News of the Week; May 22, 2013

1. Ryan Hart v. Electronic Arts (USCA 3rd) – “NCAA Football” right of publicity opinion filed May 21, 2013: http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/113750p.pdf

2. Nintendo targets user YouTube videos: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/05/16/nintendo-targets-lets-play-videos-youtube#.UZUYuZVC7fg

3. Nintendo’s YouTube Ad-Grab Is Playing With Fire: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/05/nintendo-youtube-lets-play/

4. Virtual and augmented reality: the next big legal controversy for games?: http://www.gamerlaw.co.uk/2013/virtual-and-augmented-reality-the-next-big-legal-controversy-for-games/

5. Shady Shadow of the Eternals T&C’s ‘a mistake’http://www.develop-online.net/news/44225/Shady-Shadow-of-the-Eternals-TCs-a-mistake

6. Former GTA Producer: Why I’ll Never Work On Violent Games Again: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-05-17-former-gta-producer-why-ill-never-work-on-violent-games-again

7. Researchers: Games With Human Opponents Make Players More Aggressive: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/05/20/researchers-games-human-opponents-make-players-more-aggressive

8. Nova Scotia new tort of cyberbullying: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2f8ff381-9751-48c0-a93d-3c467b55c307

9. Blehm v. Jacobs: Can you Infringe the Copyright of a Stick Figure?: http://copyrightem.com/blehm-v-jacobs-can-you-infringe-the-copyright-of-a-stick-figure

10. Lawmakers Show Concerns About Google’s New Glasses: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/technology/lawmakers-pose-questions-on-google-glass.html?nl=technology&emc=edit_tu_20130517&_r=0

11. Google’s business practices to be investigated by Canadian Competition Bureau: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/18/4342242/googles-business-practices-to-be-investigated-by-canadian-competition-bureau

12. Is the Patent System Working or Broken? A Discussion with Four Distinguished Federal Judges – (Event Audio/Video): http://www.fed-soc.org/publications/detail/is-the-patent-system-working-or-broken-a-discussion-with-four-distinguished-federal-judges-event-audiovideo

13. The Remixing Dilemma: The Trade-off Between Generativity and Originality – Benjamin Mako Hill & Andrés Monroy-Hernández: http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/192117/hill_monroy-remixing_dilemma.pdf

14. Resale of digital music: US v EU approach: http://www.williamfry.ie/publication-article/resale_of_digital_music_us_v_eu_approach.aspx

15. Apple Avoided Billions in Taxes, Congressional Panel Says: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/21/business/apple-avoided-billions-in-taxes-congressional-panel-says.html?emc=na

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