The “Memphis Mafia” and Running a Company

This is just a short news post about credit card overcharges at Warhammer Online.  It’s so peripheral to the “business” of video games that I don’t have much original to add from a legal standpoint.  But I do have a short personal commentary at the end(after the jump) .

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How to make a “forum” policy (Developers Corner)

There are four essential parts to a fourm policy: 1. Instruction  2. Limitation  3.Legal protection  4.Input/Discourse   Of course, there’s more to it than this: full discussion after the jump…

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EULApalooza

That’s right, I said it. Mysteriously, most of the sites that list EULAs that I use as reference have dropped away over the past year or so. All of these EULAs that I am sending your way are off the publisher’s front page, no deep-linking, and no commentary at all. Enjoy and use this as [...]

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Video Game Lawyer Money; Parrish v NFLPA aka Madden Case

I know you’re thinking, where’s the Video Game lawyer money? The beginnings of these cases are all so celebrated, so noteworthy, posted on the game sites, the news sites, but where are the awards? Recently, retired NFL players were awarded a $28 million judgment, according to the legal newsletter on JDSupra. Here is the Justia [...]

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