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STLR Link Roundup – October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018
Federal Judge Approves SEC’s Settlement with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

On Tuesday, October 16, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Alison Nathan approved Elon Musk and Tesla’s 

The Emerging Question of AI Legal Personhood Asked of Us by the Likes of Google Duplex and Sophia

October 17, 2018

At Google’s I/O developer conference this past May, CEO Sundar Pichai unveiled Duplex, an incredibly human-sounding phone bot that appeared, upon first impression, to pass

The Truth About OSS-FRAND: By All Indications, Compatible Models in Standards Settings

October 15, 2018

Editor’s Note: This post was written by guest contributors David J. Kappos and Miling Y. Harrington. Mr. Kappos is a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Previously,

STLR Link Roundup – October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018
President Trump Signs Landmark Audio Streaming Bill Into Law

On October 11th, President Trump signed the Music Modernization Act (MMA), along with two companion bills into

Has a Federal Circuit Decision Ended the CRIPSR/Cas Patent Battle?

October 8, 2018

On September 10, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision in Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc. may

A Federal Anti-SLAPP Law Would Make CDA 230 More Effective

September 12, 2018

This article was published originally on Techdirt.com, and was co-authored with Evan Mascagni, the Policy Director at the Public Participation Project. Re-published with the

Bitcoin’s Myth of Anonymity and the Rise of Other “Anonymous” Cryptocurrencies

May 16, 2018
Introduction

Many cryptocurrencies tout their “anonymous” qualities and lure users with general promises of untraceable transactions. Users of cryptocurrencies seek anonymity, not necessarily because they want

Reflections on Recent SEC Enforcement Actions against ICOs

April 25, 2018

In 2017, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) raised approximately $4 billion of capital worldwide. ICOs are a digital asset fundraising mechanism where issuers sell to

Crash Course: Recent Proposals for Comprehensive Privacy Reform

April 24, 2018

Introduction

Google searches for the term “privacy” reached new highs over the past month. The ascension of privacy issues in the national consciousness comes as

STLR Link Roundup-April 21, 2018

April 21, 2018

California Federal Judge Certifies Privacy Class Action Lawsuit Against Facebook

 On Monday, Judge Donato of the Northern District of California certified a class action