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FTC Request for Public Comments on Endorsement Guides in Advertising

By Michele Robichaux / March 19, 2020 March 19, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission is considering whether to make changes to its “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising” (aka the Endorsement Guides) and they want to hear from you. As the name suggests, the Endorsement Guides are guidelines for businesses and marketers using endorsements in advertising. Their purpose is to help …

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What are moral rights for creators?

By Megan / March 11, 2020 March 11, 2020

Moral rights got a lot of attention recently after Blizzard requested that users sign over moral rights to created works in Warcraft III: Reforged. Here’s a bit of context on what moral rights are and why they matter in this situation. What are moral rights? Moral rights are rights that vest in the creator of …

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CCPA Regulations Update from February, 2020

By Trey Ferguson / March 4, 2020 April 8, 2020

Much to businesses’ delight, the California Attorney General’s Office released an updated draft of its CCPA regulations on February 10, 2020. In attempts to un-muddy the waters, the new version of the regulations attempts to clarify definitions and notice requirements as well as provides examples for the mandated practices. The following updates are regulations gaming …

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Brandon J. Huffman Quoted on Red Dead Redemption 2’s Modding

By Odin Law / March 2, 2020 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 Odin Law / February 26, 2020 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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What’s Odin Law & Media Playing? (Winter 2020)

By Odin Law / February 19, 2020 February 19, 2020

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 winter: Brandon Huffman, Attorney & Founder Untitled Goose Game by House House (Nintendo Switch) I don’t get to play as many games as I would like to these days. …

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Announcement: New Odin Law Attorneys Join Staff

By Odin Law / February 10, 2020 February 10, 2020

We’re thrilled to issue a warm welcome to Ted Harper, Of Counsel, and Michele K. Robichaux, Attorney. Ted Harper, Of Counsel Prior to joining Odin Law and Media as Of Counsel, Ted founded and ran his firm, Triangle Legal Solutions for almost two decades, was a partner in the Raleigh office of the law firm Kilpatrick …

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Legal Challenges in the Games Industry in 2020

By Brandon J. Huffman / January 22, 2020 January 22, 2020

At the very beginning of 2019, we made predictions as to what we would see growing and changing in the video games industry from a legal perspective. Here’s our predictions for 2020 and looking back at where we were right (and wrong) last year. Subscription services will be the business shift of 2020 This is …

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CDA Section 230 and the USMCA

By Michele Robichaux / January 15, 2020 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 Trey Ferguson / January 8, 2020 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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