Gamers Rights Law

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           Short tribute before the Top 5 list.  I read and research ways to make my blog better.  Commenters are a particular problem with legal blogs, because you don’t want to appear to be giving free legal advice, but then again you can’t just leave crazy ideas out there “naked” on your blog.

               The one problem I’ve had, though, is most of my commenters are smarter than me.  Sigh.  But I’ve found my own personal solution: I SHUT UP and learn from them.  So if you’re a frequent or regular commenter and have an “unresponded” comment… I’m just not going to pile on “yeah, that’s right” when you are, and doing me a great favor with a fresh viewpoint.  I hope for another year with commenters “upgrading” my blog into a community of interested, engaged people discussing a subject I’m passionate about in my legal life.   List after the jump….

5.  PSN, XboxN, and Nintendo Wii-network… upgrade issues.

 http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/08/19/sonypsn-termsofservice/ (Sony PSN TOS) August 19

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/05/12/ps3-log-in-downgrade-system/(Take away OS) Dec 5

 http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/05/04/new-lawsuits-update/ (Linux users sue) April 5

4.  Video games and ex-pro and ex-college athletes

 http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/03/21/gaming-cases-updates/(O’Bannon v NCAA)March 21

3.  Video games and marriage issues (incl. social networks)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/01/14/video-games-and-marriage/  Video games and marriage

2.  Fall of Music games (and their increasing complexity)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/01/20/rock-band-network-launches/ (RBN launches)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/03/02/rock-band-network-a-new-kind-of-music-law/ (RBN, a new kind of music law?)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/04/10/making-money-with-rock-band-part-ii/ (RBN, making money, Part II)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/04/14/stefani-vs-activision/ (Stefani v Activision, you remember this, No Doubt)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/07/05/making-money-on-rock-band-network-iii/ (Making money on RBN III)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/12/04/music-games-delete-or-pause/ (Music games downfall)

1.  Infinity Ward crisis (and claims of poaching by Activision)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/03/07/activisioninfinity-ward-studios-dustup-this-could-be-the-one/ (Activision.. this could be the big one)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/03/21/gaming-cases-updates/ (Activision v West… countersuit)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/04/13/developer-dischord-at-the-big-a-a-historical-fairy-tale/ (Activision… Atari… karma… payback… history)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/05/04/new-lawsuits-update/ (lawsuits update, including Activision/West)

http://gamersrightslawyer.com/2010/05/15/the-rise-of-personal-service/ (Fall of Infinity Ward.. rise of personal service contract)cr

Have a happy new year and look forward to another year of videogames and crazy legal conflict.

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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.