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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Microtransactions can be a great source of revenue for developers producing games for children. It’s not often that a child is packing a wallet full of cash to spend on games upfront, so creating free-to-play games with microtransactions as the main source of revenue is one path a game maker can take to recoup the …
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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 …
With the rise of streamers on Twitch and mega celebrities endorsing games, many video game companies are considering hiring influencers. An influencer, defined as a person who has a significant following related to a certain topic, can be a great source of publicity and exposure for a video game. For example, Apex Legends received a …
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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 …
When an organization decides to offer up free goods, there should be strict identification of whether the offering will be a contest, a sweepstakes or a lottery. As we’ve stated before: a sweepstakes (also known as a giveaway) is a promotional drawing in which prizes are given away at no charge to the participants. Winners …
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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