Avatar Experimentation: Human Subjects Research In Virtual Worlds, 2012 Washington & Lee University School of Law
Avatar Experimentation: Human Subjects Research In Virtual Worlds, Joshua A.T. Fairfield
Scholarly Articles
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 virtual 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 …
"Do-Not-Track" As Contract, 2012 Washington & Lee University School of Law
"Do-Not-Track" As Contract, Joshua A.T. Fairfield
Scholarly Articles
Support for enforcement of a do-not-track option in browsers has been gathering steam. Such an option presents a simple method for consumers to protect their privacy. The problem is how to enforce this choice. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could enforce a do-not-track option in a consumer browser under its section 5 powers. The FTC, however, currently appears to lack the political will to do so. Moreover, the FTC cannot follow the model of its successful do-not-call list since the majority of Internet service providers (ISPs) assign Internet addresses dynamically — telephone numbers do not change, whereas Internet protocol (IP) …
The Challenges To Legal Education In 1973 And 2012: An Introduction To The Anniversary Issue Of The Hofstra Law Review, 2012 Washington and Lee University School of Law
The Challenges To Legal Education In 1973 And 2012: An Introduction To The Anniversary Issue Of The Hofstra Law Review, Nora V. Demleitner
Scholarly Articles
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The Social Context Of Oncofertility, 2012 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
The Social Context Of Oncofertility, Dorothy E. Roberts
All Faculty Scholarship
A field known as oncofertility provides female cancer patients with a variety of ways to preserve their fertility so that they may bear genetically related children after successful cancer treatment. Some women delay cancer therapy so doctors can collect their eggs, which are then cryopreserved in an unfertilized state or used to create embryos through in vitro fertilization for freezing. An experimental procedure for preserving the fertility of prepubertal girls, known as ovarian tissue cryopreservation, involves surgically removing their ovarian tissue and growing the immature eggs to a mature state so they can be frozen and stored until the girls …
A Thousand Tiny Pieces: The Federal Circuit's Fractured 'Myriad' Ruling, Lessons To Be Learned, And The Way Forward, 2012 American University Washington College of Law
A Thousand Tiny Pieces: The Federal Circuit's Fractured 'Myriad' Ruling, Lessons To Be Learned, And The Way Forward, Jonathan Stroud
Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
The Supreme Court granted, vacated, and remanded the infamous Myriad gene isolation patentability case to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in light of the recent Prometheus decision, which held 9-0 that a certain diagnostic method was invalid subject matter because it was an abstract idea merely modified by other obvious steps. This Essay argues that Myriad should be affirmed again by the Federal Circuit, particularly in light of Prometheus, in order to inject certainty, clarity, and consistency into the § 101 patentable subject matter jurisprudence
The End Of Forgetting And "Administrative Rights" To Our Online Personas, 2012 Saint Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
The End Of Forgetting And "Administrative Rights" To Our Online Personas, Jamie R. Lund
IP Theory
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Openness, Intellectual Property And Standardization In The European Ict Sector, 2012 University of Leiden, The Netherlands
Openness, Intellectual Property And Standardization In The European Ict Sector, Carl Mair
IP Theory
No abstract provided.
The Obligatory Structure Of Copyright Law: Unbundling The Wrong Of Copying, 2012 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
The Obligatory Structure Of Copyright Law: Unbundling The Wrong Of Copying, Shyamkrishna Balganesh
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Latest 4th Amendment Privacy Conundrum: "Stingrays", 2012 University of Michigan Law School
The Latest 4th Amendment Privacy Conundrum: "Stingrays", Max Bulinksi
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Caveat
Wired is reporting renewed hubbub regarding statutory and Fourth Amendment protections of individuals’ privacy in the digital age. This time, it comes in the form of federal officers using a fake cellphone tower (called a “stingray”) to locate their suspect, Mr. Rigmaiden, by tracking the location of his cellphone. According to an affidavit submitted to the court, the stingray only captures the equivalent of header information – such as the phone or account number assigned to the aircard as well as dialing, routing and address information involved in the communication.
