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Yesterday’s last class…A memorable one in all respects. Video and slides below… Jon

Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well coming into the final bit of the term here. My presentation [here] is on cheating in video games with a focus on the legal solutions that have been applied to deal with the issues of cheating in the modern gaming industry. In this presentation  you will […]

Slides below… Jon

Hello fellow gamers, On Dec 02, Chris and I will be presenting on the use of video games in creating videos and streams in various ways. The scope of my part will be on gameplay videos such as let’s play videos or video guides for games and gameplay streaming, the legal implications for such activities, […]

Happy December everyone! I’m sure we are all a bit flustered by the end of term so rapidly approaching. Hopefully you can procrastinate from other courses/assignments by taking a few minutes to view this presentation by me and Jina on video game regulation. I’m sure you know the drill by now with how to navigate […]

Hi everyone! My term paper for video game law is focused on the use of music – both licensed and original – in games, and the copyright regime and DMCA takedown process involved in the sharing and streaming of games online. In researching this, I came across an interesting approach to DMCA strikes taken by […]

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Good Morning Everyone! I hope everyone is having a great week, I know the end of term is upon us and everyone is a little stressed so I hope my presentation can be a quick break from everything. My presentation is based on the concept of streaming video games as a career, and how such […]

Here are the slides from our collaborative class. Have also put the original video below for convenience. Though hopefully the slides can stand on their own a starting point for your own version/feedback/branching narrative… Jon

Video and slides from our November 18 class below… Jon

Hi everyone! Here is my term project on the effectiveness of copyright law – enjoy! Some background: A while back we discussed Jessica Silbey’s book The Eureka Method and her finding that current copyright law does not really reflect how artists work. When reading her book, I found that it focused heavily on artists who […]

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Hi everyone, I hope you were able to enjoy your reading break! On Wednesday, I will presenting on Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, the interactive film. Prior to the presentation (if you have the time)  kindly  watch/ play the film. It can be found on Netflix. Please let me know via teams if you have any access […]

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