Month: March 2020

Brandon J. Huffman Quoted on Mario Creations in Dreams

By / March 31, 2020

GameDaily.biz recently covered Nintendo issuing complaints against Mario creations within Sony’s Dreams game. Here is an excerpt: The short version is that Dreams is a platform,” Odin Law attorney Brandon Huffman told GameDaily. “Like YouTube or Facebook, it exists behind the legal safe harbor created by Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Without that …

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Five Recommendations When Developing Work-from-Home Policies

By / March 25, 2020

As positive-cases continue to rise, and more Americans are heeding officials’ requests for increased “social distancing” (or “physical distancing“), many businesses are transitioning work from the office to employees’ homes.  As teleworking becomes a new norm in American life, here are a few recommendations in developing your business’s work-from-home policies. Establish a Clear Telework Plan & …

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FTC Request for Public Comments on Endorsement Guides in Advertising

By / March 19, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission is considering whether to make changes to its “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising” (aka the Endorsement Guides) and they want to hear from you.  As the name suggests, the Endorsement Guides are guidelines for businesses and marketers using endorsements in advertising. Their purpose is to help …

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CCPA Regulations Update from February, 2020

By / April 8, 2020

Much to businesses’ delight, the California Attorney General’s Office released an updated draft of its CCPA regulations on February 10, 2020. In attempts to un-muddy the waters, the new version of the regulations attempts to clarify definitions and notice requirements as well as provides examples for the mandated practices. The following updates are regulations gaming …

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Brandon J. Huffman Quoted on Red Dead Redemption 2’s Modding

By / March 2, 2020

GameDaily.biz recently covered the legal issues modders encounter in the video game industry. Here is an excerpt: In general, mods can only work by violating the EULA. Often, their creation also requires acts that could constitute copyright infringement. Modding could also violate the anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,” Huffman told GameDaily. “Modders …

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