Regular readers know that most of my columns fall into one of two categories — explanations of how the law impacts the comic, ...

Welcome to Part III of the Transporter Conundrum. In the previous segments, I explored how Star Trek transporters can be used to understand ...

This past week, Epic Games — the developer and publisher of Fortnite — laid down the gauntlet when it sued Apple for its ...

Welcome to Part II of the Transporter Conundrum, an examination of the legal implications of Star Trek transporters. Last time, we considered whether ...

One of the coolest technologies depicted on Star Trek is the transporter, which can be used to send a person tens of thousands ...

The justice system is not well equipped to handle supervillains. In the past, I’ve written about some of the challenges associated with supervillain ...

We don’t have time machines. We don’t have access to the multiverse. We don’t have absolute knowledge. Instead, all we have is an ...

Universal Studios owns many of the most popular movie franchises. To name just a few, the studio is responsible for Back to the ...

One of the strangest quirks of the law is that corporations are “legal persons.” Corporations and other business organizations can sue and be ...

Blackbeard is one of the most famous and feared pirates of all time. Like all legendary pirates of old, he pilfered, he plundered, ...

There can hardly be any dispute: Nvidia’s GeForce Now is cool. Instead of shelling out for a high-powered PC, you can rent a ...

Space: the final frontier. It’s big. It’s empty. It’s… the perfect place to commit a crime? This week, we’ll channel our inner Hal ...