It’s a new year! And wow, the landscape is a lot different as we collectively went from a global pandemic to a global recession. Here are our thoughts and predictions on 2023 as the world continues to be a relatively unpredictable place. Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is going to be a big focus as …
Moonlighting and side hustles – whatever you want to call them – come up frequently in the games space. However, it is important to keep in mind some potential issues that can arise – both from an employer’s perspective and from an employee’s perspective. An employer will generally want (and likely needs) to own all …
So the pandemic is still ongoing. It’s still affecting our everyday lives in so, so many ways. Our thoughts go to all of the people who have lost family members and friends over the past two years. Here are our thoughts and predictions on 2022 as the pandemic, yet again, continues to rage on in …
NFT art is growing in popularity. But when someone buys NFT art, what rights do they get? What is an NFT? NFT stands for “non-fungible token.” The token is a unit of currency on the blockchain, the technology that underlies Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Fungibility is the idea that one thing is exactly like another. …
Giveaways that are run on Twitch are subject to the same laws as giveaways (which vary from state to state in the United States). We’ve talked about the differences between giveaways (aka sweepstakes) and contests before and what can define a giveaway. So, are giveaways on Twitch legal? It depends If all of the normal …
Here’s a hint – not having these is one of the biggest mistakes digital creators can make. We’re not talking about tons of followers or amazing brand deals or even the best equipment. While those things are certainly nice, if a creator doesn’t have the right agreements in place for their team (and by team, …
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Well, it’s safe to say that 2020 didn’t go in a way any of us could have easily predicted. We made some solid guesses on what might happen in 2020 and in 2019 but most of our predictions got derailed by the pandemic. That being said, here’s our thoughts and predictions on 2021 as the …
United States federal privacy regulations are different for kids under 13 and compliance is really tough. Provided the game is not primarily targeted or advertised at kids, and a game studio has no knowledge of kids using it, it’s usually a simpler plan to just exclude them where monetizing through ads or otherwise collecting personally …
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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 …
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 …