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Week 12 Guest Speaker – Brian Dartnell
We are fortunate to have Brian Dartnell who is Senior Counsel at Electronic Arts as our Guest Speaker. Brian is celebrating his eighth year with EA this month and will be giving us an overview of the myriad roles counsel plays within a very large video game production and distribution entity. Brian’s bio (from Linked In): Senior […]
Red Cross & simulated war crime poll question
From todays class, the slide with poll question following. Feel free to any additional thoughts by posting a reply… jon
Week 11 Guest Speaker – Sheridan Scott
Joining us this week will be Sheridan Scott who I have had the privilege of knowing from more years then either of us care to reflect on, dating back to appearing before Sheridan when she was CRTC counsel. Sheridan grew up in Vancouver moving to Toronto when she was in High School, then on to […]
Week 10 Guest Commentator – Dr. Kimberly Voll
Dr. Kimberly Voll joins us next week as we explore social issues, including violence and sexism in games. Kim holds a PhD in computer science, and an honours degree in cognitive science. She spent six years as faculty at the University of British Columbia, and has taught everything from software engineering to video-game development to […]
Professor Ron Deibert @ UBC Liu Institute Nov. 5
Professor Ronald Deibert of U of T is one of the most thoughtful and knowledgeable academics in the world on the subjects of internet censorship,surveillance and information warfare. His latest book is “Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace” published in May 2013. In the wake of the Snowden revelations, the ubiquity and relevance of […]
Week 9 Guest Commentator – Andy Moore
Andy Moore will be joining us as a Guest Commentator in class next week. Andy is a programmer by trade (but a teacher at heart), and has helped game studios and other digital-media companies as a consultant, contractor, and specialist; focusing in the fields of rapid development, prototyping, data collection & analysis, and the “lean […]
Special Issue of UBC Law Review on “Digital Media, Video Games, And The Law” is out..
Vol 46 No 3 (September 2013) – UBC Law Review Society There are now 3 copies on reserve in the library which could be very useful (depending on topic) as you craft papers for the course. jon
Scandinavia, Switzerland & Nollywood
In last week’s class there was an interesting though brief discussion around the possible correlation between weak IP countries and strong creative presence. This grew out of an article written by the Law Librarian at Rutgers last year which pointed out a correlation between strong economies and weak IP laws. What I wished for in […]
Week 7 Guest Speaker – Anoop Desai
Anoop is Director, Business Affairs/Development at Electronic Arts (Canada) Inc. Anoop has been with EA since 2007. Previously he was with Next Level Games and practiced law with Alexander, Holburn, Beaudin & Lang from 2001 to 2005. At EA Anoop is responsible for: ~ distribution and publishing partnerships for digital platforms in established and emerging territories; […]
Week 5 Guest Speaker Ian Verchere
Ian Verchere who is co-founder and the Chief Creative of Roadhouse Interactive, a 50-person production and development company shaping the future of mobile, tablet and online games will be our guest next class. Ian will share his views of ongoing dialectic between creators and the law. Ian has a particular gift for illuminating the paradox […]