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News of the Week; September 23, 2020
GAMES Voodoo wins plagiarism lawsuit against Zynga-owned Rollic Games: Judge rules that Istanbul-based firm’s Wood Shop copies key elements of Voodoo carpentry game Woodturning Supercell ordered to pay $8.5 million for infringing Gree’s patents: Texas jury found Clash Royale developer infringed four patents, fine could be increased by up to three times Nintendo sued for […]
Class 3 – 9/23/20; “Epic’s epic epic. & other things” (Synchronous Q&A/Discussion) & “Legal, Normative & Cultural Perspectives on Mods and Modding of Japanese Video Games”
Video and slides below… In yesterdays’ discussion we talked about the differences between the attitudes of Japanese and North American video-game companies towards mods. Below, if of interest, you will also find video of a talk I gave at a UBC conference in February 2015 about Japanese video-games that deals with that subject. Unfortunately the […]
News of the Week; September 16, 2020
GAMES Lawsuit over Atari 2600 Copycat Is Going to Trial Ubisoft renamed Immortals Fenyx Rising after trademark dispute: Upcoming game given current name after Monster Energy opposed trademark application for original title Gods & Monsters Twitch apologizes for offensive Hispanic Heritage Month emotes: Emote modifiers including sombreros and maracas “clearly missed the mark” and were […]
Class 2 – Week of 9/14/20 Audio-Slides; “If Picasso had painted a round object..”
Audio slides below… Jon
News of the Week; September 9, 2020
GAMES Apple is now seeking damages from Epic Games over breach of contract Apple goes on offensive in Epic Games lawsuit: Apple’s official login system will work with Fortnite “indefinitely” but users are encouraged to update Epic accounts Apple pauses plans to end ‘Sign In with Apple’ support for Epic Games accounts Apple says Epic’s Fortnite payment […]
Class 1 – 9/9/20; “Introduction”
Slides and video from our first class below. Reminder of to-do’s are in there of course as is one more slide with a bit more info on MS Teams. Jon
Welcome to the 2020 Video Game Law Cohort
Thanks for coming in this most unusual year. It all may seem fitting given that video game law often appears to be a most unusual subject. But perhaps what’s most unusual about video games is how usual they have in fact become in our lives and across our devices. All the more so during COVID…check […]
News of the Week; September 2, 2020
GAMES Want to Write a Story About Tardigrades in Space? Make It So!–Abdin v. CBS (Eric Goldman) Abdin v. CBS (USCA 2nd Cir., August 17, 2020) Bugs in Space? Star Trek Plotline Does Not Infringe Tardigrade Video Game Gaming emote litigation: plaintiffs test different causes of action as battle ensues over Fortnite emotes Atlanta Rapper […]
News of the Week; August 26, 2020
GAMES On Appeal, ‘Star Trek Discovery’ Still Doesn’t Infringe On Video Game’s Copyright Judge issues restraining order protecting Unreal Engine development on iOS Temporary restraining order will protect Unreal Engine on Apple platforms Epic wins restraining order against Apple but Fortnite remains blocked: Judge says Epic has yet to demonstrate antitrust, but agrees that “serious […]
News of the Week; August 19, 2020
GAMES FTC Issues Staff Perspective on Video Game Loot Boxes FTC Staff Issue Perspective Paper on Video Game Loot Boxes Workshop FTC Video Game Loot Box Workshop (Staff Perspective) ‘Fortnite’ Battles Big Tech: Why Epic Games Is Suing Apple, Google Over Their App Store ‘Monopolies’ Epic Games v. Apple Inc. (Complaint for Injunctive Relief, August […]