News of the Week; October 1, 2014
GAMES 1. California Court Dismisses McRO Patent Claims Against Activision, Others 2. Another Open-Source Developer Claims Hyperkin is Illegally Using Code for Retro Console System 3. Report: Game consoles most widely used video streaming devices in US: Consoles enjoy strong lead over smart TVs, media boxes 4. ESA: One-Third of Americans Play Mobile Games 5. Louisiana Tea Party Candidate Blames […]
McDonald’s and Nominative Fair Use
I had an interesting conversation with David after our Week 5 class about nominative fair use and the movie Super-Size Me. For those of you not familiar with the film: first off, watch it because it’s hilarious. Documentary maker Morgan Spurlock spends one month eating three meals a day, only eating at McDonald’s. I’ll let you […]