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Remade In China: What Does Recycling Tell Us About The Chinese Patent System?, 82 Umkc L. Rev. 887 (2014), Benjamin Liu

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

What can we expect of China's patent law during the tenure of President Xi Jinping? This article proffers a partial answer to this broad question through the close reading of patent allegations against Chinese refurbishers and recyclers. Although the doctrinal issues presented are specific, these disputes occupy a policy space where competing goals of development tear a slit in the glossy exterior of the “Chinese Dream” meme that comes to represent Xi's administration, a slit through which we may gain some insight into the direction of IP development in China.

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The Right To Be Forgotten: Forced Amnesia In A Technological Age, 31 J. Marshall J. Info. Tech. & Privacy L. 133 (2014), Robert Bolton

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

In the modern era, the connection between technology and one’s personal life has increased the number of moments recorded for posterity. While in many circumstances this is an ideal opportunity for fond recollection, it has the downside of displaying for others our less flattering moments. Because the Internet has such a wide scope, once something has entered its domain, it is virtually impossible to permanently remove. With a public increasingly perceiving this winnowing of privacy as a negative tendency, legislators both at home and abroad have made proposals that attempt to place restrictions on what content social media is allowed …

Beyond Privacy Rights: Crossborder Cyber-Espionage And International Law, 31 J. Marshall J. Info. Tech. & Privacy L. 369 (2014), Stefan Kirchner

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

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