Month: October 2019

The Pros (and Cons) of Keeping Terms of Service Language Broad

If a company operates a service, it’s a good idea to establish rules for how users will interact with it. Having a Terms of Service (TOS), a document that every user sees and must agree to when registering for an account (free or paid), is an effective way to protect a company and service. While …

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Brandon J. Huffman to Speak on Three Panels at CVGLS

On Friday, October 25th, the Fifth Annual Chicago Video Game Law Summit will take place and will feature Brandon J. Huffman on three of the five panel sessions. Brandon J. Huffman will present alongside Marc Whipple on: Gambling V. Expression: Regulation of Video Games as Enterprise and Art Panelists will provide an overview of the …

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Brandon J. Huffman Quoted on Rick Fox Lawsuit

GameDaily.biz recently covered a lawsuit by Rick Fox, the founder of the esports organization Echo Fox, as he is suing his business partners over alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds. Here is an excerpt: Basically, the plaintiff will pay an expert to look through the records and identify potentially problematic transactions–things like withdrawals of cash, …

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What is DMCA anti-circumvention?

The primary goal of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is to protect technology, devices, and/or services that are copyrighted. Anti-circumvention refers to laws that prohibit the circumvention of technological barriers for using a digital good and/or service in a way that the rights-holder doesn’t allow. The requirement for anti-circumvention laws came about with the …

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Brandon J. Huffman Quoted on Duke Nukem’s Unpaid Royalties Lawsuit

GameDaily.biz recently covered a lawsuit by Bobby Prince against Gearbox Software. Prince, the composer of the soundtracks to Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, alleges Gearbox failed to pay royalties for use of his work. Here is an excerpt: The terms of that agreement and the chain from Apogee to Gearbox are going to be critical here,” …

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