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News of the Week; June 6, 2018
GAMES PUBG vs Fortnite: Let the market decide – A court case in South Korea revives the old question of whether a game concept deserves legal protection – but ‘clone wars’ should be settled in the market, not the courtroom PUBG Corp. Sues Epic Games In S. Korea Over Gameplay Similarities That Probably Aren’t Copyrightable […]
News of the Week; May 30, 2018
GAMES PUBG Corp files copyright lawsuit against Epic Games: Korean developer began proceedings in January, alleging Fortnite plagiarises PUBG PUBG Corp. files copyright infringement lawsuit against Fortnite dev Epic Games Fortnite sold 5 million battle passes on the first day of Season 3: Analyst Michael Pachter relates success, predicts more games moving to cosmetics as a result […]
News of the Week; May 23, 2018
GAMES Judge Rules Copyright Lawsuit Over Tattoo Use in Video Game Can Proceed: What Might This Mean for the Video Game Industry and Virtual Sports Betting? Opinion: Illuminating the shadowy group celebrating Valve’s latest censorship drive Valve threatens to pull games now deemed ‘sexually explicit’ from Steam Valve advises sexualized anime-themed titles to censor content […]
News of the Week; May 16, 2018
GAMES Belgian Gaming Commission recommends criminal prosecution over illegal loot boxes: Commission lays groundwork for prosecution as Belgian justice minister meets with stakeholders to find an alternative Twitch files counter-complaint against banned CS:GOstreamer Twitch counter-sues streamer banned for gambling, inappropriate conduct: James Varga, aka “Phantoml0rd”, sued Twitch over the ban last month ‘Saturday Night Live’ 48-Hour […]
News of the Week; May 9, 2018
GAMES Gamevice v Nintendo – Let’s try this again, at the ITC: Certain Portable Gaming Console Systems with Attachable Handheld Controllers and Components Thereof – International Trade Commission, Inv. No. 337-TA-1111 -and- Gamevice, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. NBA 2K Tattoo Copyright Dispute Blocked Man sentenced to prison over 2010 World of Warcraft DDoS attack Don’t Miss: […]
News of the Week; May 2, 2018
GAMES Chinese police arrest 15 ‘major’ Battlegrounds cheat suspects Daybreak Games denies reported links to sanctioned Russian oligarch Epic Games continues pursuing lawsuit against 14-year-old Fortnite player: Parent’s move to dismiss the case met with resistance from Fortnite developer Epic Decides To Double Down On Copyright For Cheating Lawsuit Against 14 Year Old By Taking On Mom […]
News of the Week; April 25, 2018
GAMES Loot boxes in leading games violate Dutch gambling legislation: Developers have eight weeks to change their loot box mechanics or face prohibition Netherlands pushes for EU-wide loot box legislation: Loot box ruling from Dutch government body could set precedent in Europe against certain iterations of the mechanic Loot boxes with real-world value deemed unlawful […]
News of the Week; April 18, 2018
GAMES Cop won’t be charged in “swatting” death of Kansas man: Victim’s family is “devastated” by the decision, their lawyer says. Blog: A legal analysis of the NetEase vs. PUBG lawsuit In-Game Currency Triggers State Gambling Laws, Rendering Mobile Game “Illegal Gambling” Patrick Soderlund: EA “can’t afford” another loot box controversy with Anthem – Newly […]
News of the Week; April 11, 2018
GAMES GTA V producer hits speed bump in $150M lawsuit against Rockstar Former GTA producer suffers setback in $150m lawsuit against Take Two: Court finds profit sharing agreement unambiguous, but Benzies could still be compensated GTA V is the most profitable entertainment product of all time: 90 million sales and $6 billion in revenue means nothing […]
News of the Week; April 4, 2018
GAMES Lindsay Lohan loses Grand Theft Auto V lawsuit on appeal: It’s game over for the actress, as an appeals court finds a game character Lohan called her “unequivocal” likeness is rather a “generic … twentysomething woman.” Lindsay Lohan’s GTA 5 Lawsuit Rejected Again: “We conclude…that the subject images are not recognizable as plaintiff.” Court […]