Entertainment

How Does the SAG-AFTRA Strike Affect Indie Productions, Video Game Developers and More?

By / September 26, 2023

Update: SAG-AFTRA’s members voted in favor of covering the union’s work on video games. Read more here. On July 13, 2023, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) declared a strike after failing to reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). This move …

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A Primer On Public Domain Music

By / December 14, 2022

When people refer to music that has entered the public domain, they are usually referring to music where the copyright protection has expired. Due to differences in the laws regarding duration of copyright protection, when a piece of music enters the public domain may differ from country to country. At the outset, it is important …

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Moonlighting: who owns what?

By / August 30, 2023

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 …

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What is influencer whitelisting?

By / July 26, 2022

Influencer whitelisting, or content creator whitelisting, may seem like it’s been around for years but it is still a relatively new marketing tool. It started somewhere around 2017 and has become more prevalent since the pandemic. But what, in fact, is it? Influencer whitelisting At its core, influencer whitelisting is a process by which creators …

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What is one thing that most (if not all) digital creators need?

By / August 17, 2021

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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When does my game fall within the scope of COPPA?

By / July 21, 2020

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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