News of the Week; June 5, 2013

1. Athletes’ rights of publicity trump First Amendment in video game context: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=11825a4a-15ac-435f-93d9-3d375da14e2c

2. The Future of Video Games – A Box and a Cloud: http://m.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/05/the-future-of-video-games-a-box-and-a-cloud.html

3. Canadian Video Game Industry Critical Component of New Digital Economy and Source of National Pride; Contributes $2.3 Billion to GDP: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130531-906598.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

4. Russian Hacker Pirates The Dishwasher, Calls it ‘Justice’: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/06/04/russian-hacker-pirates-dishwasher-calls-it-justice#.Ua6QIhZC7fg

5. Let’s Play crackdown is an attack on game culture: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/192396/Opinion_Lets_Play_crackdown_is_an_attack_on_game_culture.php

6. Pre-owned crackdown is a sad excuse for business innovation: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-05-31-pre-owned-crackdown-is-a-sad-excuse-for-business-innovation

7. Mamma Mia: Nintendo Flexes Copyright Against YouTube Video Game Reviewers: http://www.iposgoode.ca/2013/05/mamma-mia-nintendo-flexes-copyright-against-youtube-video-game-reviewers/

8. Research: Video Games Make Teens Better Citizens: http://gamepolitics.com/2013/06/05/research-video-games-make-teens-better-citizens#.UbAuUBZC7fg

9. Were truckloads of ‘E.T.’ Atari cartridges buried in New Mexico? A film crew is about to find out: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/31/4384248/documentary-crew-to-excavate-legendary-et-atari-landfill

10. I Am A Gamer: One Woman’s Push For Change Through Charity Game Jams: http://indiestatik.com/2013/05/31/iamagamer/

11. When It May Not Pay to Be Famous: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/sunday-review/between-the-first-amendment-and-right-of-publicity.html

12. Google must obey FBI’s warrantless requests for user data for now, judge rules: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/31/4383048/google-must-obey-fbis-warrantless-requests-for-user-data-for-now

13. Trial on E-Book Price-Fixing Puts Apple in Spotlight: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/technology/e-book-antitrust-case-against-apple-to-begin.html?adxnnl=1&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1370279475-MuZoMRqmY+vnZvLQrTFeNg

14. In China, an Empire Built by Aping Apple: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/business/global/in-china-an-empire-built-by-aping-apple.html?pagewanted=all

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