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Alan Bruggeman of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment division speaking this week…and some preparatory reading
Alan Bruggeman is a Senior Attorney in Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment division. At Microsoft, Alan has provided legal counsel on a variety of entertainment devices and services, including the Xbox 360 console and accessories, the now-defunct (but still awesome) Zune media player, Microsoft Studios, and Xbox LIVE. Prior to his work at Microsoft, Alan worked as […]
“Law School” (Payphone by Maroon 5 Parody) by Chocolate Ghost House
Could go on and on explaining how this video relates to our course by way of the legal issues around mods, parody, machinima and user created content. But that wouldn’t fool you, would it? Watch & enjoy… jon
Donkey Kong: Pauline Edition
Following up on this week’s class, here is an example of an inspired dad. He modded Donkey Kong in response to a question from his 3 year old daughter. Now the Princess saves Mario…. jon
The Resources Page
You may have noticed a “Resources” button now added to the top menu. It itself divides into a series of subsections: Copyright & IP; Freedom of Speech & Expression; Privacy & Social Issues; Web & Online Content; International; & Technology & Hardware. There is also a link to Electronic Reserve Materials available to students in […]
UK Intellectual Property Office helps law students with term papers
Thanks to “The 1709 Blog” for noting and posting links to some very useful largely empirical studies commissioned by the UK IPO. These may be very helpful to those doing papers on related subjects. Having taken a look through as there is tons of good stuff here, especially on the economic impact on copyright holders […]
Week 10
Jon’s Talk March 13, 2013: “Mass Effect-s” Download the PowerPoint Slides
IGDA E3 Scholarships
As described just prior to the start of class, here is the text of an email received yesterday regarding the E3 Scholarships being given by the International Game Developers Association: “The IGDA is pleased to announce that we are now taking applications for Scholarships to attend E3. The deadline for applications is 2 April. The […]
News of the Week; March 13, 2013
1. Top 10 New IP Paper Downloads: http://writtendescription.blogspot.ca/2013/03/top-10-new-ip-paper-downloads.html 2. Appeals Court: ‘Ed Sullivan’ Clip in ‘Jersey Boys’ is Fair Use: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/appeals-court-ed-sullivan-clip-427260 3. US Supreme Court limits standing to sue in a case that will likely impact privacy and data breach plaintiffs: http://www.edwardswildman.com/files/News/543d63b5-4962-48f6-b71f-e0d2192720f6/Presentation/NewsAttachment/3e09a485-a60e-4fc4-b513-4d34f91e09f3/2013-CA-USSupremeCourtLimits-March-v2.pdf 4. Google Concedes That Drive-By Prying Violated Privacy: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/technology/google-pays-fine-over-street-view-privacy-breach.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1& 5. Aaron Swartz’s lawyer accuses prosecutor of misconduct […]
Chris Bennett of Davis LLP Speaking this Week…..
Hi Class, Out guest speaker this week is Chris Bennett, a partner at Davis LLP. Chris is the head of the IT Law Group and Trade-marks Law Group and is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property, Technology & Outsourcing, Video Games & Interactive Entertainment, and Franchise & Distribution Law Groups. Chris was recognized by […]
Paper sources: Assigned readings from course in Technologies of Politics and Control (Harvard Extension)
For those doing papers related to multiplayer gaming issues, some useful references here: Assigned Readings – Technologies of Politics and Control. jon