On August 16th, 2022, United States President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill principally aims to raise tax revenue by capturing some of the traditionally tax-free benefits for high-level executives and shareholders and requiring large corporations to pay a minimum tax. With that in mind, the changes should be analyzed …
Data collection and analysis have become ubiquitous with modern technology and are pivotal aspects of contemporary video game design. Game developers may collect data for any number of reasons, including anything from wanting to obtain a user’s name, address, and billing information for in-game purchases, to utilizing collected data to catch hackers, or identify areas …
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Influencer whitelisting, or content creator whitelisting, may seem like it’s been around for years but it is still a relatively new marketing tool. It started somewhere around 2017 and has become more prevalent since the pandemic. But what, in fact, is it? Influencer whitelisting At its core, influencer whitelisting is a process by which creators …
Many companies want to reward employees, contractors, and others with incentives to reward their contributions without dipping into the cash needed to continue investing in the business. As a result, companies may turn to “deferred compensation” structures, giving these contributors stock options, future bonuses or other future compensation arrangements. These types of arrangements can be …
At Odin Law and Media, we are outraged at the overturning of Roe v. Wade. We acknowledge the basic truth that women are competent, autonomous people who will make their own healthcare decisions. These choices are intensely private, and the government has no role to play in them. The entire democratic system is weakened when …
In November 2020, California voters approved the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) which amended and extended the original California Consumer Protection Act of 2018 (CCPA). Previously, rulemaking authority under the Acts belonged solely to the state Attorney General. However, the CPRA established the California Privacy Protection Agency and vested it with the full …
At-will employment is the default rule of employment in the United States. However, some states, even ones that adhere generally to at-will employment, have restrictions and limitations surrounding employment termination. This post summarizes at-will employment in a general sense and does not delve into all exceptions and restrictions. As always, it is best to seek …
As a law firm that primarily works with video game companies, everyone on staff is a gamer in their own right. Here’s what we’ve been playing this spring of 2022: Hades by Supergiant (Nintendo Switch) I’ve been playing a TON of Hades. Like, a lot of Hades. I loved the visuals, the story, the gameplay …
A liquidation preference deals with what happens to the proceeds of the Company after it is dissolved or sold. Investors typically want to get their money back first before anyone else and a liquidation preference outlines that right. There are several types of liquidation preferences. Standard Seniority This is present in most financings. It means …
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The Washington Post recently wrote about alleged workplace abuse at esports organization TSM along with employee misclassifications. Here is an excerpt: Former workers described the atmosphere at TSM and Blitz as start-up-like, where hierarchies were fluid and staff was expected to wear many hats at once. But experts who reviewed contracts for some former workers …
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