Virtual Legality

By Richard Hoeg

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 Dec 6, 2019

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Virtual Legality is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

Episode Date
Jury Duty | What's It Like to Decide A Murder Trial? (w/ Mrs. HoegLaw) (VL780)
Apr 04, 2024
Real Lawyer Reads and Reacts | The US vs Apple Lawsuit (VL779)
Mar 22, 2024
What is a Sweet Baby Inc? | Let's Talk About It (and Harassment) (VL778)
Mar 12, 2024
Nintendo vs Yuzu | A Legal Look at Emulation and the DMCA (VL777)
Feb 29, 2024
LAID OFF | Microsoft/Xbox Fires Almost 2000 (VL776)
Jan 26, 2024
Palworld vs Pokemon | Can This Be Legal? (VL775)
Jan 23, 2024
Journalism vs The Future | Understanding the Coming AI Wars (VL774)
Jan 12, 2024
My Stroke Story | Anniversary Special - We Start Again (VL Extra)
Dec 30, 2023
Microsoft x Activision _ Under New Management (VL773)
Dec 22, 2023
The Best Video Games of 2023 | Hoegs Debate (Part 2, Thanks Ian!)
Dec 19, 2023
The Best Video Games of 2023 | Hoegs Debate (THABTO) (Part 1)
Dec 19, 2023
EPIC WIN | Why Google Lost and What it Means For Apple (VL772)
Dec 13, 2023
Sony vs Bungie | A Not-So-Hostile Takeover? (VL771)
Dec 08, 2023
A New (Old) Discovery | Sony says "You Don't Own Those!"...Again (VL770)
Dec 05, 2023
DISNEY'S DISCLOSURE "SURPRISE" (VL769)
Nov 28, 2023
A Man For All (Football) Seasons? | A Legal Look at Michigan-Harbaugh vs The Big 10 (VL768)
Nov 14, 2023
Those Who Stay Will Be...Cheaters? | Scouting Michigan Football v The NCAA Rulebook (VL767 - LIVE)
Oct 24, 2023
Deal Closed | Lawyer Answers Your Questions On Xbox x Activision | (VL766 - LIVE)
Oct 16, 2023
"I Declare Public Domain!" | Just How Free is 'Fables' Anyway? (VL765 - LIVE)
Sep 18, 2023
Did UNITY Just BURN IT ALL DOWN? (VL 764 - LIVE)
Sep 13, 2023
Xbox, Activision, FTC, CMA: What Happens Next? (VL763)
Jul 14, 2023
Microsoft, Xbox, and Activision Beat FTC | Judge: Perhaps bad for Sony. But good for gamers. (VL762)
Jul 11, 2023
"I'm a Plumber for the Brain" | Interviewing my Brain Surgeon (VL Extra)
May 18, 2023
Call of Duty, Xbox, and PlayStation at the CMA | Is Regulator Math Worse than Lawyer Math? (VL760R)
Mar 26, 2023
Xbox x Activision Sony Losing Hearts and Minds? | The CMA Remedies Fight Explained (VL759)
Mar 11, 2023
XBOX x ACTIVISION | Lawyer Reacts to Sony's Biggest Loss Yet (VL758)
Mar 03, 2023
X-MAS PARTY | Microsoft and Activision Answer the FTC (VL757 LIVE)
Dec 23, 2022
Microsoft x Activision | Lawyer Reads "Gamers" Lawsuit (plus CMA Comments!) (VL756 - LIVE)
Dec 21, 2022
No, the FTC Didn't "LIE" | But Neither Did Microsoft (VL755)
Dec 12, 2022
The FTC vs Microsoft/Activision | A Lawyer Reads the Lawsuit (VL754 - LIVE)
Dec 09, 2022
FTC MOVES TO BLOCK MICROSOFT x ACTIVISION!!! | LAWSUIT PARTY LIVE (VL753)
Dec 08, 2022
Xbox Signs 10-Year Call of Duty Deal...with Nintendo | A Legal Look (VL752)
Dec 07, 2022
XBOX/ACTIVISION PR BLITZ | Microsoft Looks to Put Pressure on FTC (VL751)
Dec 06, 2022
COUP AT THE FTC? | Xbox, Activision, and a Speculative NY Post (VL750)
Dec 05, 2022
Smash World Tour Cancelled by Nintendo? | A Legal Look (VL749)
Dec 01, 2022
Can Xbox Flip the EU on Activision? | What of Sony and PlayStation? (VL748)
Nov 29, 2022
Will the FTC Actually SUE to Block Microsoft x Activision? | A Legal Look (VL747)
Nov 28, 2022
Sony to CMA: Activision MUST Remain Independent | A Legal Look (VL746 - LIVE)
Nov 23, 2022
Blizzard Opts Out of China...For Now | Microsoft, Blitzchung and More (VL745)
Nov 22, 2022
10 YEARS?! | Microsoft Bids to End Call of Duty Madness w/ Sony (VL744)
Nov 21, 2022
Is Twitter *REALLY* Doomed? | Elon Musk's Hardcore Ultimatum (VL743)
Nov 18, 2022
Bethesda Fires Back at Mick Gordon! | Doom Messaging Gets Worse (VL742)
Nov 16, 2022
BIAS?! | "The Commission is Working to Ensure"...that Microsoft Loses (VL741)
Nov 14, 2022
Doom Eternal Composer Fights Back! | A Legal Look at the Soundtrack Saga (VL740)
Nov 10, 2022
Xbox, Activision, and the EU Phase 2 Review | A Legal Look (VL739 LIVE)
Nov 08, 2022
TELLING STORIES | Is Microsoft x Activision Blizzard Set to "Fall Apart"? (VL738)
Nov 07, 2022
DON'T WATCH THIS! | Xbox, Activision, and EU Phase 2 Escalation (VL737)
Nov 03, 2022
PSVR2 DEAD ON ARRIVAL? | Sony Announces Pricing and "Support" (VL736)
Nov 02, 2022
IS THIS FRAUD? | False Advertising and Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong (VL735)
Nov 01, 2022
PAY CHECKS | Elon Musk and Twitter | Leaky Employees, Fake News, and Dirty Details (VL734)
Oct 31, 2022
ELON MUSK OWNS TWITTER | Demands, Robber Barons, and Mass Hysteria (VL733)
Oct 28, 2022
Is Game Pass "Profitable"? | Activision may be Forcing Xbox's Hand (VL732)
Oct 27, 2022
What Even is THAT Argument?! | Lobbying for Xbox/Activision...Poorly (VL731)
Oct 25, 2022
Bayonetta 3! | Hellena Taylor! | Do More Half-Truths Help or Hurt? (VL730)
Oct 24, 2022
CMA/Activision Chaos | US Chamber Speaks | Xbox Fan Warns Sony (VL729)
Oct 21, 2022
BAYONETTA TOO | Did Hellena Taylor Lie? (Bloomberg Article) (VL727)
Oct 19, 2022
Microsoft/Activision vs The CMA (UK) | Let's Go Through EVERYTHING (VL728 - LIVE)
Oct 19, 2022
Will Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos Get a New Trial? | Chances Drop (Out) (VL726)
Oct 18, 2022
BAYONETTA BOYCOTT BROUHAHA | $4,000 Offers, Hellena Taylor, and Morality (VL725)
Oct 17, 2022
XBOX SAID WHAT?! | The "Fightin' Words" of Microsoft/Activision PR (VL724)
Oct 12, 2022
TRIAL'S OFF! | But is Elon Musk Buying Twitter or Playing Games? (VL723)
Oct 07, 2022
Did Brazil Change Everything? | For Xbox/Activision...It's Complicated (VL722)
Oct 06, 2022
Musk Capitulates? | Rumors of Complete Surrender on Twitter Deal (VL721)
Oct 04, 2022
PlayStation Stars Controversy | How Sony Failed Its Audience...Again (VL720)
Sep 29, 2022
LAWYER LOOKS | AimJunkies Accuses Bungie of Destiny 2 Computer Fraud (VL718)
Sep 23, 2022
LAWYER LOOKS | AimJunkies Accuses Bungie of Destiny 2 Computer Fraud (VL718)
Sep 23, 2022
Twitch Gambles It All | Cuts Revenue to Its Most Valuable Streamers (VL717)
Sep 21, 2022
GTA 6 LEAKS | Lawyer Looks at the DMCA, Copyright, and Stolen IP (VL716)
Sep 19, 2022
SONY ATTACKS XBOX+ACTIVISION DEAL | "Major Negative Implications" (VL715)
Sep 15, 2022
LAWYER LOOKS | What's Up w/ Nintendo, Microsoft, and Goldeneye Online? (VL714)
Sep 13, 2022
Bonnie Ross Steps Down from 343 | Halo Steps Into the Unknown (VL713)
Sep 12, 2022
Is the FTC REALLY on a Timer? | "Deadlines" and Microsoft x Activision (VL712)
Sep 09, 2022
INADEQUATE! | Sony/Xbox Call of Duty Feud Escalates Rapidly (VL711)
Sep 07, 2022
Tencent Is Getting (More) Into the Ubisoft Business | (VL710)
Sep 06, 2022
London's Calling Microsoft Out | Let's Talk About Activision (VL 709 - LIVE)
Sep 01, 2022
Did Elon Musk Just Beat Twitter? | Whistleblowing the House Down (VL708)
Aug 30, 2022
Sony PlayStation: Reacting to Price Hikes and Mobile Moves (VL707)
Aug 29, 2022
LORD OF THE THINGS? | Understanding Embracer Group's Buying Binge (VL706)
Aug 18, 2022
"Live Service" is NOT the Answer | A Response to Paul Tassi/Forbes (VL705)
Aug 16, 2022
THROWING JUNK | AimJunkies Takes Aim at Bungie...Poorly (VL704)
Aug 12, 2022
Twitter Answers Raise More Questions | Musk Countersuit - Part III (VL703)
Aug 11, 2022
Answers and Defenses | Elon Musk's Twitter Countersuit - Part II (VL701)
Aug 10, 2022
"Shot Down"? | Microsoft Responds to Sony's Antitrust Concerns (VL702)
Aug 10, 2022
Elon Musk's Twitter Countersuit | A Legal Walkthrough (VL700)
Aug 09, 2022
EXPOSED! | How the NFL Rigged the Game Against Deshaun Watson (VL699)
Aug 04, 2022
Sony Can't Live if Livin' is Without...Call of Duty? | Microsoft x Activision (VL698)
Aug 01, 2022
FTC GONE WILD - NO DEAL IS SAFE | Not Meta, Not Microsoft, Not Activision (VL697)
Jul 28, 2022
VIRTUE CITY? | Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto VI Project Has...Issues (VL696)
Jul 27, 2022
Sony's Bungie is Still a Litigious Bungie | Cheaters Beware (VL694)
Jul 25, 2022
CRYPTO CATASTROPHE? | Insider Trading, Coinbase and Securities Law (VL693)
Jul 21, 2022
