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The Big Twelve: Crypto
As the weather begins to chill in November, the College Football Playoff race heats up. This year, the race, along with the last few years, has sported changes regarding what schools are playing sports where. In fact, seven of ten Football Bowl Subdivision conferences have or will undergo membership changes. Somewhat similar, but somewhat different, … Continue reading The Big Twelve: Crypto
Triple Threat in Tech: Twitter, Threads, and Trade Secrets
Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms (META.O), under a trade secret cause of action, for its new Threads platform in a letter sent to Facebook parent's CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter's lawyer Alex Spiro. Twitter claims that Meta hired “dozens” of ex-Twitter employees with access to Twitter’s trade secrets to develop Threads and thus … Continue reading Triple Threat in Tech: Twitter, Threads, and Trade Secrets
There’s an NFT Vending Machine?!?
Crypto has had quite the year with uncertainty continuing into the new year. However, any novel sort of game-changing paradigm shifting technology comes with booms and busts and natural bubble cycles. Trial and error is necessary in order to create a stable, secure, decentralized ecosystem. That being said, the uncertainty surrounding cryptocurrencies has not stopped … Continue reading There’s an NFT Vending Machine?!?
An Actual Deterrent: Algorithmic Disgorgement
The Federal Trade Commission has been tasked with finding a solution to deceptive digital data practices at the hands of big tech companies. Indeed, algorithmic disgorgement would act as a deterrent in that companies would be penalized for unfair and deceptive data practices. Specifically, algorithmic disgorgement maintains that when companies collect data illegally, they should … Continue reading An Actual Deterrent: Algorithmic Disgorgement
The Legal Nuances of Fractionalized NFTs
If an NFT buyer does not garner exclusive ownership when buying an NFT then why even invest in an NFT in the first place? How does one even become an NFT creator or buyer? These questions are adding to the ambiguity surrounding the world of NFTs. As our traditional industries have already begun to partake … Continue reading The Legal Nuances of Fractionalized NFTs
The Social Media Saga Continues: Embedding Tools
Back in June, I wrote about a case concerning the issue of embedded social media posts, specifically Instagram. In that case, the court held that Instagram’s terms of use were insufficiently clear to allow users to escape liability for publishing Instagram content through the embed tool. The issue of embedded social media posts is still beckoning a … Continue reading The Social Media Saga Continues: Embedding Tools
Zooming into the Metaverse: The Digital Universe Set to Host a Premier New Year’s Eve Party in Paris World
Unless you’re brave enough to endure the crowded NYC commute to watch the famous New Year’s Eve Ball start its descent at exactly 11:59 p.m., we have all made it a national tradition to gather around the TV with friends and families to watch the ball drop. As we unite to countdown the final moments … Continue reading Zooming into the Metaverse: The Digital Universe Set to Host a Premier New Year’s Eve Party in Paris World
Nike Secretly Swooshes into the Metaverse
First, crypto. Then, NFTs. Now, the metaverse. What’s next?! Iconic, premium brand Nike has just recently filed seven trademark applications for “virtual goods.” Indeed, Nike has taken just do it to the metaverse, filing for “virtual goods” trademarks and frankly continuing to just do it. Specifically, Nike hopes to protect digital goods in non-fungible tokens, … Continue reading Nike Secretly Swooshes into the Metaverse
Content Creation Gone Wild: YouTube Shorts
Notwithstanding its relatively recent development, TikTok, a popular short-form, video-sharing app, is currently the fastest-growing social networking platform on the internet. Whether used as a medium for expression, a source of entertainment, or a means of connecting, the app has evolved among our social media favorites, now leading Twitter and Reddit. Notably, TikTok runs on … Continue reading Content Creation Gone Wild: YouTube Shorts
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