Frances Rodriguez – On May 12, 2023, Governor DeSantis signed into law amended Florida Statute Section 561.20(4), heralding a transformative change in the state’s alcohol regulatory framework. This revision to the statute known as the Special Food Service license (SFS), promises to have a profound and far-reaching impact on Florida’s retail alcohol beverage industry. In […]
Vaughn Gendron – In 1999, the music industry’s business model was turned upside down. With the introduction of Napster, copyrighted music was suddenly being shared and downloaded for free by millions of Internet users. This level of piracy led to a massive decline in music sales. However, thanks to copyright law, Napster was forced to […]
Harrison Platt – TikTok is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd. Like other social media outlets, including Facebook and Instagram, TikTok collects information on how users consume its content. The platform collects data on users’ device-type, location and IP address, search history, and messaging content within the app. The […]
Tristan Clapham – A poop-themed dog toy resembling a Jack Daniel’s bottle will test the limits of parody and First Amendment protections in trademark infringement cases. The Supreme Court is set to decide Jack Daniels Properties v. VIP Products during this term, where the famed whiskey distiller aims to enjoin a dog toy manufacturer from […]
