Academy
How to protect your intellectual property in the games industry
GG Insurance's Philip Wildman gives an overview of what intellectual property means in practice and what can go wrong
Law (Page 7)
News
Riot Games pushes for arbitration in gender discrimination lawsuit
Update: Riot Games argued that arbitration will allow the studio to "reach a fair and speedy resolution to these cases"
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European Commission called to investigate into Joy-Con drift
The initiative was submitted by European consumer organisation BEUC, following 25,000 complaints across Europe
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Valve on trial for allegedly infringing controller patents
The Steam Controller is accused of being based on a patent belonging to SCUF
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EU fines Valve and five publishers €7.8m for geo-blocking practices
Valve alone was fined over €1.6 million, having refused to cooperate with the European Commission
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Riot Games and Bungie file joint lawsuit against cheatmakers
The lawsuit targets GatorCheats, which sells cheats for Destiny 2 and Valorant
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Polish competition watchdog investigating Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red could be fined up to 10% of its annual income
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UK competition regulator to investigate Nvidia's takeover of Arm
The Competition and Markets Authority will probe "the deal's possible effect on competition in the UK"
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China introduces new age rating system
The new guidelines, currently in pilot phase, will see games rated across three age categories: 8+, 12+, and 16+
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UK Members of Parliament call for ban on bulk buying consoles
A motion submitted on Monday asks to make the resale of products bought in large quantities using automated bots illegal
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US law proposal could make streaming copyrighted material a felony
Proposal argues illegal streaming is an offence against the 'right of public performance,' could lead to prison sentences
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European consumers organisations collaborate on call for Joy-con drift reports
Several associations across Europe invited users to report Joy-Con drift issues
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Nintendo faces yet another Joy-Con drift lawsuit
An expert analysis noted that the drift is caused by "extensive wear on the pad surface on the interior of the Joy-Con"
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Wiggin acquires games law firm Purewal & Partners
Founder Jas Purewal is joining as partner, alongside his team
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Xbox Elite Series 2 added to Microsoft controller drift lawsuit
The updated lawsuit also shed light on what's allegedly causing the drift
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Epic Games vs Apple trial set for May 2021
It's uncertain at this stage whether the trial will be conducted in person or virtually
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Take-Two sued over use of tattoos in WWE 2K
A judge has ruled that a trial will be required to decide whether it constitutes copyright infringement
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Nintendo sued for planned obsolescence over Joy-Con drift
French organisation found controllers suffer from premature wear of the electronic circuits and an airtightness defect
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Quantic Dream to pay former employee €7,000 over offensive photoshopped image
The tribunal found the Detroit: Become Human developer guilty of having breached the security obligation it has towards its employees
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Ubisoft sues Rainbow Six Siege cheat provider MizuSoft
One of the defendants had recently appeared in a BBC report about cheats
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Riot Games files trademark lawsuit against esports organisation Riot Squad
The League of Legends developer says the copyright infringement has caused “irreparable damage”