News of the Week; November 13, 2013

1. Huge Xbox losses hidden by patent royalties, says analyst

2. PSN: We Reserve the Right to Monitor and Record Your PSN Activity

3. 9 Ways Video Games Can Actually Be Good For You

4. Witness Blames Malicious Act on Oakland Public Bus on Video Games

5. XBox, Watch TV: Inside Microsoft’s Audacious Plan to Take Over the Living Room

6. The Massive Nintendo Paradigm Shift

7. $800 Minecraft Bill Leads to Felony Filing Against Ten-Year-Old

8. Xbox One and PS4 “too limited” for Oculus Rift creator

9. Helsinki: Picking the Right Acorns

10. Police need judge’s specific permission to search computers, Supreme Court rules

11. Judge rules that peer-to-peer file-sharing data isn’t private

12. WikiLeaks publishes secret draft of Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty

13. In Viacom v. YouTube appeal, law profs duel over copyright cop duties

14. Some thoughts on Chitrakar v. Bell TV and damage awards under Canadian privacy law

15. C.I.A. Is Said to Pay AT&T for Call Data

16. Google Is Ordered to Block Images in Privacy Case

17. User Generated Content Copyright Law Symposium Videos  (Osgoode IP & Technology Program, October 10, 2013)

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