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Defamation of Anonymous Celebrities

Defamation of Anonymous Celebrities

An interesting idea came to me while writing my paper, which I think could be spun off into a topic all it’s own. When considering the problem of online harassment and privacy protection, I began to wonder: could there be a cause of action arising from damage to a reputation that is not linked to […]

News of the Week; December 10, 2014

GAMES 1. Activision Prevails in ‘Angry Monkey’ Military Patch Lawsuit 2. General George Patton’s rights holders go to war with video game maker: Case follows similar infringement gaming suits by Lindsay Lohan, Manuel Noriega. 3. Kmart Australia Joins Target Australia in Pulling ‘GTA V’ From Stores Shelves + Take-Two: Don’t like GTA? Don’t buy it 4. Why does gender balance […]

Is A Cat A Cat? (Derrida + Double Dragon) – 8-Bit Philosophy

Is A Cat A Cat? (Derrida + Double Dragon) – 8-Bit Philosophy

Given the post-structuralist paths traversed during this year’s edition of Video Game Law, it just doesn’t get any more weirdly appropriate then this…Jacques Derrida’s philosophy explained through video game graphics. Surreal. jon

Video Game Law (423B) Open Badge Pathways | Open Badges

Video Game Law (423B) Open Badge Pathways | Open Badges

  Video Game Law (423B) Open Badge Pathways | Open Badges Above is a link to a nice interim report on our badges experiment by Erin Fields of UBC Library. Have compiled it so some further data should be up relatively soon. jon