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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Gamedaily.biz recently covered Niantic’s trespassing class action lawsuit from 2016 as Niantic has agreed to settle the suit (without accepting liability). Here is an excerpt: For Brandon Huffman, an attorney at Odin Law, the relatively low payouts to the plaintiffs means Niantic accrues little risk in choosing to settle the case. “The settlement is a …
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On Wednesday, August 28th, at 1:30 PM Brandon J. Huffman will be presenting at PAX Dev 2019 along with Ryan Black and the topic will be: So, About That Loot Box Bill aka “Games, Stop Being Casinos” “Loot boxes; microtransactions; F2P; ads. The industry has creatively monetized games in today’s game ecosystem, but predictably this has …
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GameDaily.biz recently covered Epic Games’ being hit with a class action lawsuit over previous Fortnite security breaches. Here is an excerpt: Brandon J Huffman, attorney with Odin Law and Media, agrees that it’s hard to pinpoint how many Fortnite players were truly impacted by this breach. “This is a highly technical claim and potential damages …
As a way of saying thanks to loyal readers and clients (and to highlight how to properly run a giveaway) – Odin Law and Media is offering up two free tickets to the Video Games Live concert in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, October 5th. Enter by submitting this form: As this is a sweepstakes (also …
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GameDaily.biz recently covered the ESA data breach that left a list of addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for E3 media attendees exposed. Here is an excerpt: As a result of this incident, the ESA could find itself the subject of civil lawsuits, according to attorney Sarah Wesley Wheaton of Odin Law & Media. The …
As discussed in my previous blog post, one of a company’s most valuable (but often overlooked) assets are its social media assets. Yet social media assets rarely receive more than a cursory treatment during a merger or acquisition. Giving social media assets merely superficial review can end up costing the buyer in third-party liabilities. If …
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GameDaily.biz recently covered the class action lawsuit being brought against Nintendo for allegedly faulty Joy-Con controllers. Here is an excerpt: I think social media has amplified this to be larger than it actually is,” Brandon J Huffman, attorney with Odin Law and Media told GameDaily. “If 100 people total had this problem, and all posted …
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When a company is preparing for a merger or an acquisition, it is expected to prepare a list of all its assets. The buying company will then review this list of specific assets and include a series of representations and warranties in the purchase agreement that are designed to decrease the buyer’s liabilities while ensuring …
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GameDaily.biz recently covered Magic Leap’s lawsuit against a former employee for alleged breach of contract and unfair competition. Here is an excerpt: Even though the suit is in the U.S. Courts, if Magic Leap wins a judgment and there are no assets in the U.S. to recover from, they’d be looking to enforce the judgment …