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Why China Had To “Ban” Cryptocurrency But The U.S. Did Not: A Comparative Analysis Of Regulations On Crypto-Markets Between The U.S. And China, Rain Xie Washington University School of Law

Why China Had To “Ban” Cryptocurrency But The U.S. Did Not: A Comparative Analysis Of Regulations On Crypto-Markets Between The U.S. And China, Rain Xie

Washington University Global Studies Law Review

The cryptocurrency market grew from a $1.5 billion market capitalization in early 2013 to over $795 billion in January 2018. Bitcoin, an exemplar cryptocurrency, gained value from $0.08 before 2010 to over $17,000 per bitcoin in December 2017. While cryptocurrencies have campaigned for revolutionizing financial transactions, the crypto-market is plagued by nefarious minds, fleecing investors in frauds and Ponzi schemes. This crypto-mania therefore presents numerous legal and regulatory challenges that demand prompt and efficient responses. Nevertheless, the decentralized, anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies magnifies these challenges and has constantly outpaced the law’s ability to respond. To understand ...

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The "Csi Effect" And Its Potential Impact On Juror Decisions, John Alldredge San Jose State University

The "Csi Effect" And Its Potential Impact On Juror Decisions, John Alldredge

Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science

The “CSI Effect” was first described in the media as a phenomenon resulting from viewing forensic and crime based television shows. This effect influences jurors to have unrealistic expectations of forensic science during a criminal trial and affect jurors’ decisions in the conviction or acquittal process. Research has shown the “CSI Effect” has a possible pro-defense bias, in that jurors are less likely to convict without the presence of some sort of forensic evidence. Some studies show actors in the criminal justice system are changing their tactics, as if this effect has a significant influence, causing them to request unnecessary ...

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Cryptocurrency And The Myth Of The Trustless Transaction, University of Michigan Law School

Cryptocurrency And The Myth Of The Trustless Transaction

Michigan Technology Law Review

This article interrogates the claim that trust can be replaced with blockchain technology. Part I begins with an introduction that provides an overview of the trust issues surrounding cryptocurrency. Part II then outlines the role that trust plays in a financial market more generally, focusing specifically on the trust embedded in what cryptocurrency supporters derogate as a ‘fiat’ currency. Part III introduces the blockchain, as well as Bitcoin and cryptocurrency more generally. Part IV then tests the claims that Bitcoin eliminates the need for trust against real-world experiences of Bitcoin holders and markets. This section disaggregates the blockchain technology itself ...

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Credit Scoring In The Era Of Big Data, Mikella Hurley, Julius Adebayo Georgetown University Law Center

Credit Scoring In The Era Of Big Data, Mikella Hurley, Julius Adebayo

Yale Journal of Law and Technology

For most Americans, access to credit is an essential requirement for upward mobility and financial success. A favorable credit rating is necessary to purchase a home or car, to start a new business, to seek higher education, or to pursue other important goals. For many consumers, strong credit is also necessary to gain access to employment, rental housing, and essential services such as insurance. At present, however, individuals have very little control over how they are scored and have even less ability to contest inaccurate, biased, or unfair assessments of their credit. Traditional, automated credit-scoring tools raise longstanding concerns of ...

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The Ethical Debate On Drones, Anne Hopkins Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

The Ethical Debate On Drones, Anne Hopkins

Augustana Center for the Study of Ethics Essay Contest

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The "Evergreening" Metaphor In Intellectual Property Scholarship, Erika Lietzan University of Missouri School of Law

The "Evergreening" Metaphor In Intellectual Property Scholarship, Erika Lietzan

Faculty Publications

This article is a plea for changes in the scholarly dialogue about "evergreening" by drug companies. Allegations that drug companies engage in "evergreening" are pervasive in legal scholarship, economic scholarship, medical and health policy scholarship, and policy writing, and they have prompted significant policymaking proposals. This Article was motivated by concern that the metaphor has not been fully explained and that policymaking in response might therefore be premature. It canvasses and assesses the scholarly literature-more than 300 articles discussing or mentioning "evergreening." It catalogues the definitions, the examples, and the empirical studies. Scholars use the term when describing certain actions ...

