Report: Apple Settles With Volkswagen For Electric Self-Driving Cars Project

May 24, 2018 15:35 pm UTC| Technology Law

While Apple stays mum about their plans in producing electric self-driving vehicles, there have been several reports indicating that the Cupertino-based tech giant is not abandoning its efforts on this field. Most...

Data mining: why the EU's proposed copyright measures get it wrong

May 24, 2018 07:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Data that is mined with the help of machine learning techniques has been a rapid area of technological advancement with good and bad consequences for everyone. And EU copyright law is currently caught in the...

Wall Street regulations need a facelift, not a minor Dodd-Frank makeover

May 23, 2018 21:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Republicans finally managed to roll back some of the Wall Street regulations passed by Congress in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis after years of trying. While it wasnt a full repeal as some had hoped, its the...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Ohio Introduces a Bill To Legally Acknowledge Blockchain Data

May 22, 2018 13:59 pm UTC| Technology Law

There are currently seven states in the U.S. that adopted blockchain-associated laws. Vermont, Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Nevada, and Tennessee are among these states. Now, it seems Ohio is going to join the fold. The...

Google Argues $4.3 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Was Resolved 'Over Six Years Ago'

May 22, 2018 13:10 pm UTC| Technology Law

Google claims that the lawsuit currently filed in a UK court is about a privacy issue that had been resolved over six years ago. In 2017, the multinational tech company is slammed with another lawsuit in the United...

Jury To Decide On Monday If Apple Gets $1 Billion From Samsung Over Patent Infringement Claims

May 21, 2018 10:16 am UTC| Technology Law

A jury is expected to decide on Monday, May 21 whether Apple will receive over $1 billion in damages from Samsung from their long-time legal battle over patent infringement claims. Aside from competing to take the top...

Fixed-odds betting terminal cap must be just the start of gambling regulation

May 19, 2018 21:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Law

The maximum stakes permitted on fixed-odds betting terminals in the UK is to be cut from 100 to 2, following years of campaigning for the change in the face of gambling industry lobbying. Those who campaigned hardest for...