Lootboxes for Charity is a new Triangle-NC IGDA event to support TakeThis, a nonprofit decreasing stigma and increasing support for mental health in games. The event will take place on Tuesday, December 3rd at 6 pm at Solas in Raleigh, NC. Odin Law and Media will be donating several different gifts for the raffle. Donations will …
Lawyers are regularly asked to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). But typically, we don’t sign them. Why is that? It’s redundant Lawyers are already bound by ethical rules and stipulations for not disclosing confidential information that a client has shared with us. This is what’s called the attorney-client relationship and it is protected by attorney-client privilege. …
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 …
Brandon J. Huffman to Speak on Three Panels at CVGLS Read More »
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,” …
Brandon J. Huffman Quoted on Duke Nukem’s Unpaid Royalties Lawsuit Read More »
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 …
Brandon J. Huffman Quoted on Pokemon Go Class Action Lawsuit Read More »
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 …
Brandon J. Huffman to Present at PAX Dev, PAX West 2019 Read More »
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 …
Odin Law and Media Giveaway (Two Tickets to Video Games Live in Raleigh, NC) Read More »
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 …
More risks related to social media assets during a merger or acquisition Read More »