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News of the Week; February 4, 2015
GAMES 1. EFF Files Amicus Brief Supporting EA in ‘Davis v. EA’ 2. Techland Responds To ‘Dying Light’ Modding Community Concerns + ESA apologizes for DMCA claim on Dying Light mod files: Developer Techland also commits to return blocked modding features. 3. Blizzard releases Warcraft III content for use by Starcraft II modders: Characters, sounds, interface, and more available for cross-franchise modding. 4. Left Behind Games […]
CBA British Columbia – Why Video Game Law is Important
Wrote a short article called “Why Video Game Law is Important” for BarTalk which is published by the Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch. You can link to it here: CBA British Columbia – Why Video Game Law is Important. jon
News of the Week; January 28, 2015
GAMES 1. Company Wants All EA Profits From Nine Sports Games Due To Alleged Patent Infringement 2. ‘DOTA’ Banned in Salawag, Philippines After Fatal Stabbings 3. Valve Bans ‘Counter-Strike’ Pros For Match Fixing 4. Lohan v. Take Two – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss.pdf 5. One Week of Harassment on Twitter (Anita Sakeesian) 6. Feminist Frequency to pivot toward […]
Copyright in poses?
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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