Elon Musk Wants to Slow Down Twitter | Lawsuit Update (VL692)
Jul 19, 2022
Microsoft x Activision Imminent? | Not so Fast, my Friends... (VL691)
Jul 18, 2022
NOT DONE YET | Can Twitter Force Elon Musk Purchase? (VL690)
Jul 12, 2022
CAN THEY DO THAT? (PART 2) | Ubisoft, Steam and Digital Assassins (VL689)
Jul 11, 2022
MUSK ENDS TWITTER DEAL (or does he?) | Understanding What Happened (VL688)
Jul 08, 2022
CAN THEY DO THAT? | PlayStation to Remove "Owned" Movies (VL687)
Jul 07, 2022
Are FFXIV Billboards Illegal? | Copyright, Trademark and Square Enix (VL686)
Jul 06, 2022
Microsoft x Activision Deal Gets BIG Boost | Union Switches Sides (VL684)
Jul 05, 2022
BUNGIE FINGERS FRAUDSTER | Lawyer Reviews New Destiny 2 DMCA Takedown Allegations (VL683)
Jun 23, 2022
Will Blizzard Fans Embrace Overwatch 2's Free-to-Play/Battle Pass Fueled Future? (VL682)
Jun 16, 2022
FILTHY NEUTRALS? | Microsoft and CWA Make BIG Activision Union Deal (VL681)
Jun 14, 2022
Could Top Gun: Maverick be Pulled Over Infringement Lawsuit? | A Lawyer's View (VL680)
Jun 07, 2022
Could Top Gun: Maverick be Pulled Over Infringement Lawsuit? | A Lawyer's View (VL680)
Jun 07, 2022
MATERIAL BREACH | Elon's Twitter Escape Plan? (VL679)
Jun 06, 2022
Did Microsoft Just Approve All Unions? | The Things We Do for Activision (VL678)
Jun 03, 2022
Sony's PlayStation 5 - The Live Service (GaaS) Console? (VL677)
May 29, 2022
ELON PUT ON? | Why is the Twitter Deal "On Hold"? (VL676)
May 13, 2022
STAR-FAILED | Starfield, Redfall, and the Problem with Bethesda's Hype (VL675)
May 12, 2022
Is Valve's Steam Platform Anticompetitive? | Court Okays Lawsuit (VL674)
May 10, 2022
DON'T PANIC! | Sony x Bungie is Under FTC Review Too (VL673)
May 06, 2022
New York City Sues Activision? | About that... (VL672)
May 05, 2022
SINGLE PLAYER vs GAAS | Square Enix Sells To Embracer Group (VL671)
May 02, 2022
PLAYSTATION PLUS | Is Sony's Refusal to Stack Gift Cards Legal? (VL670)
Apr 29, 2022
Dissecting Bloomberg's Horrible Take on Microsoft x Activision (VL669)
Apr 28, 2022
DISPARAGEMENT! | Did Elon Musk Already Breach the Twitter Merger Agreement? (VL668)
Apr 28, 2022
ELON'S $1B GUARANTEE | A Legal Look at the Twitter Merger Agreement (VL667)
Apr 27, 2022
THE DEAL'S NOT DONE YET | What's Next for Elon Musk and Twitter? (VL666)
Apr 26, 2022
ELON MUSK WINS | Twitter's Board Agrees to Sell for $44B (VL665)
Apr 25, 2022
HUGE WIN for Video Game Unions at NLRB | Raven QA vs Activision (VL664)
Apr 23, 2022
WALT DISNEY WILD | Reedy Creek (RCID), Florida and Freedom of Speech (VL663)
Apr 22, 2022
ELON vs TWITTER | So Much More Poison (in that Pill) (VL662)
Apr 21, 2022
DISAVOWING BOBBY KOTICK | Why Did Activision Just Amend Its Filings? (VL661)
Apr 18, 2022
TWITTER GOES HOSTILE | Elon Musk and Understanding the "Poison Pill" (VL660)
Apr 15, 2022
ELON MUSK vs TWITTER | Musk's Bid, Hostile Takeover Law, and Fiduciary Duty (VL658)
Apr 14, 2022
CALIFORNIA VS ACTIVISION - IMPLOSION! | DFEH Lawyers Gone | Gov Accused of "Interference" (VL657)
Apr 13, 2022
EPIC INVESTMENT | Sony and Lego Dream of the Metaverse (VL655)
Apr 11, 2022
Why Elon Musk Won't Be on Twitter's Board | A Fiduciary Duty Story (VL656)
Apr 11, 2022
Microsoft x Activision: Time to Worry? | More FTC Review Details (VL654)
Apr 07, 2022
Elon Musk Buys 9% of Twitter | Motivation: Free Speech...or Lulz? (VL653)
Apr 04, 2022
US Senators Seek to Stop Microsoft x Activision | Will they Succeed? (VL652)
Apr 01, 2022
ACTIVISION SETTLES WITH EEOC | A Legal View (feat. California Mad) (VL651)
Mar 31, 2022
SONY PLAYSTATION IS SPARTACUS! | But Should Anybody Care? (VL650)
Mar 29, 2022
BUNGIE SUES | Destiny Dev Puts YouTube on BLAST - A Legal Look (VL649)
Mar 28, 2022
Gran Turismo 7 Bot Exploits | Can Sony Legally Stop Them? (VL647)
Mar 23, 2022
Bungie Takedowns - MAJOR UPDATE | YouTuber Claims Responsibility (VL648)
Mar 23, 2022
Bungie Takedowns - MAJOR UPDATE | YouTuber Claims Responsibility (VL648)
Mar 23, 2022
YES-SCOPE | Activision, Microsoft, and FTC Enter a New Antitrust Phase (VL646)
Mar 22, 2022
THE COPYRIGHT TRAP EXPLAINED | Bungie’s Risky Business - A Byf Story (Destiny Lore) (VL645)
Mar 20, 2022
GRAN TURISMO SEVERED | Messy Microtransaction Maintenance (VL644)
Mar 18, 2022
XBOX TOO LENIENT? | Perfect Dark Raises Microsoft Management Concerns (VL642)
Mar 15, 2022
DR. DISRESPECT VS TWITCH | A Lawyer Discusses the End of the "Legal Dispute" (VL641)
Mar 11, 2022
"NO APOLOGY, NO NOTHING" | An Insider On the Fall of Artesian Builds (VL640)
Mar 09, 2022
Activision, Microsoft and the Issue of California Board Quotas (VL638)
Mar 07, 2022
Did Activists Just Ask the FTC to Kill Microsoft x Activision? (VL637)
Mar 04, 2022
GAMING VS RUSSIA | Cutting Out Russia to Support Ukraine (VL636)
Mar 03, 2022
ARTISANAL FRAUD? | Can you just NOT Giveaway Your Sweepstakes Prize? (VL635)
Mar 01, 2022
PREMIUM PROBLEMS | Is YouTube Stealing Paid Subscriber Money? (VL634)
Feb 28, 2022
PREMIUM PROBLEMS | Is YouTube Stealing Paid Subscriber Money? (VL634)
Feb 28, 2022
IS ACTIVISION LYING? | Shareholder Sues Over Microsoft Deal Statements (VL632)
Feb 25, 2022
THE WRONG LESSON | Horizon Forbidden West Dominating Sales Charts...on PS5 (VL631)
Feb 24, 2022
How Phil Hustled Bobby | A Microsoft Story (as told by Activision) (VL630)
Feb 22, 2022
LET'S TALK ABOUT... | Horizon Pricing, PS5, and Promises Made (VL630)
Feb 17, 2022
NINTEN-DOH! | Nintendo's Legacy of Odd Choices Continues (VL629)
Feb 16, 2022
DON'T BUY IT | Horizon Forbidden West, Deception, and PS5 Pricing (VL628)
Feb 14, 2022
THE TERMS SAY WHAT? | Mars Attacks Lost Ark in the Amazon (VL627)
Feb 12, 2022
TARNISHED HALO | Is Microsoft Using Halo Music Illegally? (VL626)
Feb 11, 2022
ACTIVISION AT RISK? | A Close Reading of Microsoft's PR Promises (VL625)
Feb 09, 2022
FTC WHO? | Did Microsoft CEO Really Dismiss Activision Concerns? (VL623)
Feb 07, 2022
Understanding the Bungie Retention Bonuses | A Big Win...for SONY (VL622)
Feb 04, 2022
CAN STOP THE MUSIC | Nintendo, Copyright, and YouTube (VL621)
Feb 03, 2022
NFL RACISM? | A Legal Look at Brian Flores' Explosive Lawsuit (VL620)
Feb 02, 2022
NFL RACISM? | A Legal Look at Brian Flores' Explosive Lawsuit (VL620)
Feb 02, 2022
BUNGIE, SONY, MICROSOFT, AND MORE | Questions and Answers (VL618)
Feb 01, 2022
FTC TO REVIEW MICROSOFT x ACTIVISION | Big Deal or Overblown? (VL619)
Feb 01, 2022
BUNGIE BOUGHT?! | A Legal Look at Sony + PlayStation's Riskiest Bet Yet (VL617)
Jan 31, 2022
CRYPTO'S CREED | Ubisoft's Revealing Interview on NFT, Digits, and More (VL616)
Jan 28, 2022
TOEI STORY | Totally Not Mark, YouTube, and Avoiding a Copyright Catastrophe (VL615)
Jan 26, 2022
PEELING THE UNION? | Activision Reorganizes Raven QA Workers (VL614)
Jan 25, 2022
Politics at Play | Regulation Concerns for Microsoft x Activision (VL612)
Jan 22, 2022
Schrödinger's Labor Union | On Activision, Raven, and Bad Reporting (VL611)
Jan 21, 2022
Wait, How Much Does it Cost to Break-Up? | MICROSOFT x ACTIVISION (VL609)
Jan 20, 2022
Call of Duty to Remain on PlayStation | MICROSOFT x ACTIVISION (VL610)
Jan 20, 2022
Did Microsoft Play Activision Dirty? (Or just Bobby Kotick?) (VL608)
Jan 19, 2022
BUYING LOW | A Legal Look at Microsoft's Stunning Activision Acquisition (VL607)
Jan 18, 2022
Robed Figures Convene to Worsen Vaccine Mandate Law | A SCOTUS STORY (VL606)
Jan 17, 2022
Robed Figures Convene to Worsen Vaccine Mandate Law | A SCOTUS STORY (VL606)
Jan 17, 2022
"Snorlax Just Popped!" | How to Get Fired from the LAPD (VL605)
Jan 11, 2022
TWITCH BANS | Pokimane, Hasan, and the Limits of Largesse and Fair Use (VL604)
Jan 10, 2022
Take Two to Buy Zynga? | Understanding the Deal (and Market) (VL603)
Jan 10, 2022
Activision Sues Cheat Merchants | A Legal Look at the Lawsuit (VL602)
Jan 05, 2022
Riot Settlement Has BIG Implications for Activision Blizzard (and California) (VL601)
Dec 28, 2021
Read. Your. Contracts. | A Look at What Can Hide in Fine Print (NZXT) (VL600)
Dec 22, 2021
Let's Talk About NFTs | Ubisoft Quartz, OpenSea, and the DMCA (VL599)
Dec 21, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 Cyber-Settlement | CD Projekt to Settle Investor Class Action Lawsuit (VL598)
