Issue 4
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ArticleVol. 95 · Iss. 4
Algorithmic Entities
In a 2014 article, Professor Shawn Bayern demonstrated that anyone can confer legal personhood on an autonomous computer algorithm by putting it in control…
Lynn M. LoPucki -
ArticleVol. 95 · Iss. 4
Income-Dependent Punitive Damages
Punitive damages are sums awarded to tort victims over and above their compensable harm. Despite their relative rarity, they have been very salient in…
Ronen Perry & Elena Kantorowicz -
ArticleVol. 95 · Iss. 4
The Corporate Governance of National Security
At hundreds of companies, the government installs former spies and military officers to run the business without shareholder oversight, putting security before profits in…
Andrew Verstein -
NoteVol. 95 · Iss. 4
Shielding Children from Pornography by Incentivizing Private Choice
In March of 2016, Playboy stopped publishing images of naked women in their magazines. According to the company’s chief executive, Scott Flanders, “[the] battle…
Karen Hinkley -
NoteVol. 95 · Iss. 4
Decentralized Public Ledger Systems and Securities Law: New Applications of Blockchain Technology and the Revitalization of Sections 11 And 12(A)(2) of the Securities Act Of 1933
When Bitcoin launched in 2009, it was the first virtual cryptocurrency to gain popularity and attain widespread use. Much attention has been paid to…
Kelsey Bolin