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WIPO Study on Copyright in Video Games
Just in time for (some of) your papers, the World Intellectual Property Organization has released a study called “The Legal Status of Video Games: Comparative Analysis in National Approaches”. Lots of useful information, but as always appropriate academic consideration should be given in assessing the study to the agenda and mandate of the funding organization. From the […]
Week 6 – 10/16/13: “Ten Cases – Ten Clauses – Ten Contexts” & Roch Ripley Part 2
Here are the slides and video of the class. Note especially Roch Ripley’s trenchant and useful critique of the first part of the course as embodied in my previous slides. That said – “Switzerland”…really? jon
Week 7 Guest Speaker – Anoop Desai
Anoop is Director, Business Affairs/Development at Electronic Arts (Canada) Inc. Anoop has been with EA since 2007. Previously he was with Next Level Games and practiced law with Alexander, Holburn, Beaudin & Lang from 2001 to 2005. At EA Anoop is responsible for: ~ distribution and publishing partnerships for digital platforms in established and emerging territories; […]
Virtual Property continued…
One interesting angle on this issue is the difficulty posed to recognizing rights in virtual property that arises due to the ephemeral nature of video-game worlds. Evolving technology, capricious consumers, the game-makers’ efforts to keep their products fresh, and ultimately the success of the game over time all ensure that no virtual world is likely […]
Apple and the Smartphone Wars
Further to Roch’s point today in class about the patent wars by Apple, here is (another) article I wrote the IP blog out of Osgoode discussing some of the potential benefits or not to the smartphone wars. http://www.iposgoode.ca/2013/05/can-apple-unlock-a-benefit-to-the-smartphone-patent-wars/
News of the Week; October 16, 2013
1. THQ Sues EA Over UFC License 2. Artist Daz Dillinger Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to GTA V Makers over Two Music Tracks 3. Activision sale cleared by Delaware Supreme Court 4. Gaming the Name: Federal Court Dismisses Trademark Claim in Video Game Case on First Amendment Grounds 5. Case C-458/13, Grund and others – video games and […]
Week 5 – 10/9/13: “Creators, Consumers & Users” & Ian Verchere
The focus of Week 5 was an amazing guest stint from Ian Verchere “Taking Games Literally: Games As Semiotic Domain”. Unfortunately Ian’s slides don’t show up in the Mediasite versions (probably because they were so video heavy). However a lite version of those slides can be found below the videos. jon
Week 6 Guest Speaker – Roch Ripley (redux)
Now that we have traversed the “Creating” section of the course, have invited Roch Ripley of Gowlings back to provide you with alternate perspectives on the copyright law interpretations I have subjected you to 😉 The idea is to arm you with some different views as you move forward through the inevitable dialectic inherent to […]
News of the Week; October 9, 2013
1. Activision Blizzard Sues Worlds, Inc. for Patent Infringement 2. Nottingham Trent University Professor Dissects Video Game Research 3. Gamers committing war crimes should suffer ‘virtual consequences,’ says Red Cross 4. Russian government offers funding for “patriotic” games 5. Xbox One facial data from Kinect doesn’t leave the console + Microsoft offers differing takes on use of Kinect data […]
Digital assets when you die
If anyone is interested, here is a link to an article I wrote for Osgoode’s IP blog about inheritance of people’s digital assets: http://www.iposgoode.ca/2013/05/who-inherits-your-likes/ It is mostly about Google’s recent feature for inactive account management, but also discusses some other issues.