Volume: 35

Artificial intelligence and the fog of innovation: a deep-dive on governance and the liability of autonomous systems

Alan Turing, in his famous 1950 paper, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence,” wrote, “we can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be...

Defective Computer-aided Design Software Liability In 3d Bio-printed Human Organ Equivalents

Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting offers the exciting prospect of printing 3D multicellular human organs by combining a host of specialisms, including software development,...

Empirical Analysis Of Australian Trademark Infringement Decisions: Implications For The U.S. Trademark Use Debate

In the U.S., under the Lanham Act, to establish infringement of a registered mark under section 32 or an unregistered mark under section 43, the plaintiff must show ownership of...

“Fly Home Ye Ravens!”: How the FCC’s Abandonment of Broadband Regulation Will Harm Music Diversity

Citing supposed harms to competition among Internet service providers, the 2017 Restoring Internet Freedom Order reverses a decade long push to implement a regime of broadband...

From Bits to Atoms: Does the Open Source Software Model Translate to Open Source Hardware?

Many believe that open source innovation works “faster, better and cheaper” than conventional, proprietary innovation. The success of open source innovation has been seen...

Unfair Misuse: How Section 512 of the DMCA Allows Abuse of the Copyright Fair Use Doctrine and How to Fix It

Hoping to spur the growth of the early Internet, Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in 1998. The goal was to balance online service providers’ interests...

The Biosimilar Patent Dance- If You Don’t Dance You’re No Friend of Mine

In response to political pressure, Congress has been seeking solutions to control drug prices and make it easier for consumers to afford pharmaceuticals. The legislative response...

Model(ing) Privacy: Empirical Approaches to Privacy Law and Governance

Privacy can be difficult for people to conceptualize, including for the policymakers charged with designing, interpreting, and enforcing privacy law. In both consumer privacy law...