The model of amateurism in college sports is slowly dying. It is being destroyed by the central contradiction of college sports: unpaid student labor earning greater and greater profits for coaches and administrators wit…

Intermediate

Presenters

Andy Staples , Chris Del Conte, Emmanuel Acho, Spencer Hall

Across the country, there is an increasingly widespread problem of abusers and perpetrators posting images and video footage online as a tactic of abuse, harassment, bullying and extortion. The images and videos may be …

Beginner

Presenters

Christina Gagnier, Erica Johnstone

The internet needs a justice system, just like the face-to-face world. But the courts are too tied to geography and physical enforcement to provide fair redress online. The most effective approach to building this new …

Intermediate

Presenters

Beth Trent, Colin Rule, Jin Ho Verdonschot, Joseph Markowitz

The informal nature of social media conversations makes it a ripe environment for the spreading of rumors and potential falsehoods. Defamation law has aimed to strike a balance between free speech and protecting the repu…

Intermediate

Presenters

Catherine Cameron, Ellyn Angelotti

A GoldieBlox ad featured an unauthorized parody version of the Beastie Boys song "Girls," gaining press and attention. With legal activity brewing between the involved parties, an important debate has been sparked within…

Intermediate

Presenters

Amy Rosen, Leslie Frank, Rhett Miller, Tom DeSavia

With so much effort spent to protect creative works from infringement, the role of existing works in the creation of new ones is often overlooked. As a result, artists typically face significant challenges when attemptin…

Presenters

Carlos Affonso, Kristelia Garcia, Tyler Walker, Margot Kaminski