Signal Lost: Is A Gps Tracking System The Same As An Eyeball?, 2012 University of Michigan Law School
Signal Lost: Is A Gps Tracking System The Same As An Eyeball?, Eric Andrew Felleman
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Caveat
On November 8th, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in United States v. Jones. One of the primary issues in the case is whether law enforcement personnel violated Mr. Jones' Fourth Amendment right to freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures by using a GPS tracking device to monitor the location of his car without a warrant. The 7th Circuit and the 9th Circuit have both recently held that use of GPS tracking is not a search under the Fourth Amendment.
The Technological Edge, 2012 The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
The Technological Edge, Elizabeth I. Winston
Scholarly Articles
To grant a patent to natural phenomena hinders innovation, taking back from the public that which the public has a right to possess. To deny a patent to man’s manufacture undercuts the fundamental bargain of the patent system. All inventions, at their core, may be deemed natural, rendering it difficult to distinguish between man’s manufacture and natural phenomena. Determining whether the innovative aspect of the product is a technological one, rather than a natural one, can clarify whether the patent grant promotes the progress of science and the useful arts. The higher the level of skill in the art required …
United States V. Jones: Reviving The Property Foundation Of The Fourth Amendment, 2012 Case Western Reserve University School of Law
United States V. Jones: Reviving The Property Foundation Of The Fourth Amendment, Herbert W. Titus, William J. Olson
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
No abstract provided.
"Hostile Learning Environment:" Developing Student Speech Regulation By Applying The Hostile Work Environment Analysis To Cyberbullying, 2012 Case Western Reserve University School of Law
"Hostile Learning Environment:" Developing Student Speech Regulation By Applying The Hostile Work Environment Analysis To Cyberbullying, Carla Diblasio
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
No abstract provided.
Antitrust And Patent License Agreements: A New Look At The Grantback Clause In High Technology Markets, 2012 Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Antitrust And Patent License Agreements: A New Look At The Grantback Clause In High Technology Markets, John M. Murray
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
No abstract provided.
Is Wikileaks A Hit Man Handbook: Why Wikileaks Cannot Claim First Amendment Immunity If The Afghan And Iraq War Logs Cause Physical Harm, 2012 Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Is Wikileaks A Hit Man Handbook: Why Wikileaks Cannot Claim First Amendment Immunity If The Afghan And Iraq War Logs Cause Physical Harm, Rachel Wolbers
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
No abstract provided.
More Money, More Problems: The Bitcoin Virtual Currency And The Legal Problems That Face It, 2012 Case Western Reserve University School of Law
More Money, More Problems: The Bitcoin Virtual Currency And The Legal Problems That Face It, Daniel Smith
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
No abstract provided.
Mass File Sharing Lawsuits: Legalized Extortion Or Valid Defense Of Copyright, 2012 Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Mass File Sharing Lawsuits: Legalized Extortion Or Valid Defense Of Copyright, Tyler Tassone
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
No abstract provided.
The Parable Of The Non-Planting Entity And The Apple Tree: Understanding The Role Of Non-Practicing Entities, The, 2012 Case Western Reserve University School of Law
The Parable Of The Non-Planting Entity And The Apple Tree: Understanding The Role Of Non-Practicing Entities, The, Mitch Kline
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
No abstract provided.
Do Robomemos Dream Of Electric Nouns?: A Search For The Soul Of Legal Writing, 2012 Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Do Robomemos Dream Of Electric Nouns?: A Search For The Soul Of Legal Writing, Ian Gallacher
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
No abstract provided.
Autonomous Cars And Tort Liability: Why The Market Will "Drive" Autonomous Cars Out Of The Marketplace, 2012 Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Autonomous Cars And Tort Liability: Why The Market Will "Drive" Autonomous Cars Out Of The Marketplace, Kyle Colonna
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
No abstract provided.