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Guest Speakers from EA – March 28, 2013

Guest Speakers from EA – March 28, 2013

We have the privilege of having a team of two guest speakers from Electronics Arts Inc. with us this week. Electronics Arts Inc. was incorporated in 1982. EA was a pioneer in the development of home video games.  EA is an international company with numerous locations in Canada, including Vancouver. EA develops and publishes games […]

Microsoft XBox Panned for Virtual Thefts, Disputed Charges

take a look at this CBC article from March 25, 2013, that deals with “virtual theft” of a young gamer’s players that he purchased on-line.  Our own Professors Jon Festinger and Joel Baken of UBC Law also provide some expert commentary on this situation. link:http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/2013/03/22/bc-fifa-hacking.html

The ToS Death Penalty

Today on the Consumerist, a reader writes to complain of the ToS Death Penalty – a draconian punishment for purported ToS violations that is becoming all too common. The ToS Death Penalty is the seemingly arbitrary execution of a user’s online account with a company, with no explanation of what actually happened and without right […]