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Class 1 – 9/8/17; “Introduction to the Course”
Slides and video of our first class below… Jon
Acceleration to Authenticity: Emerging Trends in Online Legal Education
For those of you in class on Friday who witnessed me prattling on (hopefully as minimally as possible) about the pedagogical intentions behind what we are embarking on, and somehow are curious about that, you may want to sneak a peak at the slides attached above. They are from a presentation from the day before […]
Crafting Effective EULA’s & ToS’
On Friday June 9, 2017 in Toronto I gave a talk on the strategic essentials of drafting End User License Agreements and Terms of Service to a program on Video Game Law put on by the Ontario Bar Association’s Entertainment, Media & Communications Law, and Information Technology & Intellectual Property Law sections. My original slides […]
“Old Media v. Social Media: Some Observations”
In Toronto on April 26, 2017 I participated in The Law Society of Upper Canada’s 2017 Entertainment & Media Law Symposium. The panel I was part of was entitled “#BraveNewWorld: How to Practice Social Media Law.” Being far and away the oldest of the panellists, I proved my age by through my topic “Old Media […]
“Trusting Ourselves: Freedom of Thought in Virtual Realities” @ More Than Just A Game lll, April 6, 2017, London U.K.
Again this past April I was honoured to participate in my wonderful colleague, Professor Gaetano Dimita’s outstanding annual international “More Than Just a Game” conference, in London, U.K. The conference was fittingly put on at historic Stationers’ Hall by the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, aided and abetted by a group […]
Welcome Cohort 10 of Video Game Law @ Allard
Welcome. Am very excited to be starting the 10th edition of Video Game Law at the Allard School of Law. It a bit mind boggling to reflect back on nine other classes and all the special moments, and most significantly all the truly amazing students I am so lucky have had an interest in the […]
News of the Week; September 6, 2017
GAMES Nintendo ordered to pay $10M following Wii patent infringement suit Jury finds Nintendo Wii infringes Dallas inventor’s patent Nintendo “disagrees” with $10m lawsuit verdict: Texas jury rules that platform holder’s best-selling Wii console infringes on iLife’s patents Killing Nazis, fighting religious fanaticism the focus of upcoming video games: Games take on new relevance in […]
News of the Week; August 30, 2017
GAMES Atari Sues Nestle Over A KitKat Commercial With An Homage To ‘Breakout’ Judge tosses case brought by Magic: the Gathering judge who wants to be paid – “The complaint makes clear that Defendant’s program is purely voluntary.” Mass Effect takes a dirt nap: Mismanaged since poor decisions on Mass Effect 3, one of EA’s big franchises […]
News of the Week; August 23, 2017
GAMES Give me a break: Atari suing Nestle over alleged Breakout-themed Kit Kat ads Atari sues Nestle, says Kit Kat video game ad violates Breakout copyright: Candy ad plays off Breakout, “an icon of early Silicon Valley ingenuity.” Atari in transition: From Speakerhats and gambling to LGBT dating apps and movies, CEO Fred Chesnais has aspirations for the legacy […]
News of the Week; August 16, 2017
GAMES Retired Dutch soccer player wins lawsuit against Riot Games Former footballer Edgar Davids wins lawsuit against Riot Games: Judge rules that League of Legends developer used Davids’ likeness for Striker Lucian skin Take-Two argues fair use in NBA 2K tattoo lawsuit: Eventual ruling may have an impact on ownership laws around the video game […]