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GameDaily.biz recently covered the legal issues modders encounter in the video game industry. Here is an excerpt: In general, mods can only work by violating the EULA. Often, their creation also requires acts that could constitute copyright infringement. Modding could also violate the anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,” Huffman told GameDaily. “Modders …

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On Friday, February 28th, Brandon J. Huffman will be presenting at PAX East 2020 along with Liz Surette [Attorney and Founder, Overclocked Legal], Chris Reid [Senior Director of Legal & Business Affairs, Tilting Point], Rami Ismail [Vlambeer] and Michael Lee [Founding Partner, Lee Law PLLC].  The topic will be: Law and Order: VGU Episode 2 “The Legal Issues …

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We’re thrilled to issue a warm welcome to Ted Harper, Of Counsel, and Michele K. Robichaux, Attorney. Ted Harper, Of Counsel Prior to joining Odin Law and Media as Of Counsel, Ted founded and ran his firm, Triangle Legal Solutions for almost two decades, was a partner in the Raleigh office of the law firm Kilpatrick …

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Happy Holidays from all of us at Odin Law and Media (including once again Darcy, the official doggo of our firm). Thank you all for a wonderful 2019 – here’s to a marvelous 2020!

Lootboxes for Charity is a new Triangle-NC IGDA event to support TakeThis, a nonprofit decreasing stigma and increasing support for mental health in games. The event will take place on Tuesday, December 3rd at 6 pm at Solas in Raleigh, NC. Odin Law and Media will be donating several different gifts for the raffle. Donations will …

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On Friday, October 25th, the Fifth Annual Chicago Video Game Law Summit will take place and will feature Brandon J. Huffman on three of the five panel sessions. Brandon J. Huffman will present alongside Marc Whipple on: Gambling V. Expression: Regulation of Video Games as Enterprise and Art Panelists will provide an overview of the …

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GameDaily.biz recently covered a lawsuit by Rick Fox, the founder of the esports organization Echo Fox, as he is suing his business partners over alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds. Here is an excerpt: Basically, the plaintiff will pay an expert to look through the records and identify potentially problematic transactions–things like withdrawals of cash, …

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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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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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