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Knobbe Martens

Video Games and Esports: Why WIPO’s ADR is Tailored to Help Resolve IP Disputes

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In this episode of the Knobbe IP+ podcast, Knobbe Martens partner Mauricio Uribe speaks with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Legal Officer Oscar Alberto Suárez Bohorquez on the recently announced WIPO...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Dungeons & Dragons: The Campaign for the Open Gaming License

Until early 2023, a public disagreement regarding open intellectual property licenses was ongoing between the owner of a significant piece of popular content—the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)—and the individuals...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Not-So-Open Gaming License: Dungeons & Dragons Publisher Tries to Tighten Grip on Third-Party Content - Kattison Avenue/Katten...

It’s an agreement that fans and content creators have been operating under for years: use Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) as the base system for your podcast, tabletop roleplaying game system (like Pathfinder, or Adventures in...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Courts Provide Guidance on the Depiction of Real-World Works Including Video Games

Many video games are marketed on the photorealism of their imagery and graphics. However, depending on the depiction, developers and publishers may need to worry about the underlying intellectual property rights in that...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Video Gaming / E-Gaming Law Update – September 2021

Main Quest - ‘Mint’ Conditions: NFTs and Video Games - Over the course of the past year, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have transformed from a relatively niche product for those in the cryptocurrency sector to an increasingly...more

JAMS

Keepin' It Real: Courts Recognize the Legitimate Goal of Video Game Makers

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In two recent cases, federal courts have ruled in favor of video game makers regarding their use of certain images in their games. In each instance, the court took note of the video game company’s purpose in using the...more

Carlton Fields

Collegiate Esports 101: Trends & Legal Issues

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Scholastic esports programs have spread like wildfire throughout the country. Join Steve and Nick as they catalog the rapid rise of collegiate esports and discuss some of the legal issues that have come with it. Also hear...more

Carlton Fields

Getting Creative With Video Games: Sync Rights and Wrongs

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Back to Basics: A Primer on Intellectual Property Rights in Video Games - In this series, we discuss some of the fundamental concepts of intellectual property law as they relate specifically to video game companies and...more

Carlton Fields

Getting Creative with Video Games: DMCA Takedowns and You

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Back to Basics: A Primer on Intellectual Property Rights in Video Games - In this series, we discuss some of the fundamental concepts of intellectual property law as they relate specifically to video game companies and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Important Open Source Ruling Confirms Enforceability of Dual-Licensing and Breach of GPL for Failing to Distribute Source Code

A recent federal district court decision denied a motion to dismiss a complaint brought by Artifex Software Inc. (“Artifex”) for breach of contract and copyright infringement claims against Defendant Hancom, Inc. based on...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt Digital Media - January 2015

Welcome to MDM Newsletter #5—and to an entirely new year of Digital Media machinations. What better way to start the year than first recapping the last one—then predicting major themes for 2015—and then ending things up with...more

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