University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy

Recent Developments from Past Issues This section of the University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy is compiled and written by our student editorial board. Occasionally, distinguished legal practitioners are invited to submit a comment covering a topic related to his or her work. The Recent Developments section summarizes international and U.S. federal and state legislation regarding law, technology and policy. This section also analyzes certain pertinent judicial and administrative decisions.
Law Enforcement Efficiency or Orwell's 1984? Supreme Court to Decide Whether "Big Brother" is Here at Last	David J. Stein Fall 2011
Going Google: Your Practice, the Cloud, and the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20	Shellie Stephens Spring 2011
High Speed Trading Begets High Speed Regulation: SEC Response to Flash Crash, Rash	David M. Serritella Fall 2010
Design Patent Infringement: Post-Egyptian Goddess	Marta Kowalczyk Spring 2010
"I Agree" to Criminal Liability: Lori Drew‘s Prosecution Under §1030(a)(2)(C) of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and Why Every Internet User Should Care	Nicholas R. Johnson Fall 2009
In Re Bilski -- Recent Developments in Method Claiming	Joseph M. Barich Spring 2009
From Beepers to GPS: Can The Fourth Amendment Keep Up With Electronic Tracking Technology?	Ramya Shah Spring 2009
Audiovisual Media Services Directive: Europe's Modernization of Broadcast Services Regulations	Vance Little Spring 2008
The Need for a New U.S. Stem Cell Research Policy: A Comparative Look at International Stem Cell Research Laws	Piotr Rewerski Fall 2007
Peer Review of Patents: Can the Public Make the Patent System Better?	Alisa S. Kao Fall 2007
Death of Dawn Donut: The Demise of Concurrent Trademarks	Jessica Amber Drew Spring 2007
Defamed By A Blogger: Legal Protections, Self-Regulation And Other Failures	Jennifer Meredith Liebman Fall 2006
Driver Licensing Under the REAL ID Act: Can Current Technology Balance Security and Privacy?	Manoj Govindaiah Spring 2006
Litigating Outsourced Patents: How Offshoring May Affect the Attorney-Client Privilege	Joel R. Merkin Spring 2006
A Helpful Loss? The Implications of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. on Future Distribution of Products Capable of Infringing Uses	Charles Ingrassia Fall 2005
Freedom to Research: Room for Trial and Error in Drug Development After Merck KGAA v. Integra Lifesciences I Ltd.	Patcharin Pisut Fall 2005
Grey Tuesday Leads to Blue Monday? Digital Sampling of Sound Recordings After The Grey Album	Frederich N. Lim Fall 2004
Microsoft Champions Intellectual Property Rights and Loses to European Union Competition Law: Proceeding Under Article 82 of the EC Treaty Case Comp/C-3/37.792 Microsoft, March 24, 2004	Bruce Canetti Spring 2004
The Movie Empire Strikes Back: 321 Studios v. MGM	Thayer M. Preece Spring 2004
SCO Group v. IBM: The Future of Open-Source Software	Kerry D. Goettsch Fall 2003
No Need to Search the Nile: The Supreme Court Clarifies the Use of Public Domain Works in Dastar v. Twentieth Century Fox	Stacey L. Garrett Fall 2003
No Secrets Allowed: The Supreme Court Holds That the Federal Trademark Dilution Act Requires Proof of Actual Dilution in Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc.	Ashok M. Pinto Spring 2003
In Fear of Cyberterrorism	Tara Mythri Raghavan Spring 2003
Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co.: Restoring the Doctrine of Equivalents for Claims Modified During Prosecution	Mark R. Anderson January 2003
Pioneer Hi-Bred International v. J.E.M. AG Supply: Patent Protection of Plants Grows Under the Supreme Court's Latest Decision	Kevin M. Baird January 2003
Pre-Issuance Publication of Pending Patent Applications: Not So Secret Anymore	Joseph M. Barich March 2002
The Federal Circuit Redefines the Effect of Prosecution History Estoppel on the Doctrine of Equivalents	Mark Remus April 2001
New York Times v. Tasini: Striking a Balance Between the Rights of A Freelance Author in Their Individual Works and the Rights of a Publisher in Its Collective Works	Matthew A. Doscotch & Steven A. McAuley February 2001
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act - An Offensive Weapon for Trademark Holders	W. Chad Shear October 2000
Recent Attempt to Regulate the Internet	Aaron Lancaster October 2000