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Time Enough - Consequences Of Human Microchip Implantation, Elaine M. Ramesh University of New Hampshire

Time Enough - Consequences Of Human Microchip Implantation, Elaine M. Ramesh

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Ramesh argues that microchip implantation is both possible and, for some purposes, desirable and suggests that now is the time to consider strategies for preventing potentially grievous intrusion into personal privacy.

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The Problem With Intellectual Property Rights: Subject Matter Expansion, Andrew Beckerman-Rodau Yale Law School

The Problem With Intellectual Property Rights: Subject Matter Expansion, Andrew Beckerman-Rodau

Yale Journal of Law and Technology

This article examines the expansion of the subject matter that can be protected under intellectual property law. Intellectual property law has developed legal rules that carefully balance competing interests. The goal has long been to provide enough legal protection to maximize incentives to engage in creative and innovative activities while also providing rules and doctrines that minimize the effect on the commercial marketplace and minimize interference with the free flow of ideas generally. The expansive view of subject matter protectable via intellectual property law has erased the clear delineation between patent, copyright, and trademark law. This has led to overprotection ...

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Strengths, Limitations, And Controversies Of Dna Evidence, Naseam Rachel Behrouzfard University of Massachusetts School of Law

Strengths, Limitations, And Controversies Of Dna Evidence, Naseam Rachel Behrouzfard

University of Massachusetts Law Review

This article explores the benefits of DNA evidence as well as the evidentiary problems associated with DNA. Part II discusses the history, development, and the emergence of DNA in the criminal justice system. Part III analyzes the significance of DNA evidence and its impact on recent cases. Part IV describes the disadvantages of DNA evidence in terms of efficiency, risks, human error, and its impact on jurors.

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Introduction: O.J. Simpson And The Criminal Justice System On Trial, Christopher B. Mueller University of Colorado Law Review

Introduction: O.J. Simpson And The Criminal Justice System On Trial, Christopher B. Mueller

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Preview—Yellen V. Confederated Tribes Of The Chehalis Reservation: Whether Alaska Native Corporations Are Eligible For Cares Act Relief Payments, Allison Barnwell 2021 Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana

Preview—Yellen V. Confederated Tribes Of The Chehalis Reservation: Whether Alaska Native Corporations Are Eligible For Cares Act Relief Payments, Allison Barnwell

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in this matter on Monday, April 19, 2021, telephonically, at 10 a.m. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar will likely argue for the United States Department of Treasury. Paul D. Clement will likely appear for the Petitioner Alaska Native Village Corporation Association. Riyaz A. Kanji will likely argue for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis, and Jeffrey S. Rasmussen will likely appear for the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.

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Preview— Montana And Wyoming V. Washington: The Commerce Clause And The Clean Water Act Collide Over Coal Exports, Rachel L. Wagner 2021 Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana

Preview— Montana And Wyoming V. Washington: The Commerce Clause And The Clean Water Act Collide Over Coal Exports, Rachel L. Wagner

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The Supreme Court of the United States has not scheduled oral arguments for this matter. In October 2020, the Court asked for the federal government’s views on the case but has not yet decided whether it will exercise its jurisdiction over the challenge.

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Administrative Law In The Automated State, Cary Coglianese 2021 University of Pennsylvania Law School

Administrative Law In The Automated State, Cary Coglianese

Faculty Scholarship at Penn Law

In the future, administrative agencies will rely increasingly on digital automation powered by machine learning algorithms. Can U.S. administrative law accommodate such a future? Not only might a highly automated state readily meet longstanding administrative law principles, but the responsible use of machine learning algorithms might perform even better than the status quo in terms of fulfilling administrative law’s core values of expert decision-making and democratic accountability. Algorithmic governance clearly promises more accurate, data-driven decisions. Moreover, due to their mathematical properties, algorithms might well prove to be more faithful agents of democratic institutions. Yet even if an automated ...

