On Thursday, April 18th, Brandon J. Huffman will be presenting at the 2019 East Coast Game Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. The topic will be: Video Game Law 201 Every year, there is a Video Game Law 101 discussion – sometimes with a different name. Brandon has given some of those presentations in the past. …
On Friday, March 29th, Brandon J. Huffman will be presenting at PAX East 2019 along with Mary Kish [Marketing Community Manager, Twitch], Liz Surette [Attorney and Founder, Overclocked Legal], Chris Reid [Senior Director of Legal & Business Affairs, Tilting Point] and Michael Lee [Founding Partner, Lee Law PLLC]. The topic will be: Law & Order: VGU …
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) protects technology, devices and/or services that are copyrighted. The act was written to protect IP owners, content hosts and internet service providers. A DMCA takedown is specifically when content is removed from a website or a platform at the request of the owner of the copyright holder. It is, …
On Wednesday, March 20th, Brandon J. Huffman and Suzanne Jackiw will lead a roundtable at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) on the following topic: Business and Legal Issues Facing the Industry Roundtable (Presented by IGDA) The future is always uncertain. In this roundtable, come join the IGDA Business and Legal SIG to talk about some …
Recently, Brandon J. Huffman was quoted on GameDaily.biz. about the class action suit brought against Activision Blizzard. Here is an excerpt: According to attorney Brandon Huffman, founder of Odin Law & Media and general counsel for the IGDA, a number of pieces need to be in place before a suit will be certified as a …
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Libel is complicated and often difficult to litigate; however, it is one of the few ways speech is allowed to be restricted under the First Amendment and, in my opinion, has produced some of the most interesting court opinions in American jurisprudence. A few of my favorites include Evel Knievel bringing a defamation suit against …
Odin Law and Media is proud to announce Attorney Brandon J. Huffman’s inclusion on the Super Lawyers Rising Star list for 2019. According to Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition …
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All game devs have a favorite character; one they draw inspiration from. What better way to show props to those who have inspired you than by featuring your favorite character in your new game. A little nudge or nod to other creators to show your respect. But where does admiration cross over to copyright infringement? …
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Recently, a lawmaker in Pennsylvania proposed a law to tax the sale of video games rated M or AO by ESRB at 10%. This would be in addition to the sales tax already imposed in Pennsylvania (which I am going to refer to as “PA” because it’s too much to type over and over). According to GameSpot: …
We see trademarks every day. Ones that we recognize, like Coca-Cola, Apple, Exxon, Pepsi and Ford, and ones that may go unnoticed, like the color of a Tiffany’s blue box. A trademark is a word, phrase, slogan, symbol, design, or combination that (1) identifies the good or service and (2) distinguishes source. Trademarks can (but …
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