Stefani vs Activision

Well,  I was going to promise not to talk about “the Big A” until next week.  But I read perhaps the best legal article on gamer’s law in six months.  You can read it here… http://copyrightlitigation.blogspot.com/2010/04/law-of-avatars-copyright-act-doesnt.html (Copyright Litigation Blog)  Read the whole thing, and then pop back in here.  I’ll wait. 

Here’s the background links:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5A400320091105
 
Stefani vs. Activision Reuters story.
 
http://reporter.blogs.com/files/gov.uscourts.cacd.460150.3.0.pdf
 
Activision’s response (December 2009)
 
http://www.gamerlaw.co.uk/2009/12/no-doubt-vs-activision-legal-analysis.html
 
Gamerlaw article (December 2009)

I absolutely wholeheartedly recommend the article.  It’s thought out and reminds one of the main problem of multinational corporations…. “jurisdiction, jurisdiction, jurisdiction”.  In a world with no “there”, when does state law trump federal law?  I’ll update the case notes on this as event warrant.

Jay Moffitt is a Tennessee attorney. This blog is for entertainment and educational purposes only and does not consitute legal advice or create an attorney/client relationship. Jay Moffitt is not certified as a specialist in this area by Tennessee and Tennessee does not certify specialists in this practice area. All comments will be answered promptly and courteously as long as they are germane to the discussion and do not contain specific game names or incidents.

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