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Wait, before you buy, do you really “own” that product?
New book exposes consumer caveats in an expanding digital economy Buy a book at the bookstore and you own it. You can take it home, scribble in the margins, put in on the shelf, lend it to a friend, sell it at a garage sale. But is that true with e-books or other digital goods you buy? Retailers a...
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Law’s Timothy Webster writes about President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed foreign policies
Timothy Webster, assistant professor of law and director of Asian Legal Studies, wrote an op-ed for the South Morning China Post about concerns with President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed foreign policies. In his article, titled “Trump’s self-defeating vision of Fortress America must not become re...
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Law’s Aaron Perzanowski writes op-ed about license terms for software
Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law, co-wrote an op-ed describing copyright implications of Telsa's license terms for self-driving cars. He wrote the article, titled “Do you own the software that runs your Tesla?” and published in the LA Times, with Jason Schultz of New York University’s School of ...
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Ohio awards new grant to ӰƵ School of Law’s Human Trafficking Project
More legal representation planned for juvenile and adult sex trafficking victims A new round of state funding will allow a ӰƵ School of Law effort to help victims of human trafficking, while raising public awareness about an international human-rights problem that is es...
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Law’s Jonathan Adler directs law events, publishes papers this fall
Over the course of the past few months, Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, has been actively involved in the law field. In September, he directed the “Environmental Law in the Administrative State” conference at George Mason University. While there, he also presented his p...
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Law’s Sharona Hoffman writes, talks about bioethics
Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, soon will publish a paper and recently spoke about the intersection of law and health care and aging. Her paper, titled “Big Data and the Americans with Disabilities Act” will be published in Hastings Law in 2017. In addition, she recently gave ...
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CWRU student startup software company secures $1 million in angel investment
Remesh, a student-founded startup company that piloted its software at last fall’s ӰƵ Innovation Summit, recently secured $1 million in angel investment to further expand its business. Remesh software integrates artificial intelligence with market research to collect, a...
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White House releases report citing professor’s articles
Paul Giannelli The White House recently released a report on forensic science, which cited six of Professor Paul Giannelli’s articles. Giannelli is a Distinguished University Professor and the Albert J. Weatherhead III and Richard W. Weatherhead Professor of Law. The President’s Council of Adviso...
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Pre-law Community Hour event
Avidan Cover, associate professor of law, will discuss security law and domestic and international use of force at the next pre-law Community Hour event, Friday, Oct. 28 from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Sears Building, Room 356. Cover is director of the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy. He teach...
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CWRU law clinic students play lead role in preparing Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against federal government
Katelyn Pierce has wanted to be an attorney since she was a child. For Galen Baynes, lawyering came to mind only after he earned his bachelor’s degree. Now, as third-year law students at ӰƵ, they are gaining unusual real-world experience in the profession they hope to practice: T...