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Paper inspirations
As we’ve talked about, now is the time to focus on papers topics & getting started (or better) on them. Attached is a link to a very useful paper by Stephen M. McJohn, which for your purposes is a nice overview of interesting 2012 U.S. IP cases. By going through the paper you might well […]
HLS Copyright Course: Special Event 1, The Interests of Authors – YouTube
Prof. William Fisher is making his Harvard Law School on Copyright available gratis through edX. Below you will find an excellant two hour discussion of copyright from the perspective of creators. Among the four speakers is John Drake of Harmonix, the company that created the “Guitar Hero”, “Rockband” and “Dance Central” series. Those games are […]
“Tetricide” | Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law
Nice piece in the Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law about the Tetris case – Tetris Holding, LLC v. Xio Interactive, Inc., 863 F. Supp. 2d 394, 397 (D.N.J. 2012). We will be looking at this case and it’s implications in Class 9 on March 6. Tetricide | TEXAS REVIEW OF ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS LAW […]
[UPDATED] Speaker for February 13th Discussion Hour: Patrick Sweeney
Hey class, Hope you all had a great long weekend! Our guest speaker this week is Patrick Sweeney, counsel with Reed Smith and based out of Century City. Mr. Sweeney’s experience prior to joining Reed Smith includes serving as senior corporate counsel at Vivendi Universal Games and at Paramount Pictures Television Group. He was also […]
A common video game issue comes up against the current U.S. gun control debate
Nancy Pelosi: Video Games are Not the Reason for Violence in America (Huffington Post): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/10/nancy-pelosi-video-games_n_2657169.html
News of the Week; Feb. 6, 2013
1. ‘Spacewar!’ The story of the world’s first digital video game: http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/2/4/3949524/the-story-of-the-worlds-first-digital-video-game 2. What is the government’s interest in copyright? Not that of the public. – Copyright Librarian: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/copyrightlibn/2013/02/what-is-the-governments-interest-in-copyright.html 3. Patent Assertion Entities: Six Actions the Antitrust Agencies Can Take by Michael Carrier: SSRN: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2209521&buffer_share=14a72&utm_source=buffer 4. Something to look forward to, er, in 2013+1: http://ipkitten.blogspot.ca/2013/01/something-to-look-forward-to-er-20131.html?m=1 5. North Korean Propaganda Video […]
Week 6
Jon’s Talk Feb. 6, 2013: “Ten Cases – Ten Clauses – Ten Contexts” Download the PowerPoint Slides
A Post IP World
Two thoughts re: whether we really are in a post IP world when it comes to video games. 1) Many minors play video games. I don’t think a plaintiff would have much luck enforcing a EULA against one. Particularly relevant in the technology context since I’m sure there are many teenage programmers out there who […]
Thoughts on Today’s Class
A few thoughts on today’s class. 1. All our discussions on EULAs reminded me of this story I had read some time ago, and was able to miraculously find without much difficulty using Google: http://www.cypherpunks.ca/dell.html 2. It also reminded me of this: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20002689-71.html 3. When I draft a contract, my primary goal is to clearly state the […]
This Week’s Guest Speaker
Our guest speaker this week will be Howard Donaldson, the president of DigiBC. DigiBC’s mission is to promote, support and accelerate the growth, sustainability and competitiveness of BC’s digital media and wireless industry. Prior to joining DigiBC, Howard held senior management positions with Disney Interactive Studios and Electronic Arts Canada. Howard’s discussion will focus on […]