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The Transporter Conundrum Part III: Fixing Transporter Disasters
Welcome to Part III of the Transporter Conundrum. In the previous segments, I explored how Star Trek transporters can be used to understand ...
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Why Epic Games and Fortnite Will Make Apple Pay for Apple Pay
This past week, Epic Games — the developer and publisher of Fortnite — laid down the gauntlet when it sued Apple for its ...
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The Transporter Conundrum Part II: Who’s to Blame When Star Trek Transporting Always Goes Wrong?
Welcome to Part II of the Transporter Conundrum, an examination of the legal implications of Star Trek transporters. Last time, we considered whether ...
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The Transporter Conundrum: Do People Die When They’re Teleported?
One of the coolest technologies depicted on Star Trek is the transporter, which can be used to send a person tens of thousands ...
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How Would We Punish Supervillains? The Legality of Arkham, the Phantom Zone, and More
The justice system is not well equipped to handle supervillains. In the past, I’ve written about some of the challenges associated with supervillain ...
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How ‘What If’ Comics Could Save the World
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 ...
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The Most Famous of the Universal Monsters Might Be Universal Itself
Universal Studios owns many of the most popular movie franchises. To name just a few, the studio is responsible for Back to the ...
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Can Corporations Be Superheroes? And If So, Are They Batman… or The Punisher?
One of the strangest quirks of the law is that corporations are “legal persons.” Corporations and other business organizations can sue and be ...
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Blackbeard Just Broke Copyright Law, and Now States Are the Pirates
Blackbeard is one of the most famous and feared pirates of all time. Like all legendary pirates of old, he pilfered, he plundered, ...
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May the GeForce Be with You: GeForce Now’s Legality & Publisher Wars
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 ...
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Shoot for the Moon: Are You Safe from Crimes Committed in Space?
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 ...
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Dear Mr. Law: Can I Use a Love Potion on the Person of My Dreams?
Dear Mr. Law, There’s a person I like, but they won’t even notice me. Would it be legal for me to use a ...