News of the Week; November 5, 2014
GAMES 1. EFF Files Petitions for DMCA Exemptions on Jailbreaking, Car Software, and Video Game DRM Software Checks on Older Games + OTW Files Petitions on Behalf of Fan Video Makers + Latest EFF DMCA Exemption Requests Include The Right to Tinker With and Maintain Unsupported Video Games + EFF asks for the right to revive “abandoned” online games: […]
Jack Thompson is Never Coming Back
For those not in the know, Jack Thompson is a former lawyer and demagogue who argued that video games directly caused violence. He was eventually disbarred for the unethical actions taken during his anti-gaming crusade. Thompson was around at the same time politicians like Joe Lieberman and Hilary Clinton were arguing for restrictions on the […]