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A history of the course via podcast (if you’re interested)
As I generally don’t spend more than a few minutes talking about where the course came from, and even less time talking about my background. If you find yourself at all curious about the origins of Video Game Law as both a book and course, you can find the story here (click on the image)… […]
Welcome 12th Cohort of Video Game Law @Allard
Looking forward to learning together starting tomorrow. Welcome. It should be an interesting semester as the video game world is wrestling with some important legal and ethical issues. From loot-boxes to antitrust to sexual assaults, the news is not all good and IMHO the signs of self-defeating immaturity are far too prevalent. If there is […]
News of the Week; August 28, 2019
GAMES Blizzard sues over “brazen” Warcraft clone: World of Warcraft maker taking InstantFuns to court due to Glorious Saga, saying the game’s content “is almost entirely copied” New allegations of sexual assault surface against established game devs Developers sound off after abuse accusations: People across the industry offer support to victims, perspective and calls to […]
News of the Week; August 21, 2019
GAMES Why It’s So Hard to Stop Marketing Guns in Video Games: Video games don’t cause mass shootings, but they do serve as insidious advertisements for weapons. YouTube sues alleged copyright troll over extortion of multiple YouTubers: Chris Brady seemed to target the Minecraft community, according to the suit YouTube Sues User Who Allegedly Tried […]
News of the Week; August 14, 2019
GAMES Ubisoft loses Rocksmith patent suit: Judge dismisses publisher’s claim against music tutorial software maker Yousician with prejudice Twitter Data Shows Major Increase in Gaming Engagement on Platform US tariffs on video game consoles imported from China delayed to December US delays tariff on game consoles: Trump says extra tax on some electronic products made […]
News of the Week; August 7, 2019
GAMES Parties agree to settle in Damion Perrine v. Sega of America TaxWatch: Activision Blizzard has dodged taxes on billions – UK think tank details how Call of Duty company’s corporate structure, IP royalty scheme minimizes money owed Republican politicians say videogames partly to blame for mass shootings: GOP House minority leader Kevin McCarthy says […]
News of the Week; July 31, 2019
GAMES British Gambling Commission: Industry should be “proactively dealing” with skin betting – Loot boxes still aren’t gambling but concerns raised over similarities and companies that fail to police secondary markets Addicted to Loot: Recent developments in gaming addiction and gambling concerns in the UK SEC Issues No-Action Letter for Gaming Tokens GTA dev Rockstar Games […]
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 […]