because of the opportunity to study real populations and real behavior in shared simulated environments. The growing number of virtual worlds and population growth within such worlds has led to a sizeable increase in the number of human subjects experiments taking place in such worlds. Virtual world users care deeply about their avatars, their virtual property, their privacy, their relationships, their community, and their accounts. People within virtual worlds act much as they would in the physical world, because the experience of the virtual world is "real" to them. The …

"Censorship In The Video Game Industry: Government Intervention Or Parental Controls?", Richard J. Hunter Jr., Hector R. Lozada, Ann Mayo

Richard J Hunter Jr.

The article is a comprehensive review of the constitutional issues surrounding legislation which regulates the video game industry in the context of the Illinois Sexually Explicit Video Game Law (SEVGL). The article reviews the process of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the application of strict scrutiny analysis by the Court of Appeals, the discussion relating to the constitutionality of the SEVGL, and revisits the important precedents found in Ginsberg and Miller. The article offers a suggestion for future legislative efforts in the area of regulation of this important industry.

Drug Safety And Commercial Speech: Television Advertisements And Reprints On Off-Label Uses, Margaret Gilhooley

Margaret Gilhooley

1/11/10

PREPUBLICATION VERSION

DRUG SAFETY AND COMMERCIAL SPEECH:

TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS AND REPRINTS ON OFF-LABEL USES

By Margaret Gilhooley©

ABSTRACT

This paper examines how the constitutional protections for commercial speech have limited the ability of Congress and FDA to regulate prescription drugs in ways that can affect safety. In Thompson v. Western States, the Supreme Court struck down a Congressional restriction on advertisements for unapproved “compound” drugs because a disclosure that FDA had not approved the compound was considered a constitutionally adequate alternative. While drug compounds are a relatively obscure category, the decision influenced Congress in deciding not to require a …

Jurisdiction And Internet In Relation To Commercial Law Disputes In A European Context, Ulf Maunsbach, Patrik Lindskoug

Ulf Maunsbach

No abstract provided.