Dec 17, 2021
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker | Wait Times, Sales Stoppages, and the Law (VL597)
Dec 16, 2021
CALIFORNIA DENIED | Cannot Stop EEOC/Activision Settlement (VL596)
Dec 15, 2021
Trademarks & Tribulations | (New) TSR Sues Wizards of the Coast (VL595)
Dec 14, 2021
Hoisted By Their Own Bungie Cord | A Close Look at IGN's Exposé (VL594)
Dec 13, 2021
Union Busting? | Activision Responds to CWA Card Check Drive (VL593)
Dec 11, 2021
STRIKE! | Activision Faces Biggest Union Push in Industry History (VL591)
Dec 09, 2021
APPLE WINS | Paused Injunction Means Total Victory...For Now (VL592)
Dec 09, 2021
Totally Not Mark's Toei Takedowns | YouTube's Content ID is Failing (VL590)
Dec 08, 2021
APPLE'S TIME IS ALMOST UP | Will Epic's Injunction Win Be Paused? (VL589)
Dec 07, 2021
"Navigating" Activision Blizzard | From PlayStation Stings to Game Awards Things (VL588)
Dec 06, 2021
RUST and the Abdication of Responsibility | The Ballad of Alec Baldwin (VL587)
Dec 03, 2021
Sony's Gender Discrimination Lawsuit | Reckoning or Wreck? (VL586)
Dec 02, 2021
Take Two: Trademark Police | Can You Own the Word 'Rockstar'? (VL585)
Dec 01, 2021
Twitter Declares War on Independent Media (and almost Everyone Else) (VL584)
Nov 30, 2021
JACK STEPS DOWN! But Will New CEO Parag Agrawal Cost Twitter? (VL583)
Nov 29, 2021
Are Gaming Industry Refund Policies REALLY Illegal? Not so fast... (VL582)
Nov 26, 2021
NIGHT MOVES | Activision Board Looks for Solutions by Committee (VL581)
Nov 23, 2021
DISLIKE: Lies, Damn Lies, and YouTube (VL579)
Nov 22, 2021
Kotick Stepping Down? | Activision and the Art of Saying Nothing (VL580)
Nov 22, 2021
Will Xbox or PlayStation Actually ACT Against Activision Blizzard? (VL578)
Nov 21, 2021
Activision Under Fire | PlayStation, ABK Employees Demand Answers (VL577)
Nov 18, 2021
Activision Aftermath: Pressure on Bobby Kotick Grows (VL576)
Nov 17, 2021
ACTIVISION BOMBSHELL | WSJ - "Bobby Kotick Knew" (VL575)
Nov 16, 2021
Epic vs Apple | Apple Denied and Running Out of Time (VL574)
Nov 14, 2021
Square Pegs in GAAS-Holes | Lessons from Square Enix and The Avengers (VL573)
Nov 05, 2021
Square Pegs in GAAS-Holes | Lessons from Square Enix and The Avengers (VL573)
Nov 05, 2021
SQUID GAME! | A Legal Look at the World Surrounding the Phenomenon (VL572)
Nov 04, 2021
ACTIVISION STOCK TUMBLES | Jen Oneal Out as Blizzard Co-Head (VL571)
Nov 03, 2021
Major Biden DOJ Lawsuit! | The Changing Face of Antitrust Enforcement (VL570)
Nov 02, 2021
A Better ABK? Workers Alliance Begins Activision Union Push (VL569)
Nov 01, 2021
BIG Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Update! Kotick Caps Comp, EEOC Strikes Out (VL568)
Oct 28, 2021
Mocked? Taunted? A Legal Look at *Those* Far Cry 6 Emails (VL567)
Oct 27, 2021
ACTIVISION DENIED: California Lawsuit to Continue...For Now (VL566)
Oct 25, 2021
SOLD SEPARATELY: Destiny's Content Cannibalization Quest Continues (VL564)
Oct 20, 2021
"MERITLESS" - California Hits Back on Activision Lawsuit Ethics Charges (VL565)
Oct 20, 2021
EEOC FALLOUT: Activision Seeks Ethics Review of ENTIRE CA Lawsuit (VL563)
Oct 19, 2021
Checkmate, Lawyers? Dbrand's Defiant, But Sony Got What It Wanted (VL562)
Oct 19, 2021
Dbrand Delisted: Sony PS5, Darkplates and Design Infringement (VL561)
Oct 18, 2021
Labor Union Intervenes in Activision Blizzard Lawsuit - A Legal Look (VL560)
Oct 15, 2021
Destiny's Defunct Design - Can Bungie REALLY "Vault" Your Stuff? (VL559)
Oct 13, 2021
Activision Lawsuit - California Calls EEOC Liars, Union Joins Fight (VL558)
Oct 12, 2021
Did the EEOC Just DESTROY California's Activision Blizzard Lawsuit? (VL557)
Oct 11, 2021
Epic v Apple: Apple Appeals Injunction, Lays Cards on Table (VL556)
Oct 09, 2021
Twitch Data Breach Leaks Source Code, Streamer Earnings, and More (VL555)
Oct 07, 2021
Licensing Lessons w/ Sora, Smash Brothers, Disney, and More (VL554)
Oct 05, 2021
Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: A Difficult Legal Case (VL553)
Oct 04, 2021
SETTLEMENT! Scarlett Johansson and Disney End Black Widow Feud (VL552)
Oct 01, 2021
Nintendo Denies Switch 4K Rumors...Or Does It? (VL551)
Sep 30, 2021
A New World: Amazon, Netflix, Arms Races, and the Metaverse (VL550)
Sep 29, 2021
Activision Blizzard: Sued By EEOC, Settles about an Hour Later (VL549)
Sep 28, 2021
Bungie Stealing Fan Art? Destiny, Derivative Works, and Copyright (VL548)
Sep 27, 2021
Made for Hire? Understanding the "Marvel Method" Copyright Controversy (VL547)
Sep 25, 2021
What Even Is Non-Competition? Games Workshop and the Very Odd NDA (VL546)
Sep 24, 2021
Epic v Apple: APPLE LIED? Fortnite Out for (Much) Longer than a Fortnight (VL545)
Sep 23, 2021
Did Twitch's NMPA Music Agreement Just Make the DMCA Worse? (VL544)
Sep 22, 2021
Activision Blizzard: Understanding the SEC and EEOC Investigations (VL543)
Sep 21, 2021
Questionable Timing: On Delays to Reviews, Access, and "Day One" (VL542)
Sep 20, 2021
Contempt of Court?! Did Destiny's Composer Steal His Own Music? (VL541)
Sep 17, 2021
Activision SUED AGAIN?!? Not So Fast... (Understanding the NLRB) (VL540)
Sep 15, 2021
Epic v Apple: ROUND 2! Epic's Appealing an Apple Win (VL539)
Sep 13, 2021
Epic v Apple: Judgment Day - Who Won? Who Lost? ...and Why? (VL538)
Sep 10, 2021
Black Widow's $100 Million Mistake (Scarlett Johansson v Disney) (VL537)
Sep 08, 2021
LAWSUIT! Grand Theft Auto, Copyright, and Reverse Engineers (VL536)
Sep 03, 2021
Supreme Court's Texas Abortion Law Decision Explained (VL535)
Sep 02, 2021
Epic v Apple: Is Everyone Wrong on South Korea's "Anti-Google" Bill? (VL534)
Sep 01, 2021
Starfield Confusion? Blame Microsoft, Not Bethesda Fans (VL533)
Aug 31, 2021
Epic vs Apple: Settlements, Concessions, and Termination Failures (VL532)
Aug 30, 2021
Activision SHREDDING Evidence? (California vs Activision Blizzard) (VL531)
Aug 25, 2021
Dr. Disrespect Suing Twitch? A Lawyer's Thoughts - Theories and Hurdles (VL530)
Aug 24, 2021
Did the Spider-Man No Way Home Leaks Make *You* A Federal Criminal? (VL529)
Aug 23, 2021
Roblox - Exploitation or Opportunity: A Response to Quintin Smith and People Make Games (VL528)
Aug 20, 2021
IGN's Blue Box Interview Disaster - Confidence in the Man (VL527)
Aug 19, 2021
IGN's Blue Box Interview Disaster - Confidence in the Man (VL527)
Aug 19, 2021
Among Us vs Fortnite: "Impostors Welcome" in the World of IP (VL526)
Aug 18, 2021
Dead by Copyright: DBD Licenses, Netflix, and Stranger Things (VL525)
Aug 17, 2021
Apple's New Privacy Stance - What Have You Got To Hide? (VL524)
Aug 16, 2021
Investor Demands and Employee Departures (Activision Blizzard Lawsuit) (VL523)
Aug 12, 2021
Dropping the WARHAMMER - Games Workshop, Fan Animations, and IP (VL522)
Aug 10, 2021
xQc vs IOC: The Fair Use, Copyright, DMCA Ban Olympics (VL521)
Aug 09, 2021
Investor Suits, Proto-Unions, and Other Mutinies (California vs Activision Blizzard) (VL520)
Aug 06, 2021
HEADS ROLL! ABK Takes a Step...Brack (California v Activision Blizzard) (VL519)
Aug 03, 2021
Black Widow Lawsuit! A Legal Look at Scarlett Johansson vs Disney (VL518)
Jul 30, 2021
The Devil in the Details (California v Activision Blizzard) (VL517)
Jul 29, 2021
WALKOUT! (California vs Activision Blizzard) (VL516)
Jul 28, 2021
Losing on All Fronts (California v Activision Blizzard) (VL515)
Jul 27, 2021
Activision's Messaging STRUGGLE (California vs Activision Blizzard) (VL514)
Jul 26, 2021
California vs Activision Blizzard: A Legal Look at the Lawsuit (VL513)
Jul 22, 2021
Is Biden Administration Turning Facebook Into Trump's "State Actor"? (VL512)
Jul 20, 2021
Nintendo Fires Back at Bloomberg's Switch Reporting! (VL511)
Jul 19, 2021
Steam Deck: The REAL Nintendo Switch Pro? (VL510)
Jul 15, 2021
Phil Spencer, Xbox, and the Hunt for Riskless "Risks" (VL508)
Jul 13, 2021
Is Lost Judgment...the Last Judgment? Celebrities, Mods, and Steam (VL507)
Jul 12, 2021
Trump's Big Tech Lawsuit: Facebook As Arm of Government? (VL506)
Jul 08, 2021
Stow Those Hidden Blades! On Assassin's Creed Infinity Reporting (VL505)
Jul 07, 2021
