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    The current digital form of the Video Game Law course began with the notion of producing an iTunes U course this summer for fall launch. Here is the opening animation produced by Alana Thorburn-Watt of the Centre for Digital Media, our editor: jon Read More

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    Jon’s Talk April 3, 2013: “Ethics & Games” Download the PowerPoint Slides Steve Rechtschaffner’s Talk on the future of games Download the PowerPoint Slides   Read More

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    Jon’s Talk March 20, 2013: “Controlling the Controllers” Download the PowerPoint Slides    Read More

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    Jon’s Talk March 6, 2013: “Controlling Originality” Download the PowerPoint Slides Jennifer Kelly’s Talk: “Imitation, Originality and Genres” Download the PowerPoint Slides   Read More

Epic Games To Pay $520 Milllion: A Win For The Rights of Gamers

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 […]
This entry was posted in Issues/Your Take on December 28, 2022 @3:35 pm.

Thoughts on the representation of Law in video games

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 […]
This entry was posted in Issues/Your Take on December 28, 2022 @3:32 pm.

TMRW Sports and The Golf League: The New Age of Sports & Gaming

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 […]
This entry was posted in Issues/Your Take on December 28, 2022 @3:28 pm.

Class 11 – Snow Day & The Class That Might Have Been

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
This entry was posted in Class Video & Notes on December 18, 2022 @8:46 pm.

Montreal Video Game Company Gets the Rights to Charlie Chaplin

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 […]
This entry was posted in Issues/Your Take on December 28, 2022 @3:23 pm.

Video – Nintendo: Rights Protection or Fan Alienation?

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. […]
This entry was posted in Featured, Issues/Your Take on December 28, 2022 @3:21 pm.

Presentation: Income tax issue of video game industry

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: […]
This entry was posted in Issues/Your Take on December 28, 2022 @3:20 pm.

New York Islanders and The Faze Clan Collaborate for Esports Night on Dec. 6th

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 […]
This entry was posted in Issues/Your Take on December 18, 2022 @8:58 pm.

Presentation on Sports Betting Games & NFT Sports Cards

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  
This entry was posted in Issues/Your Take on December 18, 2022 @8:53 pm.

Nintendo Super Smash Bros Tournament Licensing Dispute

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, […]
This entry was posted in Issues/Your Take on December 18, 2022 @8:52 pm.

Nintendo stikes again

  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 […]
This entry was posted in Issues/Your Take, News of the Week on January 3, 2023 @3:31 pm.

Videogame Emulation Presentation

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
This entry was posted in Issues/Your Take on December 18, 2022 @8:49 pm.

Update on Call of Duty’s Code of Conduct

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).
This entry was posted in Issues/Your Take on December 18, 2022 @8:48 pm.

Sexual Assault in the MetaVerse – Presentation Video – By: Charis Liu & Cailean Paskall

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 […]
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2022 @11:47 pm.

Class 10 – “Making Games Accessible” + “An Antitrust Attack on EA’s Exclusive Licensing Strategy” + “The Metaverse Real Estate Phenomenon”

Slides and video below…   Jon
This entry was posted in Class Video & Notes on November 30, 2022 @12:44 am.

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