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Week 4 – 10/2/13: “Right to CreaTE or Rights of Creation” & Prof. Greg Lastowka
Week 4 features a wonderful talk from Greg Lastowka of Rutgers Law. Though we could see Greg’s slides in class the video-capture system cannot simultaneously access slides fed remotely and a remote video feed. So you are stuck with a second screen of me during Greg’s talk which most fortunately can simply be turned off […]
The N.S.A. & Copyright
For the last couple of weeks there has been this odd and mostly (but not entirely) facetious thought running around in my brain… Among the Edward Snowden related revelations we know the N.S.A. has downloaded tremendous amounts of data which it is storing. Though the focus has been on location data as well as metadata, […]
Surveillance Technology in the Real World
Had two very recent technology interactions which surprised me and brought some issues of privacy and surveillance into sharper relief. Theory is one thing. Read popular and academic articles on the subject is another. Having what viscerally feels to be an intrusive experiences, even in an admittedly small way, stirs a whole new level of […]
Week 5 Guest Speaker Ian Verchere
Ian Verchere who is co-founder and the Chief Creative of Roadhouse Interactive, a 50-person production and development company shaping the future of mobile, tablet and online games will be our guest next class. Ian will share his views of ongoing dialectic between creators and the law. Ian has a particular gift for illuminating the paradox […]
Week 3 – 9/25/13: “John Milton Plays GPL” & Steve Rechtshaffner
Here is Week 3. Came out pretty well other then my asking for a Kleenex to clean my glasses & the surreal picture within picture within picture effect at the beginning of Steve’s presentation and the evidence of my scrambling to play TV producer and fix that effect. To download the slides just scroll over […]
News of the Week; October 2, 2013
1. E.A. Sports Settles Lawsuit With College Athletes 2. Court Bans Wisc. Teen From Playing Video Games 3. Father Blames Minecraft for Son Bringing Gun to School 4. Settle With Friends? Zynga and Bang With Friends End Trademark Dispute 5. Capitol Hill Focuses On Gun Control, Despite Media’s Fascination With Violent Video Games 6. Researchers express concerns about […]
Introductory Essay – UBC Law Review Special Issue on Digital Media, Video Games, and the Law
Was very privileged to be asked to write an Introductory Essay for the UBC Law Review’s upcoming Special Issue on Digital Media, Video Games, and the Law. With the permission of the Editors you can find it by clicking on the page below: jon