Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy最新文献

Understanding the Promises and Pitfalls of Outer Space Mining and the Need for an International Regulatory Body to Govern the Extraction of Space-Based Resources 了解外层空间采矿的前景和陷阱以及建立一个管理天基资源开采的国际监管机构的必要性

Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy Pub Date : 2019-05-24 DOI: 10.5195/TLP.2019.229

M. Powell

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Missing Links: The First Amendment's Place in an Ever-Changing Web 缺失的环节:第一修正案在不断变化的网络中的地位

Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy Pub Date : 2019-04-24 DOI: 10.5195/TLP.2019.228

E. Holliday

引用次数: 1

Improving the Transparency of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain through the Adoption of Quick Response (QR) Code, Internet of Things (IoT), and Blockchain Technology: One Result: Ending the Opioid Crisis 通过采用快速反应(QR)码、物联网(IoT)和区块链技术提高药品供应链的透明度:一个结果:结束阿片类药物危机

Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy Pub Date : 2019-03-07 DOI: 10.5195/TLP.2019.227

Justin Evans

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引用次数: 8

Break on Through: An Analysis of Computer Damage Cases 突破突破:计算机损害案例分析

Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy Pub Date : 2014-05-23 DOI: 10.5195/TLP.2014.139

Ioana Vasiu, Lucian Vasiu

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引用次数: 4