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The U.S. On Tilt: Why The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Is A Bad Bet, Gerd Alexander
The U.S. On Tilt: Why The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Is A Bad Bet, Gerd Alexander
Duke Law & Technology Review
The United States federal government’s attempts to curb Internet gambling are beginning to resemble a game of whack-a-mole. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (the "UIGEA" or "Act") represents its most recent attack on Internet gambling. This iBrief first looks at U.S. attempts to limit Internet gambling and how those efforts have affected gambling law and business. It then discusses how the UIGEA works and highlights some of its major limitations. This iBrief argues that the UIGEA will not only fail to rein in online gambling, but that the U.S. federal government is treading an improvident course towards …
Taxation Of Virtual Assets, Scott Wisniewski
Taxation Of Virtual Assets, Scott Wisniewski
Duke Law & Technology Review
The development of vast social networks through Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games has created in-game communities in which virtual assets have real-world values. The question has thus arisen whether such virtual assets are legal subjects of taxation. This iBrief will detail and discuss the various exclusions to taxable income, and analyze their application to the possibility of creating potential tax liability based on in-kind exchanges of virtual assets.
Fcc Regulation: Indecency By Interest Groups, Patricia Daza
Fcc Regulation: Indecency By Interest Groups, Patricia Daza
Duke Law & Technology Review
FCC regulations are among the most controversial administrative law regulations because of their impact on broadcast television. This iBrief analyzes the history of FCC regulation and highlights the problems associated with the current model. Applying theories of economics, this iBrief proposes solutions to the current problems of selective enforcement and vagueness in enforcement. While the Supreme Court recognized that FCC regulation is necessary, it is also necessary for there to be a clearer model for how the agency should be run.
Is The Internet A Viable Threat To Representative Democracy?, David M. Thompson
Is The Internet A Viable Threat To Representative Democracy?, David M. Thompson
Duke Law & Technology Review
The Internet, despite its relatively recent advent, is critical to millions of Americans’ way of life. Although the Internet arguably opens new opportunities for citizens to become more directly involved in their government, some scholars fear this direct involvement poses a risk to one of the Constitution’s most precious ideals: representative democracy. This iBrief explores whether the constitutional notion of representation is vulnerable to the Internet’s capacity to open new vistas for a more direct democracy by analyzing statistics and theories about why voters in the United States do or do not vote and by examining the inherent qualities of …