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News of the Week; November 4, 2020
GAMES Bandai Namco, AtGames resolve legal dispute: Judge dismisses lawsuit over Ms. Pac-Man rights, clearing way for re-release of AtGames’ Namco arcade microconsole EA fined €10m over loot boxes as Dutch court sides with gambling authority: District court unmoved by FIFA publisher’s defenses, denies its bid to keep fines from being made public Dutch judge […]
“Virtual Life in the Post-truth Era” – Presentation Wednesday November 4th
Hi everyone! Here are the slides for my presentation tomorrow on the potential regulatory responses to the implications of virtual life in a post-truth world. Hope you guys enjoy it! Omri Rozen 423C Presentation
Presentation: Taxing Game Currency
Hello all! My presentation is on the topic of assessing Canadian income tax on video game currency earnings. By way of background (in case you are baffled as to why anyone would ruin video games by talking about tax,) I am a student in the LLM in Taxation program at Allard. I am also a […]
VR Technology in a Post-Truth World: November 4th Presentation
Hi everyone! This coming Wednesday I will be presenting on the legal implications of the interaction between accelerating ‘virtualization’ and ongoing political trends in digital spaces, both in the context of video games and beyond. To get the class thinking about the immense potential for manipulation of participants in/inhabitants of virtual worlds, I have linked […]
News of the Week; October 28, 2020
NoW October 28, 2020 GAMES EA hit with class action lawsuit in Canada over loot box usage EA Accused Of Running “Unlicensed, Illegal Gaming System” Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move forward to trial AOC’s Twitch stream is a milestone for games — and for politics | Opinion: Embarrassing copycats are inevitable, but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez […]
Delisted Games
Hello everyone, Here is our presentation on delisted video games. Audio is attached to each slide (except the title slide), and we’ve provided links to a variety of resources you might find interesting throughout the slideshow. Hopefully the presentation plays without issue for everyone, but if you have any trouble accessing it please let us […]
Class 9A – 10/21/20; Synchronous Class “Building a PowerPoint Together” – The Video
A pedagogic experiment. Can we as a group build a class that then becomes a PowerPoint? So far here’s Part 1 – the Video. Part 2 – the PowerPoint to be added when ready… Jon
Streaming… High Risk, High Return?
Streaming (or content creating) has become a very lucrative profession in a relatively short period of time – from mukbang content creators to pro-gamers streaming on their off time, streaming has become a new way for individuals to showcase their talents and make money doing it. In addition to being sponsored by viewers (e.g. the […]
Delisted Games Presentation – Oct 28th
Hello everyone, Jaclyn Salter and I our giving our presentation this coming Wednesday Oct 24th on delisted video games. Delisting is the process in which previously commercially released video games are taken down from digital or physical stores and are no longer available for purchase or redownloading. Our presentation explores the framework behind delisting, some […]