Richmond Journal of Law and Technology
by: Billy Raska, Associate Staff Starting back in 2011, Innovatio IP Ventures, LLC (“Innovatio”) began suing various hotels, coffee shops, restaurants, supermarkets, and other commercial Wi-Fi users for infringing several patents that it had acquired from Intermec Technologies Corporation and Intermec IP Corporation, Norand Corporation, and Broadcom Corporation.[1] Most of the publicity surrounding this case
Thank you to all of those who joined us at JOLT‘s 20th Volume Alumni Celebration. It was wonderful to see so many generations of alumni. Ben Fox, Editor-in-Chief, kicks off the evening by introducing Rick Klau. JOLT Co-Founder Rick Klau gives the keynote address, describing how an arbitrary deadline from the Dean’s Office was a
by Laura Bedson, Associate Staff On October 1 of 2013 the much awaited online insurance exchanges launched under the Affordable Care Act. With this launch millions of uninsured people were to be offered health insurance plans on Healthcare.gov. Unfortunately the website did not run as smoothly as planned, leaving individuals with error messages and
by Miles Jolley, Associate Staff Your initial response to this question is probably, “No way bro!” But answering this question under Virginia law may not be as easy as it seems. If your league requires an entry fee and then allocates the pot to your league’s best, you may be breaking Virginia law. Illegal betting
by Spencer Mead, Associate Staff Shopping today looks very different than it did 20 years ago. Online retailers like Amazon have forever changed the way consumers shop. A person can hop on the internet, travel to a website such as Amazon.com, and order a wide variety of items in a matter of minutes. This method
by Laura Bedson, Associate Staff Consumers will stop at nothing to get their hands on the newest Apple products. But, it appears that with the launch of the iPhone 5s those same hands will be used for something more than just coveting Apple’s newest creation. The introduction of the 5s also meant the introduction of
by Jasmine McKinney, Associate Staff In late September, a federal judge allowed a lawsuit against Google to move forward, when ruling that Google may indeed be violating wiretap law when it scans the e-mails of users not using a Gmail account.[1] Google utilizes automatic scanning of all e-mail that comes through its servers to work
by Fiona Clancy, Associate Staff On Monday, October 14, 2013, two girls, ages twelve and fourteen were arrested in Florida and charged with aggravated stalking, a third-degree felony.[1] The charges against the two suspects stem from their cyberbullying of Rebecca Sedwick, just twelve years old, who killed herself in September.[2] Rebecca had been targeted
by Jessica Ertel, Associate Staff How many times have you subconsciously clicked the thumbs up button on Facebook? Every time you log onto Facebook, it is inevitable that something amusing, smart, or relatable will pop up on your news feed which will warrant the social sign of approval, the “like.” Facebook processes approximately 2.7
by Emma Buck, Associate Staff Like millions of Americans, I appreciate a good crime show where you can cheer on the good guys and count down the episodes until Bones and Booth or Castle and Beckett or DiNozzo and David get together. However, this harmless entertainment may be creating jury biases that are very
