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Epic Games To Pay $520 Milllion: A Win For The Rights of Gamers
As this class comes to an end and I reflect on the course, I realize that I was most intrigued by the perspective of the rights of the gamer. I expected this class to focus on the rights of the developers and if the gamer rights would be discussed it would mostly be in the […]
Thoughts on the representation of Law in video games
Throughout the semester, we have learned about video game law, in other words, how the law regulates and hinge on video games. The name of the course could then have been “Video Games and Law”. But what happens if we reverse those two words? Does the meaning remain intact? Does “Law and Video Games” mean […]
TMRW Sports and The Golf League: The New Age of Sports & Gaming
As someone who loves to Golf, I was eagerly waiting to see how the PGA Tour and its players would respond to the new LIV Golf League. While LIV Golf is not without its controversy given its funding from the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund, there is no denying that LIV golf has deep pockets […]
Montreal Video Game Company Gets the Rights to Charlie Chaplin
Hey Y,all, Came across this article today and thought it was interesting. A Montreal video game company just got the exclusive rights to Charlie Chaplin and intends to make a game based around the individual. For those of you who are unaware who Charlie Chaplin is, he was a major silent film movie star throughout […]
Video – Nintendo: Rights Protection or Fan Alienation?
Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well as we move closer to the end of the semester! Following in the footsteps of a few of you, my presentation is now (finally) ready to show off! It’s about Nintendo, all the ways they’ve tried to protect their IP rights, and how it has affected their fanbase. […]
Presentation: Income tax issue of video game industry
Hi, everyone. I would like to post my short presentation of Income tax issue of video game industry in the link below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t1RAL8q0U_oloaA8ACZCFpmC-5b-o3s1/view?usp=drive_web If you are a fan to Might & Magic, you may have interest to read the reference article below. Reference material: Anna Vvedenskaya, “Common features of video games and social networks: […]
New York Islanders and The Faze Clan Collaborate for Esports Night on Dec. 6th
On December 6th the New York Islanders are holding an Esports night in collaboration with the Faze Clan. The Faze Clan is a group of individuals who run a lifestyle and media platform that is focused on gaming and video game culture for teenagers and young adults. Islanders Esports Night will begin at 5 PM […]
Presentation on Sports Betting Games & NFT Sports Cards
Hi everyone, Jakub and I did our presentation on the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS) games that utilize sports card NFTs as part of the contest. please use the google drive link to access a recording of our presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F4QavItI4TuDCuHBTaRQQCzWxbOq0z77/view?usp=share_link
Nintendo Super Smash Bros Tournament Licensing Dispute
An interesting story has recently come out, featuring Nintendo shutting down a relatively large Super Smash Bros tournament that was set to go ahead later next week. The story is still developing, but as of now, it looks like there was some sort of licensing dispute between the organizer of the tournament, Smash World Tour, […]
Nintendo stikes again
Earlier this week, Nintendo issued DMCA takedowns to SteamGridDB, a community site that hosts user-created images to be used in on Steam. Although the site is primarily meant to provide an aesthetically-pleasing alternative for fans, Nintendo games are not available on Steam and therefore would only be there as emulated ROMs downloaded without Nintendo’s […]