Ninten-DOH! New Switch Pro...is Anything But (VL504)
Jul 06, 2021
The Audacity! The Problem with App's New Privacy Policy (VL503)
Jul 05, 2021
Just what is a Letter of Intent? On Kojima and Xbox (VL502)
Jul 02, 2021
Quality over Quantity? Sony, Nixxes, Xbox, and the Ghost of Paywalls (VL501)
Jul 01, 2021
Episode 500! Sony Buys Housemarque (and many, many thanks are given) (VL500)
Jun 29, 2021
A Legal Look at Chris Avellone's Libel Suit: No Winners Here (VL499)
Jun 28, 2021
Epic v Apple: Why did Apple Just Submit a College Football Case? (Alston) (VL498)
Jun 26, 2021
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part IX: All the Rest) (VL496)
Jun 25, 2021
Pretense Abandoned? On Blue Box, Delays, and...Cyberpunk 2077 (VL497)
Jun 25, 2021
WB Games Begins Sell-Off: But is it the First...or the Last? (VL495)
Jun 23, 2021
Avengers Game Introduces Gravest Threat Yet: Doxxing (VL494)
Jun 22, 2021
Understanding Alston: The Slow-Motion Suicide of the NCAA (VL493)
Jun 21, 2021
E3 Doesn't Work Anymore - Is Geoff Keighley's Approach the Answer? (VL Extra)
Jun 16, 2021
Six Months in Exile: Cyberpunk 2077 Returns to PlayStation (VL492)
Jun 15, 2021
Xbox Widens its Ambitions: A Game Pass in Every Home (VL491)
Jun 10, 2021
Ohio Sues Itself: AG Seeks Treatment of Google as "Public Utility" (VL490)
Jun 09, 2021
Precedent Evil? Capcom SUED for Allegedly Stealing Photos (VL489)
Jun 08, 2021
"Mediocre and Schlocky": Federal Court takes on The Last Jedi (VL488)
Jun 07, 2021
Is Earth 2 a Scam? It Takes Land to Build the Pyramids (..or does it?) (VL487)
Jun 04, 2021
Making a Mess out of Computer Law: Van Buren, SCOTUS, and You (VL486)
Jun 03, 2021
Sony Believes* in Generations (VL485)
Jun 02, 2021
CD Projekt (in the) Red? A Cyberpunk Dystopia...of Depreciation (VL484)
Jun 02, 2021
Politics vs "Politics!": The Problem with Requiring Allegory (VL483)
Jun 01, 2021
Gearbox CEO: Borderlands 3 Crossplay for PlayStation is Being Hobbled (VL482)
May 27, 2021
Bezos Buys Bond! MGM to be Purchased by Amazon (VL481)
May 26, 2021
Hot Tub FINE Machine: Twitch, Amouranth, Tags, and Blacklists (VL479)
May 24, 2021
Epic v Apple: Endgame (Closing Arguments) (VL480)
May 24, 2021
Epic v Apple: Who Surveys the Surveyors? (Day 14) (VL477)
May 21, 2021
Epic v Apple: Tim Cook Speaks! Epic Takes One Last Bite out of Apple (Day 15) (VL478)
May 21, 2021
Epic v Apple: Losing the Forest for the (Apple) Trees (Day 13) (VL476)
May 20, 2021
Epic v Apple: Epic's iPhone Teardown (Day 12) (VL475)
May 19, 2021
Epic v Apple: Epic Wraps Up Its Case - Apple Starts Its Defense (Day 11) (VL474)
May 18, 2021
Was WB Games Just Sold? Untangling ATT, WarnerMedia, and Discovery (VL473)
May 17, 2021
All the Wrong Moves: How IGN Turned an External War...Internal (VL472)
May 17, 2021
Epic v Apple: Talking Past Each Other...Frequently (Day 10) (VL471)
May 15, 2021
Epic v Apple: "No, Your Analysis is Rudimentary!" (Day 9) (VL470)
May 14, 2021
Epic v Apple: Epic's Selling Crackers at the Liquor Store? (Day 8) (VL469)
May 13, 2021
Ubisoft: Free-to-Play Ambitions and the Changing Face of Gaming (VL467)
May 12, 2021
Epic v Apple: The 'Relevant Market' is...Economists (Day 7) (VL468)
May 12, 2021
Epic v Apple: Peeling Back the Lawyers (Day 6) (VL466)
May 11, 2021
Epic v Apple: Itching for a Fight (Day 5) (VL465)
May 08, 2021
Epic v Apple: Apple's First Grilling (Day 4) (VL464)
May 07, 2021
Epic v Apple: Sony Sued on Epic's "Monopoly" Theory (Day 3 Catch-Up) (VL463)
May 06, 2021
Trumped? Facebook Oversight Board Finds Indefinite Bans "Not Permissible" (VL461)
May 05, 2021
Epic v Apple: Xbox on Trial (and more Sony Crossplay) (Day 3) (VL462)
May 05, 2021
Epic v Apple: Opening Salvos (Days 1 and 2) (VL460)
May 04, 2021
Giant Bomb Explodes! Did CNET/Red Ventures Sale Play a Role? (VL459)
May 04, 2021
The Last of Us Part 2 Reviewed by...Microsoft? (VL457)
May 03, 2021
Is Sony Charging Developers for Adding Crossplay? (VL458)
May 03, 2021
"Consumers Losing Out": European Union Comes for Apple's Walled Garden (VL456)
Apr 30, 2021
EPIC v APPLE: The Story So Far (VL455)
Apr 29, 2021
SHOCKING NEWS: EA Steers Players to...Where It Makes the Most Money (VL454)
Apr 27, 2021
Are ALL Digital Stores Engaged in Fraud? (Are You "Buying" It?) (VL453)
Apr 26, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds - MUCH Higher than Initial Reports (VL452)
Apr 23, 2021
Respawn vs Polygon: Titans Fall...Too (VL451)
Apr 22, 2021
Securing the Village: On Sony and Capcom's Purported RE VIII Agreement (VL450)
Apr 21, 2021
Sony: "We Made the Wrong Decision" - Reverses Course on PS3, Vita (VL449)
Apr 20, 2021
"BUY IT AT FULL PRICE": Days Gone, John Garvin, and the Gaming Industry (VL448)
Apr 19, 2021
Is Square Enix For Sale? Depends on Who You Ask (VL447)
Apr 16, 2021
Activision Sues Over "Warzone" Trademark Infringement...In Reverse (VL446)
Apr 15, 2021
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part VIII: Ending the Marriage) (VL445)
Apr 14, 2021
EPIC LOOT! On EGS Losses, $1B Raises, and Sony's Big Bet (VL444)
Apr 13, 2021
Google vs Oracle: The Fair Use Case You NEED to Know (VL443)
Apr 12, 2021
Blockbusters Only! Are Sony and PlayStation's Glory Days Gone? (VL442)
Apr 09, 2021
Team Twitch: World Police (VL441)
Apr 08, 2021
Xbox Steals a Base: On Sony's MLB The Show and Game Pass (VL440)
Apr 07, 2021
Clock Blocked: The Legal Landscape of Sony's Expiration Date Problem (VL439)
Apr 05, 2021
The New Censors - Game Developers Attack Six Days in Fallujah (VL438)
Mar 25, 2021
DC Statehood - Problems and Possibilities: A Legal Discussion (VL437)
Mar 24, 2021
Microsoft + Discord? Not So Fast... (VL436)
Mar 23, 2021
Are Video Games Headed (Back) to the Supreme Court? (VL435)
Mar 22, 2021
Xbox's BIG Week: A BIG Week for Game Pass, PlayStation (!), and Gamers (VL434)
Mar 19, 2021
Activision, Layoffs, and CEO Bobby Kotick - "The $200 Million Man" (VL433)
Mar 17, 2021
EAGATE, FIFA, Loot Boxes and the Risk to the Gaming Industry (VL432)
Mar 15, 2021
Microsoft + Bethesda Is Official! But About Those Exclusive Games... (VL431)
Mar 09, 2021
Europe Approves Microsoft + Bethesda! But Reports WRONG on USA (VL430)
Mar 08, 2021
NOT MERGED YET: On Microsoft, Bethesda, and Securities Law (Form S-4) (VL429)
Mar 05, 2021
Marvel's Avengers: Square Enix Unlocks the Grind Stone (VL428)
Mar 04, 2021
Dr. Disrespect and the Myth of Twitch Transparency (VL427)
Mar 02, 2021
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part VII: Paying for Problems) (VL425)
Mar 01, 2021
That Sinking (City) Feeling: Did Publisher Nacon Pirate Frogwares Title? (VL426)
Mar 01, 2021
Grand Theft Legislature: Can Illinois REALLY Ban Violent Video Games? (VL424)
Feb 25, 2021
Fallout 4 Fallout for Microsoft + Bethesda? (VL422)
Feb 24, 2021
BioWare, EA, and Anthem's Final Sour Note (VL423)
Feb 24, 2021
PlayStation News Explosion! PSVR2! PC Ports! Delays! ...and Cyberpunk? (VL421)
Feb 23, 2021
Epic vs Apple: Did Valve and Steam Just Make Epic's Case? (VL420)
Feb 19, 2021
Facebook Cuts Off Australia...or Did Australia Cut Off Itself? (VL419)
Feb 18, 2021
Epic Fail in North Dakota: Free Fortnite Takes the Fight to Europe (VL418)
Feb 17, 2021
GameStop, Robinhood, Reddit, and You? Everyone's Being Investigated (VL416)
Feb 15, 2021
Legislation: Drafted and Paid For By Epic Games (VL417)
Feb 15, 2021
Free Fortnite? North Dakota May Just Have Epic's Back (VL415)
Feb 11, 2021
Understanding Mergers: 'No, Microsoft isn't Renaming Zenimax as Vault' (VL413)
Feb 10, 2021
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part VI: Making Promises) (VL414)
Feb 10, 2021
Cyberpunk Cyberhacked? Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (VL412)
Feb 09, 2021
"Business with You is a Liability" - On Terraria and Google Stadia (VL411)
Feb 08, 2021
Shadow of Law: The WB Games Nemesis Patent Controversy (VL410)
Feb 06, 2021
Is Fortnite Maker Epic Games REALLY Preparing to 'Go Public'? (VL409)
Feb 05, 2021
Modern (Legal) Warfare: Did Activision Steal Call of Duty Face? (VL408)
Feb 04, 2021
Gearbox Bought by Embracer! Why the Top Line Price is Misleading (VL407)
Feb 03, 2021
