News of the Week; Jan. 23, 2013

1. Missouri lawmaker latest to propose “violent” games tax: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/01/missouri-lawmaker-latest-to-propose-violent-games-tax/

2. 25 Video Game Violence Studies, Summarized: http://kotaku.com/5976781/25-video-game-violence-studies-summarized

3. I’m Mentally Ill, I Love Violent Video Games, And They’ve Never Made Me Feel Like Killing Anyone: http://kotaku.com/5976286/im-mentally-ill-i-love-violent-video-games-and-theyve-never-made-me-feel-like-killing-anyone

4. Video Games Hold No Answers: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-mones/video-games-violence_b_2480823.html

5. How the Legal System Failed Aaron Swartz—And Us by Tim Wuhttp://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/01/everyone-interesting-is-a-felon.html

6. Aaron Swartz and the Corrupt Practice of Plea Bargaining: http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2013/01/17/aaron-swartz-and-the-corrupt-practice-of-plea-bargaining/

7. My Career as a Bulk Downloader by James Grimmelmannhttp://laboratorium.net/archive/2013/01/16/my_career_as_a_bulk_downloader

8. Game industry worth $83bn by 2016, research claims: http://www.develop-online.net/news/42997/Game-industry-worth-83bn-by-2016-research-claims

9. iOS games chafe under Apple’s directions: ‘If you want to criticize a religion, write a book’: http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3879194/apple-app-store-guidelines-tell-game-developers-to-avoid-serious-themes

10. Scrabble 3D Tile Held to be Invalid by High Court – JW Spear & Sons Ltd and Mattel Inc v Zynga: http://www.dyoung.com/article-scrabble3d1112

11. The Pitch: Enhancing Psychotherapy with Video Games: http://gamepolitics.com/2013/01/17/pitch-enhancing-psychotherapy-video-games#.UQY7gaXUQco

12. A week of copyright in the news: a roadmap for the year ahead?: http://ipkitten.blogspot.ca/2013/01/a-week-of-copyright-in-news-roadmap-for.html

And in the not really relevant category:

13. Nestle’s Big Break: Win Over Cadbury for KitKat Candy Shape: http://www.ipbrief.net/2013/01/24/nestles-big-break-win-over-cadbury-for-kitkat-candy-shape/

 jon 

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