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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Brandon J. Huffman to Present at PAX East 2020

By / February 25, 2020

On Friday, February 28th, Brandon J. Huffman will be presenting at PAX East 2020 along with Liz Surette [Attorney and Founder, Overclocked Legal], Chris Reid [Senior Director of Legal & Business Affairs, Tilting Point], Rami Ismail [Vlambeer] and Michael Lee [Founding Partner, Lee Law PLLC].  The topic will be: Law and Order: VGU Episode 2 “The Legal Issues …

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CDA Section 230 and the USMCA

By / January 15, 2020

The Big Tech-shielding principles of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (C.D.A.) have made their way into the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), despite some opposition in Congress. Section 230 of the C.D.A. has been credited as the catalyst for creating America’s multibillion-dollar online industry and christened as “the law that built the internet.” Yet, despite …

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2020: The Year of the CCPA

By / April 2, 2020

As 2019 is coming to a close, businesses are bracing themselves for California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which will take effect at the start of the new year.  The act’s passage in 2018, coupled with Europe’s GDPR, teed up a slew of legislation in state general assemblies aimed at protecting residents’ personal information.  As businesses …

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Happy Holidays from Odin Law and Media

By / December 18, 2019

Happy Holidays from all of us at Odin Law and Media (including once again Darcy, the official doggo of our firm). Thank you all for a wonderful 2019 – here’s to a marvelous 2020!

What are reasonable data security procedures under the NY SHIELD Act?

By / December 9, 2019

This March, companies who are in the business of collecting data from New York residents will be responsible for ensuring that data is protected by reasonable security procedures.  Last July, Governor Cuomo signed into law the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (“the SHIELD Act” or “the Act”). The SHIELD act made three …

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