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Welcome Cohort 11
Welcome to all who will be joining the Video Game Law @ Allard community today. Thrilled and privileged to be your guide. In terms of substantive legal issues arising in real time over the semester, the real word of gamers, developers, industry and governments usually ensure a roller-coaster ride of things to talk about over […]
Au revoir to the 10th cohort of Video Game Law….
As we approach reading week, it’s high time that I thank the 10th cohort of the course. There was lots to be impressed by. Your support of each other. Your commitment to really going deep on the legal questions. Your heartfelt efforts in class presentations. Ultimately what moved me the most was how you […]
Slides From Talk To VGBA Summit North
Had a great time doing a talk and a panel at the VGBA Summit North last week. Slides from the talk are below. For students in Video Game Law they are mostly redundant (by design) with our Week 5 class, although there are some notable deviations. They are really intended for attendees of the Summit […]
Irresistible (FREE) Offer: Video Game Bar Association Summit North @ Allard Hall This Thursday & Friday October 12 & 13
Sponsored by McMillan LLP, Fasken Martineau and UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law, the Video Game Bar Association Summit North is coming to Allard Hall on October 12th and 13th. The Video Game Bar Association connects lawyers from across the globe who act in the interactive, gaming and social media space, holding annual events […]
Anoop Desai’s Follow-Up’s
Last week’s guest Anoop Desai of Electronic Arts has sent some follow up links for references he made during his talk. You will find them by clicking on the images below: He also reminded everyone to watch “Indie Game” for all purposes, and Episode 10, Season3 of “Halt & Catch Fire” for a great explanation […]
Class 3 Guest Speaker: Ian Verchere
Ian Verchere is the Co-Founder of Session Games and has been a “must-see” part of this course for many years. His talks are always deeply and passionately rooted in the creator’s ethos. It is through that core lens that Ian explores legal and normative constraints and freedoms with insight and frequent surprises . Ian’s Linked […]
Class 2 Guest Speaker: Anoop Desai
Anoop Desai will be speaking to us about the video game industry, it’s structure, opportunities and threats this coming Friday. Anoop is Sr. Director, Business Development & Strategy at Electronic Arts (EA). As such Anoop partners with EA’s business units to define strategies and evaluate, negotiate & implement strategic partnerships to drive growth of EA’s […]
News of the Week; July 6, 2016
GAMES Blizzard ups the ante against Overwatchcheats by filing lawsuit: Hostilities reopen between Blizzard and longtime rivals Bossland. Blizzard files suit for copyright infringement against Overwatch hack developer YouTubers under fire for promoting their own CS:GO gambling site in videos: Syndicate and TmarTn promoted CSGO Lotto, but didn’t disclose that they own it. Prominent YouTubers revealed as owners of […]
“Quest” Self-Reflection
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Class 11 Guest Speaker: Mark Devereux
Mark Devereux has been Chief Strategy Officer of Roadhouse Interactive since June 2012. Mark has over 20 years of international corporate and legal expertise ranging from heading up a public company in the green technology sector to running the Canadian subsidiary of a European focused online gaming company to operating a private law practice. He […]