Winter 2017 - The Future is Now

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Technology

SciTech Invites You to Help Support High-Tech Humanitarian Efforts

By Peter J. Gillespie

A column from the Membership and Diversity (MAD) Committee.

Technology

Transactional Insurance in the Sale of Internet Addresses

By Richard A. Blunk

With the existing Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address pool running low, companies are turning to the gray market to purchase legacy IPv4 addresses. A number of factors makes valuing such transactions difficult, but insurance could protect the purchasers from the inherent risks.

Labor & Employment

The Gig Economy: Making It Available to Everyone

By Lainey Feingold

Technology is integral to today’s workforce, and may implicate disability rights when it comes to being able to access that technology. Having an accessibility plan is essential.

Labor & Employment

Uber and the Gig Economy: Can the Legal World Keep Up?

By Jimmy Frost

Proponents of the gig economy point to decreased prices and increased employment, while opponents point to the lack of labor protections for gig workers. Such protections depend on gig worker classification, the subject of recent legal disputes.

Science & Engineering

Invention Disclosure Standard

By Robin Hunziker

To resolve the problems created by incomplete and inconsistent invention disclosures, the Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard (LEDES) Oversight Committee developed a standard consisting of schemas that can validate an XML document containing invention disclosure data.

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Legal Strategies for Technological Unemployment

By Yvonne A. Stevens

Whether or not mass unemployment due to technological innovation is imminent, now is the time to discuss potential solutions, including education and training reform and a badge system that recognizes beneficial contributions to society.

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

AI in HR: Civil Rights Implications of Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

By Matthew Scherer

Now is not the time to remove humans from human resources (HR), as programming a truly subjective set of criteria into artificial intelligence (AI) systems that use algorithms to analyze data and make predictions is difficult, if not impossible.

Labor & Employment

The Workplace Revolution: Move Up from the Rearguard to the Vanguard

By Eileen Smith Ewing

A column from the 2016–2017 Chair of the Section of Science & Technology Law.

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Winter 2017 - The Future is Now

Peering Through the Celestial Looking-Glass: The Legal State of Play for Working in Space

Articles

SciTech Invites You to Help Support High-Tech Humanitarian Efforts

Transactional Insurance in the Sale of Internet Addresses

The Gig Economy: Making It Available to Everyone

Uber and the Gig Economy: Can the Legal World Keep Up?

Invention Disclosure Standard

Legal Strategies for Technological Unemployment

AI in HR: Civil Rights Implications of Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

The Workplace Revolution: Move Up from the Rearguard to the Vanguard

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Winter 2017 - The Future is Now

Peering Through the Celestial Looking-Glass: The Legal State of Play for Working in Space

Articles

SciTech Invites You to Help Support High-Tech Humanitarian Efforts

Transactional Insurance in the Sale of Internet Addresses

The Gig Economy: Making It Available to Everyone

Uber and the Gig Economy: Can the Legal World Keep Up?

Invention Disclosure Standard

Legal Strategies for Technological Unemployment

AI in HR: Civil Rights Implications of Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

The Workplace Revolution: Move Up from the Rearguard to the Vanguard

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