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Philosophers’ Café | “Digital Media as Surveillance” 9/16/13
As mentioned in class, Dr. Richard Smith & I will be moderating a “Philosophers’ Cafe” for SFU on Monday September 16. 2013 at 7 PM at the Roundhouse Community Arts & recreation Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews.The topic is “Digital Media as Surveillance”, and yes we came up with the topic months before the Snowden revelations. […]
News of the Week; September 11, 2013
1. Microsoft Wins Big in Motorola Patent Case 2. The Penny Arcade Controversy That Will Not Die 3. Copyright Law and Video Games: A Brief History of an Interactive Medium by Prof. Greg Lastowka 4. Touchdown for video game producer over football players false endorsement claim 5. Tattoo Artist Looks to Show Value of Copyright Claim Against […]
News of the Week; September 4, 2013
1. Evolving case law on the fair use of famous trademarks in video games 2. Report: Rayman Legends for PS Vita Missing 28 Levels 3. The best (legal) way to enjoy classic game cartridges 4. Examined, the Virtual Life Is Worth Living 5. Amazon Infiltrates the Android Game Market to Sell You Stuff While You Play 6. Iranian […]
News of the Week; August 28, 2013
1. King Sues 6Waves for Alleged Game Copyright Infringement. Here’s the Complaint. 2. Keller v. EA Delayed for Supreme Court Review Petition 3. RI Judge Greenlights Lawsuit against 38 Studios 4. Supreme Court Justice Kagan Played Video Games to Prepare for Brown v. EMA 5. New Research Suggest Video Games Are Not Triggers For At-Risk Teens 6. Report: Eight-Year-Old Boy Murders […]
News of the Week; August 21, 2013
1. Nintendo Ordered to Pay $15.1 Million in 3DS Lawsuit 2. EA plans to appeal Keller case to Supreme Court 3. ‘League of Legends’ accounts in North America suffer security breach 4. Origin launches free 24-hour return on EA games 5. Microsoft details long-awaited Xbox One self-publishing plans 6. Game-tokens found in 5,000-year-old burial mound 7. Forrester: PRISM’s cost to the world cloud […]
News of the Week; August 14, 2013
1. Nintendo Sues HackYourConsole.com for Selling Copying Devices 2. New Jersey Court Approves Used Game Lawsuit Against GameStop 3. Jim Brown’s right of publicity claim revived by Keller victory on appeal 4. Clone Wars: The Five Most Important Cases Every Game Developer Should Know 5. Rhode Island Lawmakers Examine 38 Studios Loan Debacle 6. Teaching […]
News of the Week; August 7, 2013
1. Ninth Circuit Rules That Celebrity “Rights” Trump Free Speech + Third Circuit rejects EA’s first amendment defense to college athletes’ right of publicity claims + Keller v. EA: visual elements mean game isn’t protected by First Amendment (Prof. Rebecca Tushnet’s 43(B)log) 2. The First Amendment in play: Brown v. EA (Prof. Rebecca Tushnet’s 43(B)log) 3. Activision Blizzard […]
News of the Week; July 31, 2013
1. Court of Appeals Rejects EA’s First Amendment Claim in NCAA Lawsuit 2. Why gaming’s latest take on war is so offensive to Russians 3. Activision Blizzard goes independent as Kotick leads $8.2 billion buyout + Activision’s Deal Analyzed 4. Zynga loses half of its active users, drops plans for real money gambling 5. Xbox One will allow independent developers to […]
News of the Week; July 24, 2013
1. Tropico 4 Developer Targeted by Treehouse Avatar Technologies 2. Delaware Supreme Court backs Harmonix in Viacom dispute 3. Robin Antonick wins Madden lawsuit 4. Diversity in Video Games – The Rise of Female Gamers (Learnist page) 5. Wargaming, Stardock, and Rebellion Score Big IP from Atari Auction 6. Vivendi in talks to raise $3b dividend from Activision-Blizzard – repor 7. Xbox […]
News of the Week; July 17, 2013
1. Three More MMO Developers Receive Letters from Treehouse Attorneys 2. NCAA Will Not Renew Contract with EA in 2014 3. THQ liquidation plan approved by court, ending bankruptcy case 4. Strong-female protagonist game jam kicks off in Vancouver to fight industry sexism 5. Every Misogynistic Argument You’ve Ever Heard About Video Games 6. Report: CDC Closer to Beginning Research […]