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Article @ hORRIBLE NIGHT
As far as milestones for the course go, being covered by a legitimate video game website ranks right up there. Thanks to Justin Gifford for being entirely too kind. Apologies in advance to the entire Commonwealth of Australia… 😉 jon Click on image below to get to the article.
News of the Week; March 26, 2014
1. Rovio Wins Counterfeit Toy Lawsuit, Awarded $700K in Damages 2. Facebook acquiring Oculus for $2 billion 3. Minecraft dev halts talks with Oculus following Facebook acquisition 4. Security and Privacy for Augmented Reality Systems 5. Candy Crush Maker Falls in Trading Debut 6. At GDC Shindig, Don Mattrick Says Zynga Turnaround Is Halfway There 7. EA out of Worst Company in […]
BC Open Education Chat
One of the more surprising recurring themes for me in the last year or so has been the number of times I’ve asked to speak in a public forum about the “innovation” of putting the course into an open on-line format. Attached is an online discussion I participated in on February 24, 2014 as part […]
News of the Week; March 19, 2014
1. The Madden ambulance, and other features the NFL made EA remove or tweak 2. Double Fine Unchains Game IP, Fans Work To Make The Game For Them 3. How Kinect Can Help Stroke Victims 4. Xbox One, PS4 drive US retail sales up 9% in February – NPD 5. PS4 hardware, software, accessories see rare price increase in Canada […]
Video Game Law in an Hour
Was priviledged last week to give a short talk to the students at the Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University. The presentation represented an attept to synthesize some highlights from the entire Video Game Law course into a semi-coherent one hour introduction. Slides attached below for anyone interested. jon
News of the Week; March 12, 2014
1. Video game addiction? Court dings dad’s claim 2. South Park delayed in Germany, Austria over use of swastikas 3. DRAM makers reach $310 million settlement in price fixing suit 4. Female Representation in Desktop Dungeons 5. Tomb Raider finally beats profit expectations 6. Hard Empirical Evidence That Games Are Better Than Music 7. The Disappointment Of Video Game Guns 8. Playing games […]
What Don’t You Know About the Social Media You Use? – TLCENTRE – Simon Fraser University
A significant part of the course deals with End User License Agreements, Terms of Service and how embedded contracts that are rarely read may be eclipsing IP law as we understand it. On Wednesday March 12, 2014 at SFU Burnaby we will watch the film “Terms and Conditions May Apply” and have a panel discussion […]
News of the Week; March 5, 2014
1. Delaware Court Rules That Vivendi Can’t Invoke French Law in Activision Shareholders Lawsuit 2. Federal Judge Dismisses Shareholder Lawsuit Against Zynga 3. Judge Denies RI Advisor Request to Be Shielded in 38 Studios Lawsuit 4. Court Documents Reveal EA Was Keen to Use Athletes’ Names and Likenesses in its NCAA Video Games 5. Chinese Government Bans Video Game Advertising […]
Panel on “Reclaiming the Open Learning Environment”
Was very privileged to speak at Open UBC Week with my very talented colleagues Brian Lamb of Thompson Rivers University and Will Engle of UBC’s Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology. My bit was about the history of how Video Game Law’s open aspects evolved and grew. The talk happened October 23, 2013 but has […]