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Platform, Anonymity, and Illegal Actors: Evidence of Whac-a-Mole Enforcement From Airbnb

Jian Jia, Illinois Institute of Technology – Stuart School of Business and Liad Wagman, Illinois Institute of Technology – Stuart School of Business, IIT have written on Platform, Anonymity, and Illegal Actors: Evidence of Whac-a-Mole Enforcement From Airbnb. ABSTRACT: Airbnb,… … Continue reading

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Enforcing the Fair Credit Reporting Act Through Private Actors

Suppose you open your credit report to discover that your mortgage lender has been reporting inaccurate information. You contact your lender, but the information remains uncorrected and your credit plummets. Out of options, you sue the lender. But your lawsuit … Continue reading

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When Should Actors Get Coprights in their Performances?

In Garcia v. Google, the en banc Ninth Circuit ruled that actors can basically never obtain a copyright in their performances. I was one of, say, ten people troubled by this decision. My IP academic colleagues will surely recall (too) … Continue reading

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‘Malicious actors’ collected data on 2 billion Facebook users worldwide

It is not surprising to now today from Facebook that the debacle of Cambridge Analytica harvesting data on 87 million people has escalated monumentally to the level of 2 billion users worldwide per the Washington Post: “Facebook said Wednesday that … Continue reading

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Russian cyber actors for interference with the 2016 U.S. elections and malicious cyber-attacks finally sanctioned by Trump administration

Announced Thursday, the Treasury Department enacted what amounts to the most stringent punishment yet by Trump for Russia’s election interference. The new sanctions, which include individuals indicted by the Special Counsel, finally met the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act’s mandate … Continue reading

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