Taking over the free time of millions of players, the Pokémon Go app was virtually an overnight sensation. In the recent article in abovethelaw.com, Joe Patrice discusses the legal issues of this popular game. Read More...
Video Game Lawyers Blogs
Pokémon Go’s Legal Landscape
Court Dismisses Lindsay Lohan’s Suit Against Grand Theft Auto
The New York state supreme court recently dismissed a suite filed against Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. by the actress Lindsay Lohan. Patent Arcade recently posted an article explaining the specifics of the case and the subsequent outcome.Read More...
Gibson Guitars Sues Video Game over Guitar Patent
The developers of Guitar Hero Harmonix, over the guitar patent Gibson hold. Is a vurtual likeness of a patented physical item, infringement? In this article, Dale Dietrich explains the details of the suit and the response by Harmonix.Read More...
Video Game Licensing Laws
Copyright and licensing issues are something every video game developer must deal with. In this recent blog post in gamasutra.com, Josh Bycer discusses yet another video game that has come under fire of licensing laws and pulled from retail stores.Read More...
The Path to Success in Games is Rarely a Straight Line
When all you want to be is a video game developer for a living, sites like gameindustrycareerguide.com come in handy. As you may suspect, there is a huge amount of competition in this field. What are the pitfalls along the road to success in the video game industry? In this recent blog post, Kristofor Durrschmidt tells it like it is, that "the path to success in games is rarely a straight line".Read More...
A legal look at Monopoly and “The Monopolists”
Zachary Strebeck is a graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law, holding both J.D. and Masters of Dispute Resolution degrees. He has worked with crowdfunding startup Crowdfunder, film and television studio Lionsgate Entertainment, and film distribution house PorchLight Entertainment, as well as mediating in the Los Angeles County court system. In this latest blog post, guest Jeremy Robins takes a legal look at “The Monopolists”Read More...