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Dodge v Ford: Who Said Corporations Have to Maximize Shareholder Wealth?
So you saw the title and the feature image, were talking about Dodge v Ford here, but if you’re looking for a Hellcat v Shelby GT350 shootout you came to the wrong place. Motor trend has got you covered on that front. We are going to look at a fascinating precedent setting bit of legal […]
Finally the Justices Understand Tech: Phone Location Data is Private
March 2nd was a big day – that day in northern California another clash between technology and the constitution took place. Previously, in the David Baust case, a court in the state of Virginia determined that a defendant can be forced to give up his fingerprint, but not his pass code, in order to allow […]
Drones vs. The 4th Amendment: Who’ll Come out on Top?
Under the Obama presidency, tactical drones have successfully taken out over 2,400 enemy persons. Now though, it seems the drone has a new enemy. An enemy that can’t be taken out with a hellfire missile – The Constitution, or more specifically, The Fourth Amendment. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, […]
Ecommerce Taxation: A 21st Century Problem
Ecommerce might be one of the greatest innovations of the last decade, as it holds a certain weight of responsibility for improving the way the internet runs. We like to think that for the most part, society has adapted to the changes that have come about as a result of technological advancements. However, as much as we’d like […]
A Facebook Emoticon May Keep You out of Jail – Elonis v. United States
What happens when you post a threatening status on ‘the book of faces’ AKA Facebook? What happens if you write on your friend’s wall that you are going to kill him? Would the result differ if you added a friendly emoticon at the end of the sentence? Are you a criminal? Or are you protected […]
Are Creators Over-Protected on Kickstarter?
As part of our “Kickstarter Week” here at BizzVenue, we are giving you the down low on what legal tips should be guiding you through your Kickstarter project. The most basic Kickstarter legal tips are of course (and this applies for anything on the net) following the community guidelines, terms of use (covered below), and […]
Can the Cops Search Your Phone? No. Well… Actually Yes… but Not Exactly.
So you get pulled over, you resist arrest, a fight breaks out between you and the cop, you’re restrained and then your phone is taken. This isn’t a typical scenario that happens to law abiding citizens. What does happen to law abiding citizens is that sometimes we get pulled over for driving a little faster […]
5 Basics for an International Trademark
A trademark is any word, name, symbol (logo), slogan, package design, device, or any combination of the aforementioned that distinguishes a certain product of company A from that of company B. Do you need a Trademark? We won’t go into that question, rather for those that want to learn about it or need a trademark, here is […]
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