Kat Riley

Kat Riley is an avid gamer and aspiring video game attorney. Kat earned her J.D. at the UNC School of Law where she focused on the intersection of video games and the law and will sit for the bar exam in July. Kat was invited to speak at the 2018 East Coast Game Conference on her work on loot boxes and gambling, was named a finalist in the international Games Law Summit’s 2017 Legal Writing Challenge and served as a Women in Games Ambassador with the International Game Developers Association.

Serial, John B. McLemore, and the Right of Publicity vs Freedom of Speech

A recent case in Alabama is asking what happens when someone’s “right of publicity” butts up against another’s freedom of speech. The “right of publicity” allows people to control the use of their likeness and prevent commercial exploitation without consent. The right of publicity isn’t a traditional intellectual property right, and instead stems from the …

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Next episode of Bruner v. Telltale Games?

Co-founder and former CEO of Telltale Games, Kevin Bruner, has brought suit against his former studio over his ouster last year. Bruner alleges that the company, following his removal as CEO and from the board of directors, deprived him of contractually obligated financial information necessary to sell his stock holdings. Bruner filed suit in California …

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Supreme Court strikes down ban on sports betting – what about esports?

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) which has effectively banned sports betting for the last 25 years. PASPA did not ban sports betting directly. Instead, it prohibited the 49 states with bans or limitations from modifying or repealing them. This distinction was PASPA’s downfall. …

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