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Video Game Law Blog

http://www.daledietrich.com/gaming/

The video game law blog addresses the day-to-day legal and contracting issues that affect video game industry participants. I also cover current video game industry law suits, judicial decisions, new legislation and related legal developments.

• Added on: Jun 11th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Dale Dietrich
• Listed in: Law & Legal Computer & Video Games
• Tags: video game legislation law cases contracts decisions

Recent Posts

• Indefinite Hiatus

  Posted on Monday December 8th, 2008 at 14:47 in notices

  This Video Game Law blog is on an indefinite hiatus. I do expect to resume posting here in the future. For the time being, I’m channelling my spare time into iPhone application development efforts and my wishhh.com service. I will continue to blo...

• Grand Theft Auto IV Diary

  Posted on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 12:52 in misc, grand theft auto iv

  See my Grand Theft Auto IV Diary entries on The Daleisphere.     ....

• Gibson Sues MTV, EA & Harmonix over Guitar Patent

  Posted on Friday March 21st, 2008 at 09:23 in guitarhero, controller cases, patent cases, royalty disputes, gibson patent

  Text of MTV/EA/Harmonix Complaint (March 20, 2008) Text Patent No. 5,990,405 (November 23, 1999) After “good faith efforts to enter into a patent license agreement”, and subsequent yesterday’s filing of law suits against Activision&...

• Jack Thompson Sanctioned by Florida Court for Abuse of Process

  Posted on Thursday March 20th, 2008 at 13:17 in jack, decisions, jack thompson

  Text of Sanction Order (March 20, 2008) Text of Show Cause Order (February 19, 2008) wo Florida bar disciplinary proceedings are pending against Jack Thompson. On April 12, 2007, the Supreme Court of Florida warned Jack Thompson that he could be s...

• Gibson Sues U.S. Retailers Over Guitar Hero Patent Dispute

  Posted on Thursday March 20th, 2008 at 10:19 in guitarhero, controller cases, patent cases, gibson patent

  Text of Patent No. 5,990,405 (November 23, 1999) As previously reported: (i) in January, Gibson pressed Activision to pay it royalty fees alleging the video game Guitar Hero infringes its patent; and (ii) on March 12, 2008 Activision filed a preempt...

• 8th Circuit Upholds Permanent Injunction Against Minnesota’s Law Restricting Video Game Sales/Rentals to Minors

  Posted on Monday March 17th, 2008 at 13:16 in violent game law cases, esavminnesota

  ESA v. Minnesota (March 17, 2008 - 8th Cir Court of Appeals) Click to hear Oral Arguments on Appeal (Feb 12, 2007) Text of Appeal (Aug 29, 2006) Permanent Injunction (July 31, 2006 - District Court) Text of Complaint (June 6, 2006) Text of Enjo...

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Site has very useful content and articles. Will recommend this to others.

Posted: July 8th, 2008 | Report This Comment

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