Legal stories updates
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Kinect Story, keeping the name of XBox360 Motion Controller secret (from Joystiq game site, legal blog by Mark Mathenitis) More legal updates after the jump…
Lineage 2 sued for being “too addictive” Smallwood v NCSoft (Other related article from Kotaku here; and video clip from MSNBC here)
SF City Attorney threatens to sue Zynga over “Mafia Wars” (Article in SF Chronicle)
Blizzard v. Scapegaming; http://www.rfcexpress.com/lawsuit.asp?ID=51340 (Lawsuit Summary)
http://www.geek.com/articles/games/blizzard-wins-88-million-from-scapegaming-over-illegal-wow-servers-20100817/ (Article at Geek.com)
Supreme Court review of CA videogame law; Another comprehensive, excellent article by Sheppard Mullin
Why Education is so Important in EULA negotiations; by Aber Law Firm
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Tags: Blizzard; Scapegaming; Supreme Court; case updates; legal updates
Another interesting one: Digital Chocolate sues Zynga over “Mafia Wars” trademark. I know people used to say about how 3DO’s legal department was a profit center for the company, so this might be business as usual for Trip.