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Nintendo wins piracy lawsuit against French file-sharing website
After a lengthy legal battle spanning several years, a French court held that file-sharing website 1fichier.com is “liable for failing to remove or block access to unauthorized copies of Nintendo games stored on this platform.” In 2021, a court in Paris held that this website was was liable for €935,000 in damages to Nintendo for […]
Game Genie v. Nintendo – Case Overview and Opinion
Hi everyone, In our presentation last week on cheating in video games, we talked about different ways players can “hack” their games—whether it’s using cheat codes, mods, or external devices. During the discussion, Professor Festinger brought up the Game Genie case (Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.), and our guest speakers also […]
Cheating in Video Games – Presentation Slides and Outline
Hi everyone, First off, thank you all for your participation and cooperation during our presentation last week! We really appreciate the engagement and the great discussions that came out of it. We hope you all enjoyed the presentation and came away with a better understanding of cheating in video games, from a player and industry […]
Pokémon Special – Presentation Discussion Outline
Hi everyone, Welcome to the world of Pokémon…lawsuits! We (Celine, Chloe, Clara, Jenny, Scott, and Victoria) are excited to bring you our discussion outline for our presentation next Tuesday. As you may have guessed, our presentation will feature Nintendo and the various cases and legal questions that have emerged around Nintendo’s popular franchise Pokémon. We […]
When Game Characters Get “Duped”: The Case Of Amazon.Com Inc v. Chen Jing
Hey All! While looking through Lexis, I found a decision out of the U.S. District Courts in Western Washington that might be of interest to some people. There is not much information out about the case since it just concluded earlier this week. It concerns the practice of copying and distributing the physical manifestations of […]
Activision vs. Cheaters
Hi all, In light of today’s presentation on cheating in games, I thought it might be interesting to share this news on one of the most prominent Call of Duty cheat developers announcing shutdown of its operations in 30 days. The cheat developer, Phantom Overlay, claims that this is not an exit scam but does […]
Class 7 Video & Slides – “Cheating” & Jason Elliott/Dave Fracchia
Oasis playable demo mentioned by Jason and Dave below…
A License to Play vs Ownership – California’s New Law Regarding Digital Media
Hi everyone, I wanted to follow up on yesterday’s class discussion regarding digital storefronts using the word “buy” when customers are purchasing a game despite us only obtaining a license to play the digital game rather than actually owning the game. In California a new law has been signed that requires digital storefronts to make […]
Leaks and Legality
Hi everyone, I came across this article today on leaks relating to the much anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, published just six days before Nintendo released an official trailer for the console last month. The article discusses the Switch 2 mockup leaked by Genki, an accessory manufacturer. In response to the leak, Nintendo claimed that the […]
Class 6 Video & Slides – “Who’s Playing Who” & “Censorship”
For now in addition to the video there are just my base slides. Am determined to create a second version of the slides that more directly tracks the talk I ended up improvising 😉 Jon