Infinity Ward Developers sue Activision (for unpaid royalties)
From Lawsuits and Settlements Web site (talking about the California state law factor) ; and story from the Vancouver Sun.
A slightly different take…The Lawsuit and Public Relations, from Gamasutra. Other lawsuits, after the jump….
FTC’s report on adult content in online worlds
A full story from PC Mag says report claims adult content still viewable by children, despite precautions. Notably, “It is far too easy for children and young teens to access explicit content in some of these virtual worlds,” FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a statement. ”
One [...]
A lot of thoughts lately from various sites about the role of your avatar and your identity.
From Pixels and Policy, a great article about the attractiveness of avatars, and how it influences your popularity in virtual worlds.
From a site focusing on gender, gender equality, and other issues, a great article entitled “Real World Beauty Pressures [...]
Here are some important legal updates on stories I’ve talked about the last 90 days.
World of Warcraft is shut down in China once again by government authority. Here’s the full story at gamasutra. The most telling information is that even in a government as centralized as China there is sometimes a lack of [...]
A good starting point for understanding Virtual Worlds in Education is this NPR interview that is found at Gamepolitics.
The funding money is beginning to be there. It was recently announced that the University of Texas will be using 16 disciplines in Second Life. The details are that “A new, one-year project will [...]
No, this isn’t going to be a “creepy” post. It’s just a little sampling of those “weird stories” about virtual worlds that the mainstream media seems consumed by. For the most part, there’s less theft, less cheating, less adultery, and less “playing outside the rules” in VWs than in RL(real world). But [...]
© Copyright Gamers Rights Law. All Rights Reserved. BlogTheme by 