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Regulations For Smart Mobility: Proceed With Caution, Connor Saenz 2021 Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law

Regulations For Smart Mobility: Proceed With Caution, Connor Saenz

Science and Technology Law Review

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Agriculture & Blockchain: Identifying Liability And Guaranteeing Quality, Morgan Crider 2021 Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law

Agriculture & Blockchain: Identifying Liability And Guaranteeing Quality, Morgan Crider

Science and Technology Law Review

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Gotta Catch ‘Em All! The Rise Of Esports And The Evolution Of Its Regulations, Elizabeth Chung 2021 Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law

Gotta Catch ‘Em All! The Rise Of Esports And The Evolution Of Its Regulations, Elizabeth Chung

Science and Technology Law Review

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The Case For Dhs To Classify The Internet Of Things As Critical Infrastructure In The United States, Jessica G. Martz 2021 Southern Methodist University

The Case For Dhs To Classify The Internet Of Things As Critical Infrastructure In The United States, Jessica G. Martz

Science and Technology Law Review

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Driverless Cars And Resource Allocation, Jeff Daniel Clark 2021 J. Daniel Clark Attorney at Law

Driverless Cars And Resource Allocation, Jeff Daniel Clark

Science and Technology Law Review

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Front Matter, 2021 Southern Methodist University

Front Matter

Science and Technology Law Review

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Blockchain & Ccpa, Alza Jr., Gustavo 2021 Santa Clara Law

Blockchain & Ccpa, Alza Jr., Gustavo

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

BLOCKCHAIN & CCPA

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Is There Evidence Of Antitrust Harm In The House Judiciary Committee’S Hot Docs?, Oh, Sarah 2021 Santa Clara Law

Is There Evidence Of Antitrust Harm In The House Judiciary Committee’S Hot Docs?, Oh, Sarah

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

IS THERE EVIDENCE OF ANTITRUST HARM IN THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE’S HOT DOCS?

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Copyrighting Copywrongs: An Empirical Analysis Of Errors With Automated Dmca Takedown Notices, Seng, Daniel 2021 Santa Clara Law

Copyrighting Copywrongs: An Empirical Analysis Of Errors With Automated Dmca Takedown Notices, Seng, Daniel

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

COPYRIGHTING COPYWRONGS: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF ERRORS WITH AUTOMATED DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICES

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Regulation As Partnership, Justin (Gus) Hurwitz 2021 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Regulation As Partnership, Justin (Gus) Hurwitz

Journal of Law & Innovation

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Innovation Or Jobs? An Inconvenient Truth About Public Financing For “Innovation”, Camilla A. Hrdy 2021 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Innovation Or Jobs? An Inconvenient Truth About Public Financing For “Innovation”, Camilla A. Hrdy

Journal of Law & Innovation

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Inconvenient Truths: Interpreting The Origins Of The Commercial Internet, Shane Greenstein 2021 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Inconvenient Truths: Interpreting The Origins Of The Commercial Internet, Shane Greenstein

Journal of Law & Innovation

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Experimental Strategies For Regulating Fintech, Hilary J. Allen 2021 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Experimental Strategies For Regulating Fintech, Hilary J. Allen

Journal of Law & Innovation

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Explanation < Justification: Gdpr And The Perils Of Privacy, Talia B. Gillis, Josh Simons 2021 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Explanation < Justification: Gdpr And The Perils Of Privacy, Talia B. Gillis, Josh Simons

Journal of Law & Innovation

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Justifying The Efficacy Of Contract Discrimination, Hosea H. Harvey 2021 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Justifying The Efficacy Of Contract Discrimination, Hosea H. Harvey

Journal of Law & Innovation

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Why Do People Avoid Information About Privacy?, Dan Svirsky 2021 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Why Do People Avoid Information About Privacy?, Dan Svirsky

Journal of Law & Innovation

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All Smart Contracts Are Ambiguous, James Grimmelmann 2021 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

All Smart Contracts Are Ambiguous, James Grimmelmann

Journal of Law & Innovation

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