News of the Week; October 2, 2013

1. E.A. Sports Settles Lawsuit With College Athletes

2. Court Bans Wisc. Teen From Playing Video Games

3. Father Blames Minecraft for Son Bringing Gun to School

4. Settle With Friends? Zynga and Bang With Friends End Trademark Dispute

5. Capitol Hill Focuses On Gun Control, Despite Media’s Fascination With Violent Video Games

6. Researchers express concerns about APA Task Force on Violent Media

7. International Committee of the Red Cross Wants International Law Rolled into War Games

8. GTA V is not subversive – but these games are

9. ‘NBA Jam’ Rigged Against The Chicago Bulls According To Pistons Fan/Lead Designer

10. Apple: We Did Not Pay EA to Delay Plants vs. Zombies 2 on Android

11. Twitch closes $20 million Series C investment

12. “Are Video Games a Sport?” (NYTimes video) 

13. Copyright assignment termination after 35 years: the video game industry comes of age

14. Grooming the Champions of the Keyboard

15. In Video Game Market, Blockbusters’ Dominance Grows

16. The Law & Economics of Copyright Users’ Rights in Canada

17. Tech Bros Are Losing

18. NSA mines data to map Americans’ social connections, report says

19. NSA Leaks Bring the Whole Idea of “Net Neutrality” Into Question

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