Valve Sued over Steam: Is "Most Favored Nation" (MFN) Clause Illegal? (VL405)
Feb 01, 2021
GameStop Won't Stop: Robinhood Lawsuit, Margin Calls, and Citadels (VL403)
Jan 29, 2021
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part V: Profit Sharing) (VL404)
Jan 29, 2021
Robinhood Restricts Trading in GameStop (and more) - Can They Do That? (VL402)
Jan 28, 2021
GameStop - "WallStreetBets" Booted by Discord, (Briefly) Reddit Private (VL401)
Jan 27, 2021
Is "Breaking" YouTube Illegal? Spiffing Brits, Glitches, and Exploits (VL400)
Jan 27, 2021
Ninja's...Right? By Being Horribly Wrong (VL399)
Jan 26, 2021
Power to the Players: Reddit and the GameStop Stock Explosion (VL398)
Jan 25, 2021
Xbox Live Gold Backlash Forces Microsoft to Reverse Course (VL397)
Jan 23, 2021
Microsoft Hikes Price of Xbox Live Gold - Bad Messaging or the Worst? (VL396)
Jan 22, 2021
Parler Loses! Court Denies Injunction Against Amazon (VL395)
Jan 22, 2021
Ironic! YouTube Censors Our Legal Video...on Tech Censorship (VL394)
Jan 21, 2021
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part IV: Funding) (VL393)
Jan 20, 2021
CD Projekt Sued...Again - Let's Talk Cyberpunk Class Actions (VL392)
Jan 19, 2021
Parler's Legal Response to Amazon - Stretching the Truth (VL391)
Jan 18, 2021
Amazon Answers Parler Lawsuit! "No More Than A Meritless Claim" (VL390)
Jan 14, 2021
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part III: Marketing) (VL388)
Jan 13, 2021
CDPR on Cyberpunk: Commitment to Quality or...Avoidance of Liability? (VL389)
Jan 13, 2021
Star Wars Freed! EA Loses Exclusivity, Lucasfilm Hires Ubisoft/Others (VL387)
Jan 13, 2021
The Parler vs Amazon Lawsuit: Do They Have a Case? (VL386)
Jan 12, 2021
Presidents, Pensions, and Protection: Just What Could Trump Lose? (VL385)
Jan 11, 2021
Legal Trump Cards? Understanding XXV, Impeachment, and Self-Pardon (VL384)
Jan 08, 2021
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part II: Delivery) (VL383)
Jan 07, 2021
Capcom's New Video Sharing Policy - Good, Bad, or...Other? (VL382)
Jan 06, 2021
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part I: Ownership) (VL381)
Jan 05, 2021
A Cyberpunk Ghost Story: Fighting Censors or Fighting for Marketing? (VL380)
Jan 04, 2021
CD Projekt Sued Over Alleged Cyberpunk Lies! Let's Read the Lawsuit! (VL379)
Dec 28, 2020
Nintendo Ninjas: The Ethics and Law of Watching Folks at Home/Work (VL378)
Dec 23, 2020
Updates! Dragonlance, Felony Streaming, Duke Nukem, and More! (VL377)
Dec 22, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077: Will CD Projekt (CDPR) be Sued for Fraud? (VL376)
Dec 21, 2020
Microsoft Splits From Sony, Defends CDPR and Cyberpunk! (But w/Refunds) (VL375)
Dec 18, 2020
Activision Strips Warzone Players of Paid-For Battlepass Benefits (VL373)
Dec 17, 2020
A Devotion...to China? The Missteps of CD Projekt, Cyberpunk, and GOG (VL372)
Dec 16, 2020
CDPR's Cyberpunk Damage Control Call: Corpos Searching for Answers (VL371)
Dec 15, 2020
How NOT to Make an Apology: A Cyberpunk Story (By CDPR) (VL370)
Dec 14, 2020
Streaming a Felony? On Twitch and Copyright Infringement (VL369)
Dec 11, 2020
FTC Sues to Break Up Facebook! A Lawyer Reads the Lawsuit (VL368)
Dec 10, 2020
YouTube Threatens Strikes on Trump v Biden Election Videos (VL367)
Dec 09, 2020
Is CDPR Abusing Copyright Law to Protect Cyberpunk 2077? (VL366)
Dec 07, 2020
BioWare Leaderless? EA Statement Leaves More Questions Than Answers (VL365)
Dec 04, 2020
Cyberpunk v Early Streamers: A Legal (Cyborg) Leg to Stand On? (VL364)
Dec 03, 2020
Twitch, Copyright, Cyberpunk, and More - Talking with Legal Bytes (VL363)
Dec 01, 2020
PS2 Games Running on Xbox? Developer Mode, Emulation, and Law (VL362)
Nov 30, 2020
Minecraft Moderators Now Have the Banhammer - What Could go Wrong? (VL361)
Nov 25, 2020
Spider-Man vs The Chrysler Building: Nope, it's not Copyrighted (VL360)
Nov 24, 2020
Nintendo: Animal Crossing Doesn't Need Your Sales Pitch (or Politics) (VL359)
Nov 23, 2020
Alan Dean Foster vs Mickey Mouse (Disney) (VL358)
Nov 20, 2020
A Legal Look at Nintendo's Shut Down of "The Big House" SSB Tourney (VL357)
Nov 20, 2020
Ready for More Ads? Let's Read YouTube's New Terms of Service (VL356)
Nov 19, 2020
Is Epic...Beating Apple? On Australian Lawsuits, Fee Cuts, and More (VL355)
Nov 18, 2020
Launch Issues? Let's Talk PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X (VL354)
Nov 16, 2020
Twitch is in SERIOUS Trouble (Can't Stop The Music...Claims)(VL353)
Nov 12, 2020
Trump Sues in Michigan: Let's Look at the Complaint (VL352)
Nov 04, 2020
SONY: Plate Has Its Limits (Legal Threats Against Plate Customizer) (VL350)
Nov 02, 2020
Is Watch Dogs Overheating Xboxes? A Legion of Risks (VL348)
Oct 28, 2020
CYBERPUNKED: CDPR Just Can't Stop Delaying Cyberpunk 2077 (VL347)
Oct 27, 2020
The Worst Terms in Gaming? The Unhappy Marriage of Facebook and Oculus (VL346)
Oct 26, 2020
Is that Stadia Director Actually Right? Why Streamers Should Worry (VL345)
Oct 23, 2020
Understanding DMCA Takedowns (amidst Twitch's Recent...Troubles) (VL344)
Oct 22, 2020
The Google/DoJ Antitrust Lawsuit: A Virtual Legality Deep Dive (VL343)
Oct 21, 2020
A Lawyer's Deep Dive into the Dragonlance/WoTC Lawsuit (VL342)
Oct 20, 2020
How Sony's Terms Permit PS5 Voice Recordings (and how to change it) (VL341)
Oct 19, 2020
Who Censors the Censors? On Facebook, Twitter, Biden, and the NY Post (VL340)
Oct 15, 2020
GameStop WILL Share Xbox Digital Revenue...Apparently (VL339)
Oct 14, 2020
Epic's Unreal Uncertainty Creates Opportunity for Unity (VL338)
Oct 13, 2020
Microsoft Marketing: Missing Master Chief (VL337)
Oct 12, 2020
Injunction Disjunction: Epic Loss for Fortnite/Epic Win for Unreal! (VL336)
Oct 10, 2020
Microsoft's "Big" Moves: On Gamestop, Epic, and App Fairness (VL335)
Oct 09, 2020
What's Actually IN those New PlayStation Network (PSN) Terms? (VL334)
Oct 08, 2020
Some Epic Help! Congress Finds Apple Abusing "Monopoly Power" (VL333)
Oct 07, 2020
Is Streaming Among Us...Illegal? (VL332)
Oct 06, 2020
Targeting Dr. Disrespect: Do Twitch Changes Pose Legal Issues? (VL331)
Oct 05, 2020
Agent of the Nein: Spoiling the Latest Bungie/Microsoft Rumors (VL330)
Oct 02, 2020
Dr. Disrespect Explains Twitch Ban? Let's Talk "Three New Cadets" (VL329)
Oct 01, 2020
Cyber Crunch? Workplace Culture, CDPR, and Cyberpunk 2077 (VL327)
Sep 30, 2020
The Amazing Spider-Men? Insomniac Picks a Pair of Peter Parkers (VL328)
Sep 30, 2020
"A Brutal Hearing for Epic"?: Let's Talk Injunction Oral Arguments (VL326)
Sep 29, 2020
Epic v Apple: What You Need to Know Pre-Injunction (in 20 Minutes!) (VL325)
Sep 28, 2020
A Problem of "Fairness": Epic Forms a Coalition to Fight Apple (VL324)
Sep 25, 2020
More Liability for Big Tech? DOJ Proposes CDA 230 Revisions (VL323)
Sep 24, 2020
What's In a Name? Xbox Series X, Amazon Ranks, and Confusion (VL322)
Sep 23, 2020
Epic's Final Push: "Half-truths and Outright Falsities" (VL321)
Sep 22, 2020
What Microsoft and Bethesda's Big Deal Means For Xbox And Gaming (VL320)
Sep 21, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Reasonable Minds, and the Future of the Country (VL319)
Sep 18, 2020
What's Beyond Beyond Good and Evil? Michel Ancel Retires (VL318)
Sep 18, 2020
Apple Goes After Epic's Unreal Engine: A "Trojan Horse" (VL317)
Sep 17, 2020
Epic v Everyone: "Reckoning" with Linus Tech Tips and Apple (VL315)
Sep 16, 2020
PlayStation 5: Prices, Pre-Orders, and Prevarications (VL316)
Sep 16, 2020
Microsoft to Buy Bungie? When is a Denial Not Really a Denial? (VL314)
Sep 15, 2020
Too Similar? Monster Energy Kills Ubisoft's "Gods and Monsters" (VL313)
Sep 14, 2020
Losing CONTROL of the Narrative: 505 Games and Legalese (VL312)
Sep 11, 2020
Oscars So Wishy-Washy: On the Academy's New Inclusion Requirements (VL311)
Sep 10, 2020
Xbox Finally Sets a Next-Gen Price (Series S Confirmed) (VL309)
Sep 08, 2020
Apple Sues Back! "Epic Undertook its Conduct with Malice and Fraud" (VL310)
Sep 08, 2020
Epic v Apple: Epic Makes Its Strongest Case Yet, But Is It Enough? (VL308)
Sep 05, 2020
How Australia is Changing Facebook's Terms of Service (VL306)
Sep 04, 2020
