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News of the Week; April 8, 2020

News of the Week; April 8, 2020

GAMES Activision scores First Amendment victory in Humvee trademark lawsuit Activision has a First Amendment right to use Humvees in Call of Duty Humvee Can’t Stop Depictions of Its Vehicles in the ‘Call of Duty’ Videogame–AM General v. Activision Blizzard (Eric Goldman) Activision Permabans 50,000 Players Amid Rampant ‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’ Cheating Xbox architect sues […]

News of the Week: April 1, 2020

News of the Week: April 1, 2020

GAMES ‘NBA 2K’ Publisher Beats Copyright Suit Over LeBron James’ Tattoos: In a landmark decision on the tatto a federal judge rules that Take-Two’s depiction was de minimus and that an implied license was granted. Judge Swain: Depicting NBA Players’ Tattoos in Video Game Is “Fair Use” Court Manages To Get NBA2K Tattoo Copyright, Trademark […]

News of the Week; March 25, 2020

News of the Week; March 25, 2020

GAMES No Fun and Games: Blizzard Alleges Infringement by JoyFun Inc. High Fashion Invades Runeterra – Fascinating IP Issues in the Collaboration Between League of Legends and Louis Vuitton Nintendo presses Sony to remove Mario creations from Dreams: Sony confirms ongoing case-by-case purge of Nintendo IP from creation game Nintendo Gets ‘Dreams’ Mario Taken Down […]

News of the Week; March 18, 2020

News of the Week; March 18, 2020

GAMES The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a rise in online gaming in the U.S. Gaming Usage Up 75 Percent Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Verizon Reports: Video streaming has also seen a bump, up 12 percent during peak usage hours. Crunching devs share the human cost of development at Naughty Dog Dreams dev testing the waters of letting […]

News of the Week; March 11, 2020

News of the Week; March 11, 2020

GAMES Take-Two: Another step in the High Court’s battle against cheating in video games Bold: Matthew Storman, Sans Lawyer, Counter Sues Nintendo For False Allegation Of Copyright Infringement Joy-Con drift lawsuit denied dismissal, but referred to arbitration: 18 plaintiffs have joined suit against Nintendo, claiming unfair and deceptive business practices Nintendo Switch Joy-Con drift class […]