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News of the Week; January 21, 2015
GAMES 1. EA Sued For Allegedly Violating Sports Statistics Patent 2. UK Man Arrested For Christmas Day Attacks on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network 3. Hack on PS and Xbox attackers leaks DDoS customers’ plaintext passwords: Breached database shows DDoS-for-hire site received $11,000 in bitcoin. + A hacked DDoS-on-demand site offers a look into mind of “booter” users: […]
What are the legal implications of misogyny in video games?
The paper identifies and addresses three key areas: female portrayal in games, women working in the industry and female professional gamers. It ultimately decides that more industry support in all three sections is key to changing the deeply ingrained misogynistic culture. You can find it here. I’ve had a few misgivings about publishing it. On […]
Paper Abstract (2014)
Hello, In the interest of sharing for future years (hope it helps!), here is an abstract for the key issue explored in my 2014 VGL paper, “A Canadian Legal Framework for Charity Video Game Marathons”. — Charity video game marathons (“marathons”) are events not well known outside the community of staunch gamers. Gamers play video […]
Video Game Law 423B Final Pilot Project Report | Open Badges
The final report on the Open Badges Video Game Law Project is out. At least in a preliminary way it shows that badges created a significant jump in website engagement. The deeper question is always “Why?” There are several Open Badges projects happening at UBC this semester so we should know more soon. The […]
News of the Week; January 14, 2015
GAMES 1. Spoiled Xmas Mornings: The Dark Side of the Online Future 2. Research Finds ‘Context Matters’ When Video Games Are Found To Influence Anti-Social Behavior 3. Violent Video Games Help Me Get Beyond My Violent Past 4. Microsoft clarifies position on external content usage 5. Developer: Publishers didn’t want a female lead in our video game – “We had […]
Video-Blog News of the Month; December 2014
Here is my take on Sony Corporation – an enigma wrapped in a riddle from personal experience… jon
Are Let’s Play Videos Illegal? | Game/Show | PBS Digital Studios – YouTube
Are Let’s Play Videos Illegal? | Game/Show | PBS Digital Studios – YouTube. Doesn’t get any more self-explanatory as a subject. No easy answers yet – but would make for a wonderful fair dealing/use test case. jon
Au Revoir Cohort 8 of Video Game Law
“I have learned much from my teachers, more from my peers, but most from my students…” Papers graded, marks in. It’s time to say don’t be a stranger. But more than that it’s time to thank everyone in the eighth cohort of Video Game Law for your focus during class, your contributions between classes to […]
News of the Week; January 7, 2015
GAMES 1. EA Loses Appeal in Madden NFL 09 Lawsuit + Lawsuit Over Use Of Former NFL Players’ Likeness In Madden Moves Forward 2. Video Game Club 2014 – Entry 6: I’m no longer interested in worrying about whether other gamers think I’m sufficiently hardcore. 3. How imageboard culture shaped Gamergate: That tell-tale wedding of relentless hostility and ethical affectation […]