CAN Buy Me Love: MatPat, The Game Theorists, and Epic Games (VL307)
Sep 04, 2020
Disney Wars: John Boyega Strikes Back (VL305)
Sep 03, 2020
Sale Off? WB Games Appears to Have Struck Out (VL304)
Sep 02, 2020
Dr. Disrespect Speaks! The Anxiety of the Unknown (VL303)
Sep 01, 2020
Activision: Protecting its Warzone from Cheats...with the Law! (VL302)
Aug 31, 2020
A Lawyer Responds to "The Game Theorists" on Epic vs Apple (VL301)
Aug 30, 2020
Apple's Had Enough - Terminates Epic Games iOS Account (VL300)
Aug 28, 2020
Say Halo...to Infinite's New Project Leads (VL299)
Aug 27, 2020
TikTok Sues Trump: Do They Have Any Chance of Success? (VL298)
Aug 26, 2020
Epic v Apple: "Fortnite Out, Unreal In!" Reading Between the Lines (VL297)
Aug 25, 2020
Epic Fires Back At Apple: "Unlawful Flexing of Monopoly Power"(VL296)
Aug 23, 2020
Epic vs Everyone: Federal Lawsuit as Marketing Campaign (VL293)
Aug 21, 2020
Apple Fires Back at Epic: "It is Hard to Think of a Case Less Worthy" (VL294)
Aug 21, 2020
505 Games Issues CONTROL Upgrade "Non-Apology" (VL292)
Aug 20, 2020
Vampire: The Masquerade Fires Creative Leads, Dilutes Bloodlines (VL291)
Aug 19, 2020
Epic Wants Apple's Support - By Force of Law (VL290)
Aug 18, 2020
Epic's CEO Just Called Me Out: A Response (VL289)
Aug 17, 2020
#FreeFortnite: Epic's Unethical Hashtag Mob (VL288)
Aug 15, 2020
Rd. 2! A Lawyer Reacts to Epic's Google Lawsuit (VL287)
Aug 14, 2020
Epic Declares War on Apple/Google...with Fortnite (VL285)
Aug 13, 2020
It Was A Trap!!! A Lawyer Discusses Epic vs Apple (Fortnite Lawsuit) (VL286)
Aug 13, 2020
Dr. Disrespect: Lifting Twitch's Shroud (VL284)
Aug 12, 2020
Mutiny! EA's Shareholders are NOT Happy (VL282)
Aug 11, 2020
Halo Infinite Delayed! Microsoft's "X"-Rated Disaster (VL283)
Aug 11, 2020
Despite Reports, WB Games Is Still Very Much For Sale (VL281)
Aug 10, 2020
Dr Disrespect Returns! Along With Irresponsible Speculation (VL280)
Aug 08, 2020
No, The White House Didn't Just Ban All Tencent Games (VL279)
Aug 07, 2020
Patreon Loses! What It Means for Dr. Disrespect and Twitch (VL278)
Aug 05, 2020
No One’s Forced To Work For Blizzard: The Hard Truth About Salaries (VL277)
Aug 04, 2020
From Spider-Man to PS5 Controller, Sony Is Selling Exclusivity (VL276)
Aug 03, 2020
Can Trump Delay a Federal Election? The Dangers of Weakening "The Law" (VL275)
Jul 30, 2020
Forget Halo Infinite, Has Sony Been Lying about Spider-Man? (VL274)
Jul 29, 2020
No Power? After Halo Infinite, Microsoft Changes its Message (VL273)
Jul 28, 2020
Gigaleak! What Nintendo's Huge Breach Could Mean for Gaming (VL272)
Jul 27, 2020
The Messaging Disaster of Microsoft's Xbox Series X Showcase (VL271)
Jul 24, 2020
Dr Disrespect, the Law, and Knowing What's "Out of Your Hands" (VL270)
Jul 23, 2020
Twitter vs QAnon: Big Tech Censorship, CDA 230, and Streisand (VL269)
Jul 22, 2020
Ubisoft Expose: Bad People, Good Businessmen, and Bad Business (VL267)
Jul 21, 2020
Dr. Disrespect Speaks! A Lawyer Looks at What He Said (and Didn't)(VL266)
Jul 16, 2020
Red Dead Online: Want an Effective Protest? Send in the Clowns (VL265)
Jul 15, 2020
Dr. Disrespect and the Secret of Frivolous Arbitration (w/ Patreon)(VL264)
Jul 14, 2020
The Business and Law of Sony's EPIC Investment (VL263)
Jul 13, 2020
Next Gen Games Pricing: $70 is Only Part of the Story (VL262)
Jul 09, 2020
BabyZone vs IGN: Stealing, Plagiarism, and Copyright Infringement (VL261)
Jul 08, 2020
Twitch Bans Dr. Disrespect - No News is NOT Bad News (VL260)
Jul 07, 2020
SCOTUS Briefs: Hamilton, Veep, and the Electoral College (VL258)
Jul 06, 2020
Pressing Pause on Microsoft/WB Games Rumors (VL259)
Jul 06, 2020
Making Things Worse: Reddit Changes The Rules...Again (VL257)
Jul 02, 2020
Ethics Issues: Created and Developed by Naughty Dog (TLOU2) (VL256)
Jul 01, 2020
Reddit Rule 1: Hate is Wrong...But Not THAT Hate (VL255)
Jun 30, 2020
Twitch Bans Dr. Disrespect - A Lawyer's Take On What We Know (VL254)
Jun 29, 2020
Lawsuit! Is Twitch REQUIRED to Enforce Its Terms of Service? (VL253)
Jun 26, 2020
Scandal at Ubisoft! Assassin's Creed Valhalla Director Out! (VL252)
Jun 24, 2020
Scandal! Did IGN Force Reporters to Publish Falsehoods? (VL251)
Jun 23, 2020
Microsoft Closes Mixer! Understanding the Fallout (VL250)
Jun 22, 2020
A Lawyer Breaks Down the DACA Ruling: What it Says...and Doesn't (VL249)
Jun 18, 2020
Duke Diligence: Did Lawyers Fail Gearbox/Nukem? (VL248)
Jun 17, 2020
Will WB Games Really Be Sold? A Corporate Lawyer's View (VL247)
Jun 16, 2020
SCOTUS in Brief: LGBTQ Discrimination Declared Illegal (Bostock) (VL246)
Jun 15, 2020
Sins of Omission? PS5, Spider-Man, and Miles Morales (VL245)
Jun 12, 2020
Keemstar Demonetized! YouTube, Harassment, and Vague Rules (VL244)
Jun 10, 2020
Contract Law: Good Faith, Fair Dealing, and...Penguins (VL243)
Jun 09, 2020
Twitch Under DMCA Attack: Let's Talk Legalities (VL242)
Jun 08, 2020
A Lawyer Looks at the Charges Against Jake Paul (VL241)
Jun 05, 2020
TLOU2: On Compulsory Song Licenses And Cover "Theft" (VL240)
Jun 04, 2020
Lawsuit! Are Digital Libraries Actually Copyright Pirates? (VL239)
Jun 03, 2020
Section 230 Executive Order! A Lawyer Reviews Trump's Plan (Draft) (VL237)
May 28, 2020
Section 230 Executive Order SIGNED! A Lawyer Re-Reviews Trump's Plan (VL238)
May 28, 2020
Did Sony Just DMCA Strike Its Own Video? Evidence Points to 'Yes' (VL236)
May 27, 2020
Ubisoft May Not Own Your Soul, But We've Got Plenty Of Questions (VL235)
May 26, 2020
Guinness Sets a World Record...for Ludicrous Content ID Claims (VL234)
May 25, 2020
US Copyright Office: "The DMCA? It's Too Tough...On Sony/Disney" (VL233)
May 24, 2020
TLOU Finale (Pt. 2): Rebuffed at YouTube, Sony Turns to Twitter (VL232)
May 22, 2020
Legal Myth Busting: No One (inc. Suzy Lu) Can Copyright Their Face (VL231)
May 21, 2020
Area F2 Surprise Termination! A Lawyer Discusses (VL229)
May 20, 2020
A Lawyer Reads Ubisoft's New Terms (No, They Don't Own Your Soul) (VL230)
May 20, 2020
They’re Suing Who? A Lawyer Looks at Ubisoft's Siege of Google/Apple (VL228)
May 19, 2020
Last of Us Copyright Claim Finale: Sony Surrenders (VL227)
May 18, 2020
Destiny, Doom, and Denuvo: Making the Things You Love…Worse! (VL225)
May 15, 2020
Sony’s New Strategy? Have YouTube Run Out the Clock (VL224)
May 14, 2020
Suzy Lu, Copyright, and the Law's Problem with "Reactions" (VL223)
May 13, 2020
Sony: How to Spin a Web (WITHOUT even lying) (VL222)
May 12, 2020
Sony, Muso, and Angry Joe: Last of Us Leak Legalities (Pt. 5) (VL221)
May 11, 2020
How Expectations Doomed Inside Xbox (VL220)
May 08, 2020
Facebook's Paying Someone Else To Take the Blame (VL219)
May 06, 2020
Last of Us Leaks (Pt. 4): DMCA Deficiencies and Manual Claim Madness (VL218)
May 05, 2020
Last of Us Leaks: Counters, Fair Use, and Unpublished Works (VL217)
May 04, 2020
Last of Us Leak Follow-Up: A History of Legal Violence (VL216)
May 02, 2020
Is Sony Illegally Using the DMCA to Muzzle Last of Us Leaks? (VL215)
Apr 30, 2020
Universal Trolls AMC: A Lawyer's View (VL214)
Apr 29, 2020
YouTube and Authoritative Sources: A Seductive Fallacy (VL213)
Apr 28, 2020
Fortnite and Travis Scott in "The Metaverse": Fraction of the Future (VL211)
Apr 27, 2020
No, Disney Doesn't Own Your Star Wars Tweets (VL212)
Apr 27, 2020
YouTube's Self-Certification Program: A Dangerous Proposition (VL210)
Apr 24, 2020
5G, Coronavirus, and the Expanded Role of Big Tech “Judgment” (VL209)
Apr 23, 2020
How Facebook's COVID Protest Bans May Violate the Constitution (VL208)
Apr 21, 2020
Who Fact Checks the Fact Checkers? (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter) (VL207)
Apr 20, 2020
Cooking Mama's Legal Saga (Hoeg Law) (VL206)
Apr 16, 2020
Royalty Row Revisited: Borderlands Director Responds to Kotaku (VL205)
Apr 13, 2020
A Show of "No Confidence" in the ESA: The End of E3? (VL204)
Apr 09, 2020
On Wisconsin (VL203)
Apr 07, 2020
How Call of Duty Used the Humvee Trademark w/o a License - Legally! (VL202)
Apr 06, 2020
Paycheck Protection: The Loan Program Every US Business Needs to Know (VL201)
Apr 02, 2020
Borderlands Bonus Brouhaha: Upside Is Down (VL200!)
