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News of the Week; July 24, 2019
GAMES Court Tosses Lawsuit Claiming Muting A Runescape Character Violates The First Amendment Nintendo facing class action suit over drifting Switch controllers Nintendo faces class action lawsuit over Joy-Con drifting defect: US law firm calls on Switch owners to join suit as plaintiff Ryan Davis seeks monetary relief Nintendo is reportedly offering free repairs for […]
News of the Week; July 17, 2019
GAMES Former College Basketball Players Sue Fortnite Creators for Use of “Running Man” Dance ESA Steps In With Amicus Brief In Support Of Activision Versus Humvee Would freedom of speech beat loot box legislation? | Opinion: A look back at the Supreme Court’s 2011 ruling on video game violence suggests the First Amendment defense may […]
News of the Week; July 10, 2019
GAMES Sensor Tower: Gaming accounted for 75% of total mobile revenue so far in 2019 – Game spending reaches nearly $30 billion this year Developers and G2A clash over the impact of grey market keys on indies No More Robots petition demands G2A drop all indie games: Mike Rose claims retailer is “lying” about his […]
News of the Week; July 3, 2019
GAMES Bots and Cheaters Lose as League of Legends is awarded a $10 Million Payout Esports contract dispute: Seeking to set an industry standard Industry tells UK lawmakers it wants more research into gaming disorder: Commons committee not left reassured following latest immersive and addictive technologies inquiry hearing Adolescents and loot boxes: links with problem […]
Regulating digital (including video-games) or not: Law Society of B.C.’s 2019 Rule of Law Lecture
The third annual LSBC Rule of Law Lecture took place on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at UBC Robson Square. The speakers addressed subjects that become more relevant in Video Game Law every year. Among the vexing questions are “To Regulate or Not to Regulate?” and how privacy law fits (or not) in a digital world. […]
News of the Week; June 26, 2019
GAMES Rovio files trademark lawsuit against hot chicken restaurant ‘Angry Birdz’ Rovio sues California chicken restaurant over Angry Birds trademark: Finnish developer alleges Angry Birdz Nashville Hot Chicken violating trademark on both name and logo Law against account boosting goes into effect in South Korea Cease-and-desist transforms Mario Royale into DMCA Royale Don’t Miss: Dissecting the revolutionary game […]