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Next Verse, Same As The First: Inadequacies In The Government's Legal Approach Toward Biotechnology, Kimberly Righter

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Patentability Of Gene Editing Technologies Such As Crispr & The Harmonization Of Laws Relating To Germline Editing, Jessica Wachowicz

Intellectual Property Brief

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A Nonobvious Approach To Functional Claiming In Software Patents, Jennifer Chiang

Intellectual Property Brief

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A Break From Reality: Modernizing Authentication Standards For Digital Video Evidence In The Era Of Deepfakes, John P. Lamonaga

American University Law Review

The legal standard for authenticating photographic and video evidence in court has remained largely static throughout the evolution of media technology in the twentieth century. The advent of “deepfakes,” or fake videos created using artificial intelligence programming, renders outdated many of the assumptions that the Federal Rules of Evidence are built upon.

Rule 901(b)(1) provides a means to authenticate evidence through the testimony of a “witness with knowledge.” Courts commonly admit photographic and video evidence by using the “fair and accurate portrayal” standard to meet this Rule’s intent. This standard sets an extremely low bar—the witness need only testify that …

Intergenerational Control: Why Genetic Modification Of Embryos Via Crispr-Cas9 Is Not A Fundamental Parental Right, Fernando Montoya

American University Law Review

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