Apr 01, 2020
Reading Final Fantasy VII's Streaming Restrictions (VL199)
Mar 31, 2020
Lawyer: Can the President Force GM to make Ventilators? (DPA) (VL198)
Mar 30, 2020
Lawyer: Is Spreading Coronavirus a Federal Crime? (VL197)
Mar 27, 2020
Is Copyright Broken? A Lawyer Responds to Tom Scott (Virtual Legality #196)
Mar 24, 2020
A Lawyer Reads "EARN IT" aka "How to Threaten the Internet!" (Virtual Legality #195)
Mar 23, 2020
A Nintendo Nightmare: Copyright and "Dreams" (Virtual Legality #194)
Mar 21, 2020
"Essential Retail"? The Legalities of GameStop's Claim (Virtual Legality #193)
Mar 20, 2020
Animal Crossing, Delays, and Digital Revolutions (Virtual Legality #192)
Mar 19, 2020
Too Exotic? Is PS5 the Next PlayStation 3? (Virtual Legality #191)
Mar 18, 2020
YouTube: Broken Robots and Broken Promises (Virtual Legality #190)
Mar 17, 2020
Coronavirus: Can Gaming Save Lives? (Virtual Legality #189)
Mar 16, 2020
No, NFL 2k is NOT Back (at Least Not Yet) (Virtual Legality #188)
Mar 10, 2020
Has SCOTUS Already Ruled on GeForce Now? (Virtual Legality #187)
Mar 09, 2020
Copyright Strikes for Explaining Copyright Law? (Virtual Legality #186)
Mar 05, 2020
Netflix: "Choose Your Own Adventure" is Too Generic to Live (Virtual Legality #185)
Mar 04, 2020
"The Long Dark" of Licensing: Nvidia's GeForce Now (Virtual Legality #184)
Mar 03, 2020
Subscription Gaming - Fears of the Future (Virtual Legality #183)
Feb 28, 2020
Courts, Clarence, COPPA, and Consistency (Virtual Legality #181)
Feb 26, 2020
YouTube, Free Speech, and You - A PragerU Story (Virtual Legality #182)
Feb 26, 2020
Anonymous Games Journalist Speaks Out! More Cliques and Conformity (Virtual Legality #180)
Feb 25, 2020
Smart Delivery: Xbox's Bid to End the Console War (Virtual Legality #179)
Feb 24, 2020
Games Journalism, Cliques, and Conformity (Virtual Legality #178)
Feb 20, 2020
Streaming, Copyright Infringement, and Fair Use (Virtual Legality #177)
Feb 19, 2020
What YouTube Quitting Apple Means for iOS and Beyond (VL176)
Feb 18, 2020
Does Microsoft Have Sony’s ($450) Number? (VL175)
Feb 17, 2020
Geoff Keighley, Drew Karpyshyn, E3, and Bioware: Reading Between the Lines (VL174)
Feb 14, 2020
The Unusual Sentencing of Roger Stone (VL172)
Feb 12, 2020
IGN's Journalistic Malpractice: Games, Politics, and Lies (VL173)
Feb 12, 2020
Did Nintendo Settle With Portuguese Pokemon Leakers? (VL171)
Feb 11, 2020
Bioware's Anthem: Back to the Drawing Board (VL170)
Feb 10, 2020
Oscars vs Iowa: Did Tactical Voting help Parasite (and Mayor Pete)? (VL169)
Feb 10, 2020
Will the Coronavirus Delay PS5 and Xbox Series X? (VL168)
Feb 07, 2020
Reviewing Blizzard’s Warcraft 3 Reforged “Apology” and Refund Policy (VL167)
Feb 06, 2020
A Lawyer Reads Twitter’s New “Manipulated Media” Policy (VL166)
Feb 05, 2020
Why “Baby Nut” Just Got Planters Accounts Suspended from Twitter (VL165)
Feb 03, 2020
Is This YouTube’s Craziest DMCA Abuse Story Yet? (VL164)
Jan 31, 2020
TOO BROAD: How a Recent Holding On Civil Rights (and Runescape) Got Misreported (VL162)
Jan 27, 2020
Are ALL Google Ads Now “Deceptive”? Why Advertisers Should Be Concerned (VL161)
Jan 23, 2020
Joe Biden Wants to Break the Internet (and Video Games) (VL160)
Jan 20, 2020
Jukin Media STRIKES Again: Tyrone Magnus and the DMCA’s Difficulties with Parody/Fair Use (VL159)
Jan 16, 2020
23andMe Just Sold Your Genetics: Why You Won’t Be Getting a Cut (VL158)
Jan 15, 2020
Making COPPA More Harmful: YouTube and “PROTECT Kids” (VL156)
Jan 13, 2020
Dropping Out: Sony, The ESA, and Two Competing Visions for E3 (VL157)
Jan 13, 2020
YouTube’s “MxR Plays”: Fair Use, Extortion, and the Muddy Middle of Copyright (VL155)
Jan 10, 2020
If You Love PlatinumGames, Tencent is Nothing to Fear (VL154)
Jan 07, 2020
Release the JJ Cut? What Star Wars Rumors Can Tell Us About Media Messaging in the 2020s (VL151)
Jan 02, 2020
The Other Side: A Lawyer Looks at the Arguments of COPPA’s Strongest Advocates (VL149)
Dec 13, 2019
LegalEagle’s Wrong About (Parts of) COPPA: On Age Gates, Mixed Audiences, and YouTube (VL146)
Dec 09, 2019
YouTube Comments On COPPA: Their “#1 Priority” is Responsibility…Making Sure It’s Yours! (VL147)
Dec 09, 2019
Why the Publisher of Rune II Just Sued A Defunct Studio (and why Bethesda could Be next) (VL145)
Dec 06, 2019
EA, Respawn, and ResetEra (?): A Primer on Intellectual Property Assignment (VL144)
Dec 04, 2019
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool…”: A Ninja Story (VL142) (Hoeg Law)
Dec 01, 2019
Is Google Stadia’s Marketing Fraudulent? Or Just Extremely Deceptive? (VL141)
Nov 25, 2019
COPPA: Is the FTC really going to target your YouTube channel? (comments from FuturisticHub) (VL140)
Nov 24, 2019
How the FTC’s Latest Guidance on COPPA Fails YouTube Content Creators (but not the FTC) (VL139)
Nov 22, 2019
COPPA Complications: YouTube Responds (also - No, they don’t have to train you) (VL138)
Nov 22, 2019
Not Just an FTC Problem: How YouTube’s COPPA Inaction Puts Content Creators At Risk (VL137)
Nov 21, 2019
A “Commercially Viable” Follow-Up! On Comments to our YouTube Terms of Service Episode (VL134)
Nov 18, 2019
COPPA Cabana: On YouTube’s “Legal Requirement” Deception (VL133)
Nov 13, 2019
Too Big to Fail? On Ninja’s Repugnant Defense of Cheating in Fortnite (VL131)
Nov 08, 2019
Influencing the Influencers: A Walkthrough of the FTC’s new Social Media Guide (VL130)
Nov 07, 2019
Bears, Birds, and Acquisition Terms: Microsoft ISN’T Buying Playtonic Games (VL129)
Nov 06, 2019
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 9): World of Wordcraft (VL128)
Nov 04, 2019
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 8): Doing the Con Con (VL127)
Nov 02, 2019
Fallout Down Under: Why Australia Just Ordered Refunds for Fallout 76 (VL126)
Nov 01, 2019
Kotaku’s NOT Dead and NCAA Football’s NOT Back: Adventures in Re-reporting (VL125)
Oct 30, 2019
DnD Roll Critical Failure: Alarm Bells for Disney and Star Wars (VL124)
Oct 29, 2019
Epic Games Sues Fortnite Chapter 2 Leaker: A Lawyer’s View (VL123)
Oct 28, 2019
Why Google’s Latest Stadia Gaming Pitch Seems So Precarious (VL122)
Oct 25, 2019
Why Google’s Latest Stadia Gaming Pitch Seems So Precarious (VL122)
Oct 25, 2019
Copyright Reform and the DMCA: A CASE Study (VL121)
Oct 23, 2019
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 7): China vows Retribution (VL120)
Oct 21, 2019
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 6): Enter the Government (VL119)
Oct 18, 2019
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 5): On Bans, Baselines, and Belling Cats (VL118)
Oct 17, 2019
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 4): Switching it Up Before Blizzcon (VL117)
Oct 15, 2019
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 3): On Blizzard’s Troubling Response (VL116)
Oct 12, 2019
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 2): Can Blitzchung Sue Blizzard? (VL115)
Oct 10, 2019
A Blizzard of Backlash: On China, Freedom of Speech, and Terrible Contracts (VL114)
Oct 08, 2019
Randy Pitchford and Gearbox Exonerated?! What it All Means (VL113)
Oct 04, 2019
Video Games and UK Taxes – More Than Meets the Eye (VL112)
Oct 03, 2019
Scandal in Ukraine! No, not that One. The Frogwares One. (VL111)
Oct 01, 2019
Spider-Man Rejoins the MCU (and Even More) (VL110) (Hoeg Law)
Sep 27, 2019
Kevin Feige Joins Team Star Wars: What It Means (and what it Doesn’t) (VL109)
Sep 26, 2019
No Gamestop, No Problem: Sony wants you to Buy Direct (VL108)
Sep 25, 2019
Bob’s Bombshells: Disney CEO Iger on Star Wars and Disappointing George Lucas (VL107)
Sep 24, 2019
Tactical Empathy Action: Assuming Good Faith (w/ Hideo Kojima!) (VL106)
Sep 24, 2019
Joycon Drift Issues hit the Switch Lite? Not Time to Panic (Yet) (VL105)
Sep 23, 2019
Steam Ordered to Allow the Resale of “Purchased” Games?! The Legal Ramifications (VL104)
Sep 19, 2019
E3 Succumbs to the Age of the Influencer – What you Need to Know (VL103)
Sep 17, 2019
The Surprise Mechanics of the UK’s Troubling New Loot Box Gambling Report (VL101)
Sep 13, 2019
The Gig is Up! Why California’s AB-5 Might Just Kill its Gaming Industry (VL100)
Sep 11, 2019
Massaging the Message: Rian Johnson, Star Wars, and Spider-Man (VL99)
Sep 07, 2019
YouTube’s doing what?! On Unintended Consequences, COPPA, and the FTC (VL98)
Sep 04, 2019
Announcing…the NBA 2k20 Casino! But is it illegal? (VL97)
Aug 30, 2019
He’s Holding a Thermal…Sprite Bottle? The Law behind the Latest TSA Ban (VL96)
Aug 29, 2019
Telltale Games Revived! What Does that Mean…Legally? (VL95)
Aug 28, 2019
An Epic Commission! Why the FTC should probably pay attention to Borderlands 3 (VL94)
Aug 27, 2019
Hell Hath no Ion Fury: Public Relations in the 21st Century (VL93) (Hoeg Law)
Aug 26, 2019
PSA: Spider-Man’s MCU Future is Still Very Much Up in the Air (VL92) (Hoeg Law)
Aug 24, 2019
