As this class comes to an end and I reflect on the course, I realize that I was most intrigued by the perspective of the rights of the gamer. I expected this class to focus on the rights of the developers and if the gamer rights would be discussed it would mostly be in the […]

Throughout the semester, we have learned about video game law, in other words, how the law regulates and hinge on video games. The name of the course could then have been “Video Games and Law”. But what happens if we reverse those two words? Does the meaning remain intact? Does “Law and Video Games” mean […]

As someone who loves to Golf, I was eagerly waiting to see how the PGA Tour and its players would respond to the new LIV Golf League. While LIV Golf is not without its controversy given its funding from the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund, there is no denying that LIV golf has deep pockets […]

Our final class was literally snowed out. There was something poetic about going out on such a fun note given that you were such a fun and enjoyable class from my perspective. In any event below are the slides that might have been… Jon

Hey Y,all, Came across this article today and thought it was interesting. A Montreal video game company just got the exclusive rights to Charlie Chaplin and intends to make a game based around the individual. For those of you who are unaware who Charlie Chaplin is, he was a major silent film movie star throughout […]

Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well as we move closer to the end of the semester! Following in the footsteps of a few of you, my presentation is now (finally) ready to show off! It’s about Nintendo, all the ways they’ve tried to protect their IP rights, and how it has affected their fanbase. […]

Hi, everyone.  I would like to post my short presentation of Income tax issue of video game industry in the link below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t1RAL8q0U_oloaA8ACZCFpmC-5b-o3s1/view?usp=drive_web   If you are a fan to Might & Magic, you may have interest to read the reference article below. Reference material: Anna Vvedenskaya, “Common features of video games and social networks: […]

On December 6th the New York Islanders are holding an Esports night in collaboration with the Faze Clan. The Faze Clan is a group of individuals who run a lifestyle and media platform that is focused on gaming and video game culture for teenagers and young adults. Islanders Esports Night will begin at 5 PM […]

Hi everyone, Jakub and I did our presentation on the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS) games that utilize sports card NFTs as part of the contest. please use the google drive link to access a recording of our presentation:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F4QavItI4TuDCuHBTaRQQCzWxbOq0z77/view?usp=share_link  

An interesting story has recently come out, featuring Nintendo shutting down a relatively large Super Smash Bros tournament that was set to go ahead later next week. The story is still developing, but as of now, it looks like there was some sort of licensing dispute between the organizer of the tournament, Smash World Tour, […]

  Earlier this week, Nintendo issued DMCA takedowns to SteamGridDB, a community site that hosts user-created images to be used in on Steam. Although the site is primarily meant to provide an aesthetically-pleasing alternative for fans, Nintendo games are not available on Steam and therefore would only be there as emulated ROMs downloaded without Nintendo’s […]

Hi everyone,   I have uploaded my presentation on Videogame Emulation and Copyright here since it snowed out yesterday. All the best for your exams and happy holidays!   Sze Perng   https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MbjIiipvD_jSH5nz7Drw6y1J7WnXs6hl?usp=sharing

I came across this tweet from a Call of Duty news account. It seems the Code of Conduct is actually carrying some weight after all. Take a look (I’ve redacted the expletives).

Hey all, You can find below the link to mine and Charis’ presentation! We hope you enjoy it and we would love to hear your comments. Feel free to comment on this post, the Youtube video, or even reach out to us! However, I would insert a trigger warning here. There is also a trigger […]

Slides and video below…   Jon