The primary goal of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is to protect technology, devices, and/or services that are copyrighted. Anti-circumvention refers to laws that prohibit the circumvention of technological barriers for using a digital good and/or service in a way that the rights-holder doesn’t allow. The requirement for anti-circumvention laws came about with the …
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,” …
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Assuming it is signed by the Governor, on January 1st, 2020, California’s AB5 Labor Bill will go into effect and will prevent many companies from treating their workers as independent contractors. What does this mean? The short version is that AB5 presents an ABC test. If A) workers perform tasks under a company’s control, B) …
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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 …