Sony, Disney, Spidey, and Feige: A Study in Brinksmanship (VL91) (Hoeg Law)
Aug 21, 2019
Apex Legends: Why Respawn’s Weak Apology Does More Harm than Good (VL90) (Hoeg Law)
Aug 20, 2019
On the DARQ side of Epic Exclusivity or “Don’t Publish Those E-mails!” (VL88)
Aug 19, 2019
Sony Buys Insomniac! Why the Acquisition Wars are Cause for Celebration (VL89)
Aug 19, 2019
For Your Consideration: The Case of G2A.com and the Missing $300,000 Contract (VL87)
Aug 15, 2019
Failure is a Ladder: How Corporate Structure Explains Benioff and Weiss' $200M Payday (VL85)
Aug 09, 2019
Never Tell Me The Odds: Loot Boxes on Trial with the FTC (VL84) (Hoeg Law)
Aug 07, 2019
Total Bust? Why Mixer's Clothing Rules May Be Better than the Alternative (VL83) (Hoeg Law)
Aug 06, 2019
The Perils of Intellectual Property Consent (feat. Solid Snake w/ Tekken) (VL82)
Aug 05, 2019
Unforced Error: A Lawyer's View on the ESA's Doxxing of 2000+ E3 Attendees (VL81)
Aug 03, 2019
Epic, Mixer, Ooblets, and Ninjas: A Lawyer's View on Exclusivity and Messaging (VL80)
Aug 02, 2019
Colin Moriarty, Sacred Symbols, and broken PAX Promises: A Lawyer's View (VL79) (Hoeg Law)
Jul 31, 2019
When Gambling isn't Gambling: The Legality of GTA V's Diamond Casino (VL78) (Hoeg Law)
Jul 26, 2019
FIFA Furor! Why the UK may have just stopped Loot Box Bans (VL77) (Hoeg Law)
Jul 23, 2019
NINTENDO SUED! What You Need to Know from the Joy-Con Drift Lawsuit (VL76) (Hoeg Law)
Jul 19, 2019
Age-Old Controversy? A Lawyer Reads the FaceApp Terms of Use (VL75) (Hoeg Law)
Jul 18, 2019
Is Ubisoft "Exploiting" a Legion of Watch Dogs Artists with HitRecord? (VL74) (Hoeg Law)
Jul 17, 2019
Did Kickstarter give this fully funded campaign a RAW Deal? (VL73) (Hoeg Law)
Jul 15, 2019
Social Media, Liability Shields, and You: The State of CDA Section 230 (VL72) (Hoeg Law)
Jul 12, 2019
Death Threat Approved? Facebook's About-face (VL71) (Hoeg Law)
Jul 10, 2019
Shenmue 3, Refunds, and the Power of Market Pressure (VL70) (Hoeg Law)
Jul 03, 2019
Randy Pitchford's $12 Million Magic Trick: A Lawyer's View (VL69) (Hoeg Law)
Jun 24, 2019
$100 for Minecraft?! Telltale & The Dark Side of Digital (VL68)
Jun 17, 2019
How "Violent" was E3 2019? The Study that Definitely Won't Tell You (VL67)
Jun 13, 2019
Shenmue 3: The Legal Hurdles to Seeking a Refund (VL66)
Jun 11, 2019
First YouTube, Now Twitter?! A Lawyer Reads the New "Rules" (VL65)
Jun 07, 2019
Carlos Maza, Steven Crowder, and Arbitrary YouTube "Guidelines": A Lawyer's View (VL64)
Jun 05, 2019
Are Indie Games Really "Stagnant"? Unbraiding the Words of Jonathan Blow (VL63)
Jun 04, 2019
Infringement?! A Lawyer Looks at "Iron Maiden v Ion Maiden" (VL62)
May 31, 2019
Should Greg Miller and Andrea Rene *Really* be Hosting for Electronic Arts (EA)? (VL61)
May 29, 2019
The Many (many) Problems with the Loot Box Bill: A Lawyer's View (VL60)
May 24, 2019
A Real Lawyer's Take on the Tfue and Faze Clan Lawsuit (VL59)
May 21, 2019
Azure Dreams: A Lawyer's Thoughts on the Microsoft/Sony Gaming Alliance (VL58)
May 16, 2019
Did Ubisoft Deceptively Advertise The Division 2? A Lawyer's View (VL57)
May 15, 2019
Did the Supreme Court Just Kill Console Games? A Lawyer Reads Apple Inc v Pepper (VL56)
May 13, 2019
Virtual Legality #55 - MT Words: The Legal Issues Posed by Senator's Proposed Microtransaction Ban
May 10, 2019
Virtual Legality #54 - Could Playing a Game before Release Cost You Your Xbox Live Account?!
May 08, 2019
Virtual Legality #53 - No, "Games as a Service" Isn't Fraud: A Response to Accursed Farms (Hoeg Law)
May 01, 2019
Virtual Legality #52 - Lost Without a Map: Anthem and Deceptive Advertisement (Hoeg Law)
Apr 24, 2019
Virtual Legality #49 - What to Expect When You're Expecting...PlayStation 5 (Hoeg Law)
Apr 16, 2019
Virtual Legality #48 - This Video Will Be Demonetized: Weedcraft Inc. vs The Tech Giants (Hoeg Law)
Apr 11, 2019
Virtual Legality #47 - Gizmodo Group Sold! What is "Private Equity" Anyway? (Hoeg Law)
Apr 09, 2019
Virtual Legality #46 - Epic's Exclusive Problem: Borderlands 3, Review Bombs, and Steam's Response
Apr 08, 2019
Virtual Legality #45 - The Difficult Case of Easy Mode: Shadows Never Die? (Hoeg Law)
Apr 04, 2019
Virtual Legality #44 - Kotaku Adds Another Note to Bioware's Discordant Anthem (Hoeg Law)
Apr 02, 2019
Virtual Legality #43 - It Belongs in a Museum! DriveClub and the War for Gaming's Future
Apr 01, 2019
Virtual Legality #42 - Borderlands 3: Magic, Messaging, and the State of the Industry (Hoeg Law)
Mar 29, 2019
Virtual Legality #42 - Borderlands 3: Magic, Messaging, and the State of the Industry (Hoeg Law)
Mar 29, 2019
Virtual Legality #41 - EA and Activision Lay Off Hundreds: A Study in Messaging (Hoeg Law)
Mar 27, 2019
Virtual Legality #40 - Apple Arcade: Will Pay-Per-Minute Spell Doom for Mobile Games? (Hoeg Law)
Mar 25, 2019
Virtual Legality #40 - Apple Arcade: Will Pay-Per-Minute Spell Doom for Mobile Games? (Hoeg Law)
Mar 25, 2019
Virtual Legality #39 - Games Stopped: What Sony's Retail Cut Off means for Gaming's Digital Future
Mar 24, 2019
Virtual Legality #38 - Lucasfilm Games, Electronic Arts, and the Future of Star Wars (Hoeg Law)
Mar 20, 2019
Virtual Legality #37 - Google Announces Stadia - Is it Really "The Future of Gaming"? (Hoeg Law)
Mar 19, 2019
Virtual Legality #36 Red-Handed! How Epic's Privacy Policy Gave It Permission to Snoop (Hoeg Law)
Mar 17, 2019
Virtual Legality #35 - Sony to Buy Rockstar (and Take Two)? The Legalities of Acquisition (Hoeg Law)
Mar 13, 2019
Virtual Legality #34 - Indictment! The Unexpected Marriage of RICO, Fraud, and College Athletics
Mar 12, 2019
Virtual Legality #33 - Amy Hennig, Specialization of Labor, and Outsourcing's Uncharted Future
Mar 11, 2019
Virtual Legality #32 - Steam, "Rape Day", and the Chilling Effect of Vague Standards
Mar 06, 2019
Virtual Legality #31 - Refunds for Anthem? (Hoeg Law)
Mar 04, 2019
Virtual Legality #30 - Bungie's $150M Bet (and how it might be monetized) (Hoeg Law)
Mar 01, 2019
Virtual Legality #29 - Overkill! Is Starbreeze now one of the Walking Dead? (Hoeg Law)
Feb 28, 2019
Virtual Legality #28 - Winnie the Pooh, Red Candles, and Steam's Devotion to China
Feb 26, 2019
Virtual Legality #27-2 Update: Sponsored by EA? (Hoeg Law)
Feb 23, 2019
Virtual Legality #27 - Game Changer! Did EA force influencer to violate False Advertising Laws?
Feb 22, 2019
Virtual Legality #26 - The Shoe Head 'Round the World: Zion Williamson, Nike, and Contract Law
Feb 21, 2019
Virtual Legality #25 - Scalebound on Nintendo? IP, Contract, and Trademark Law (Hoeg Law)
Feb 19, 2019
Virtual Legality #24 - Let Me Call You Sweetheart: Necco in Bankruptcy (Hoeg Law)
Feb 13, 2019
Virtual Legality #23 - Does Steam hold the "Keys" to Epic's Game Store Kingdom? (Hoeg Law)
Feb 06, 2019
Virtual Legality #22 - Apex Legends: Running Afoul of FTC Advertiser Guidelines? (Hoeg Law)
Feb 04, 2019
Virtual Legality #21 - How a Simple Enterprise License Led to a Tech Civil War (Hoeg Law)
Jan 31, 2019
Virtual Legality #20 - Metro's Epic Exodus (Hoeg Law)
Jan 30, 2019
Virtual Legality #19 - GameStop Not for Sale?! (And More for 2019) (Hoeg Law)
Jan 29, 2019
Virtual Legality #18 - Metroid Prime 4 vs Anthem: A Tale of Two Messages (Hoeg Law)
Jan 26, 2019
Virtual Legality #17 - Gamestop and Kingdom Hearts: Broken (Pre-Order) Promises (Hoeg Law)
Jan 25, 2019
Virtual Legality #16 - Copyright and "Dreams" (Hoeg Law)
Jan 23, 2019
Virtual Legality #15 - Red Dead Redemption 2 vs The Pinkertons: A Legal Deep Dive (Hoeg Law)
Jan 16, 2019
Virtual Legality #14 - Securities Law, Executive Compensation, and Activision (Hoeg Law)
Jan 14, 2019
Virtual Legality #13 - Realizing Their Destiny: Bungie splits from Activision (Hoeg Law)
Jan 10, 2019
Virtual Legality #12 - Rules of the Game: The 30 Yard "Incompletion" (Hoeg Law)
Jan 07, 2019
Virtual Legality #11 - Star Control: Origins, Stardock, and the DMCA (Hoeg Law)
Jan 01, 2019
Virtual Legality #10 - What Can Far Cry 5 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey tell us about the Industry?
Dec 28, 2018
Virtual Legality #9 - Battlefield V and EA Stock Price (Hoeg Law)
Dec 20, 2018
Virtual Legality #8(a) - Marvel's Spider-Man: "Raimi Suit" Q+A (Hoeg Law)
Dec 17, 2018
Virtual Legality #8 - Marvel's Spider Man: Licensing and the "Raimi Suit" (Hoeg Law)
Dec 13, 2018
Virtual Legality #7 - Gaming, Government, and You (Hoeg Law)
Dec 12, 2018
Virtual Legality #6 - Epic Excluding Steam?! (Hoeg Law)
Dec 10, 2018
Virtual Legality #5 - Epic Lawsuit! Does Fortnite Infringe on Dancer's Rights? (Hoeg Law)
Dec 06, 2018
Virtual Legality #4 - An Epic Fail for Steam?
Dec 05, 2018
Virtual Legality #3 - IGDA Calls the Industry to Act on Loot Boxes (Hoeg Law)
Nov 30, 2018
Virtual Legality #2 - Will the FTC *Really* Ban Loot Boxes? (Hoeg Law)
Nov 28, 2018
Virtual Legality #1 - Refund Fallout 76 (Hoeg Law)
Nov 27, 2018