The Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal, one of the top ten intellectual property law journals in the nation, is pleased to announce the release of Issue 1 of its twenty-ninth volume. Volume 29, Issue 1 can be found online at www.chtlj.org.

The first issue features four outstanding pieces that focus on emerging issues in intellectual property law. These publications include:

  • William K. Ford and Raizel Liebler’s comprehensive and timely exploration of the right of publicity and its relation to video games in Games Are Not Coffee Mugs: Games and the Right of Publicity.
  • Meg Leta Ambrose, Nicole Friess, and Jill Van Matre’s thought provoking application of forgiveness laws in the digital context in Seeking Digital Redemption: The Future of Forgiveness in the Internet Age.
  • Francesca Svarcas’ intriguing analysis of the legal implications of data collection in electric cars in Turning a New LEAF: A Privacy Analysis of Carwings Electric Vehicle Data Collection and Transmission.
  • Matthew Lafferman’s astute evaluation of First Amendment law under the lens of social media in Do Facebook and Twitter Make You a Public Figure? How to Apply the Gertz Public Figure Doctrine to Social Media.

The Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal is an independent scholarly legal publication founded in 1984. The Journal has achieved national and international circulation and recognition as a leading forum for multidisciplinary discourse on issues at the juncture of technology, the law, and public policy. For more information please visit www.chtlj.org.

Press Contact:

Gabriella E. Ziccarelli
Editor-in-Chief, Volume 29
gabriella.ziccarelli@chtlj.org