Are lawsuits taking the fun out of gaming?

Just a gentle reminder; I was a gamer a long time before I was a lawyer. Every day I (like many of you) read a lawsuit notice that seems so patently absurd that as a fellow lawyer I wince. Lawsuits that I’m sure 10 lawyers may have turned [...]

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Rock Band Network launches

According to an article on the WSJ.com, today is the day.
Well-done piece on the technical and financial aspects of uploading your own band’s tracks to be sold on the Rock Band Network. 30 cents is not as good a deal per dollar as Itunes, (50 cents?), but then [...]

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Video games and marriage

So, is your husband, wife, significant other “cool” with your gaming? How about the ex-wife? Thought so.
Yeah, it happens a lot. One has to decide between your clan and your marriage. This post is to alert you to some stories, anecdotes, and resources to help you save your true love (or [...]

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Education in Virtual Worlds update

So many links; so many directions. But they are all tied together by students seeking knowledge and educators attempting to reach the masses with important content.
Virtual Worlds (116 resources via Educause)Most are from their own magazine but some are from presentations you could find no where else. Plus, did you know [...]

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Crossing the Line

Tracking your virtual character to track YOU!
Pixels and Policy has a great article about using a guy’s WOW profile to arrest him in real life. Extraordinary piece of reporting about interaction between police and WOW support system.
This is a link to a somewhat related story where Blizzard (WOW-maker) was sued for the way the [...]

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