News of the Week; July 17, 2013

1. Three More MMO Developers Receive Letters from Treehouse Attorneys

2. NCAA Will Not Renew Contract with EA in 2014

3.  THQ liquidation plan approved by court, ending bankruptcy case

4. Strong-female protagonist game jam kicks off in Vancouver to fight industry sexism

5. Every Misogynistic Argument You’ve Ever Heard About Video Games

6. Report: CDC Closer to Beginning Research on Gun Violence and Video Games

7. Why Nintendo can legally shut down any Smash Bros. tournament it wants

8. Playing With Life: Are Living Video Games Ethical?

9. Will the NSA use the Xbox One to spy on your family?

10. World of Warcraft opening in-game microtransaction store

11. Deus Ex: The Fall disables firing guns on jailbroken iOS devices

12. iPhone to EyePhone: The Next Gaming Frontier?

13. How Intellectual Property Reinforces Inequality by Joseph E. Stiglitz

14. Surveillance, sousveillance and PRISM – an op-ed by Ethan Zuckerman

15. Convicted Music Pirate Refuses to Work For The RIAA

16. Are fan translations an infringement of copyright?

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