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Virtual Legality — 781 episodes
Legal Analysis | Executive Orders, Politicized Debanking, and the Cost of Steam's Surrender (VL)
CREDIT DECLINED | Mastercard, Steam, and the Importance of What Corporations *Don't* Say (VL)
WE DO NOT ACCEPT | Stopping Payment Processors and the End of Freedom (VL)
The Great EULA Switch Up | A Lawyer Reads (some of) Nintendo's Controversial New Terms
SAG AFTRA, Darth Vader, and the Future of Performance in a World of AI
What the Trump?! | USAID, Elon Musk, and the Roberts Court
Warner Bros., Monolith Closure, and the Legal Legacy of the Nemesis System
What the Trump?! | Did an Executive Order just end the US Administrative State? (VL)
Roblox Under Scrutiny | Federal Investigations, Child Safety, and More
TikTok, Microsoft, and Legal Challenges | Exploring the Ban and Beyond
FTC Takes on Genshin Impact | Loot Boxes, Dark Patterns, and Legal Showdowns
DoD Puts Tencent under Fire | What EVERYONE'S Getting Wrong (VL)
Assassin's Creed Delayed...Again | Analyzing Ubisoft's Movement from the Shadows
My Stroke Story | 2nd Anniversary - Starting is Restarting (VL Extra)
Sony Eyes Kadokawa Acquisition: Implications for Gaming and Anime Markets
Can Nintendo's Patents TAKE DOWN Palworld? | A Lawyer Discusses
California Outlaws the 'BUY' Button?!? | A Lawyer's Take (787)
Patent World | A Lawyer's Take on Nintendo vs PalWorld
Playing Games or Real Intentions? | Dr. Disrespect, Illegality, and Immorality (VL785)
Whisper Campaign | A Lawyer looks at the Dr. Disrespect Twitch Accusations (VL784)
Does Adobe Want to Spy On You? |What Its Terms of Use Say (and Don't) (VL783)
TikTok Sues the US | Can They Stop the Ban? (VL782)
Can the FTC Really Ban Non-Competition Provisions? (VL781)
Stroke Awards Celebration Livestream (with Friends!) (VL Extra)
Jury Duty | What's It Like to Decide A Murder Trial? (w/ Mrs. HoegLaw) (VL780)
Real Lawyer Reads and Reacts | The US vs Apple Lawsuit (VL779)
What is a Sweet Baby Inc? | Let's Talk About It (and Harassment) (VL778)
Nintendo vs Yuzu | A Legal Look at Emulation and the DMCA (VL777)
LAID OFF | Microsoft/Xbox Fires Almost 2000 (VL776)
Palworld vs Pokemon | Can This Be Legal? (VL775)
Journalism vs The Future | Understanding the Coming AI Wars (VL774)
My Stroke Story | Anniversary Special - We Start Again (VL Extra)
Microsoft x Activision _ Under New Management (VL773)
The Best Video Games of 2023 | Hoegs Debate (Part 2, Thanks Ian!)
The Best Video Games of 2023 | Hoegs Debate (THABTO) (Part 1)
EPIC WIN | Why Google Lost and What it Means For Apple (VL772)
Sony vs Bungie | A Not-So-Hostile Takeover? (VL771)
A New (Old) Discovery | Sony says "You Don't Own Those!"...Again (VL770)
DISNEY'S DISCLOSURE "SURPRISE" (VL769)
A Man For All (Football) Seasons? | A Legal Look at Michigan-Harbaugh vs The Big 10 (VL768)
Those Who Stay Will Be...Cheaters? | Scouting Michigan Football v The NCAA Rulebook (VL767 - LIVE)
Deal Closed | Lawyer Answers Your Questions On Xbox x Activision | (VL766 - LIVE)
"I Declare Public Domain!" | Just How Free is 'Fables' Anyway? (VL765 - LIVE)
Did UNITY Just BURN IT ALL DOWN? (VL 764 - LIVE)
Xbox, Activision, FTC, CMA: What Happens Next? (VL763)
Microsoft, Xbox, and Activision Beat FTC | Judge: Perhaps bad for Sony. But good for gamers. (VL762)
"I'm a Plumber for the Brain" | Interviewing my Brain Surgeon (VL Extra)
Call of Duty, Xbox, and PlayStation at the CMA | Is Regulator Math Worse than Lawyer Math? (VL760R)
Xbox x Activision Sony Losing Hearts and Minds? | The CMA Remedies Fight Explained (VL759)
XBOX x ACTIVISION | Lawyer Reacts to Sony's Biggest Loss Yet (VL758)
X-MAS PARTY | Microsoft and Activision Answer the FTC (VL757 LIVE)
Microsoft x Activision | Lawyer Reads "Gamers" Lawsuit (plus CMA Comments!) (VL756 - LIVE)
No, the FTC Didn't "LIE" | But Neither Did Microsoft (VL755)
The FTC vs Microsoft/Activision | A Lawyer Reads the Lawsuit (VL754 - LIVE)
FTC MOVES TO BLOCK MICROSOFT x ACTIVISION!!! | LAWSUIT PARTY LIVE (VL753)
Xbox Signs 10-Year Call of Duty Deal...with Nintendo | A Legal Look (VL752)
XBOX/ACTIVISION PR BLITZ | Microsoft Looks to Put Pressure on FTC (VL751)
COUP AT THE FTC? | Xbox, Activision, and a Speculative NY Post (VL750)
Smash World Tour Cancelled by Nintendo? | A Legal Look (VL749)
Can Xbox Flip the EU on Activision? | What of Sony and PlayStation? (VL748)
Will the FTC Actually SUE to Block Microsoft x Activision? | A Legal Look (VL747)
Sony to CMA: Activision MUST Remain Independent | A Legal Look (VL746 - LIVE)
Blizzard Opts Out of China...For Now | Microsoft, Blitzchung and More (VL745)
10 YEARS?! | Microsoft Bids to End Call of Duty Madness w/ Sony (VL744)
Is Twitter *REALLY* Doomed? | Elon Musk's Hardcore Ultimatum (VL743)
Bethesda Fires Back at Mick Gordon! | Doom Messaging Gets Worse (VL742)
BIAS?! | "The Commission is Working to Ensure"...that Microsoft Loses (VL741)
Doom Eternal Composer Fights Back! | A Legal Look at the Soundtrack Saga (VL740)
Xbox, Activision, and the EU Phase 2 Review | A Legal Look (VL739 LIVE)
TELLING STORIES | Is Microsoft x Activision Blizzard Set to "Fall Apart"? (VL738)
DON'T WATCH THIS! | Xbox, Activision, and EU Phase 2 Escalation (VL737)
PSVR2 DEAD ON ARRIVAL? | Sony Announces Pricing and "Support" (VL736)
IS THIS FRAUD? | False Advertising and Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong (VL735)
PAY CHECKS | Elon Musk and Twitter | Leaky Employees, Fake News, and Dirty Details (VL734)
ELON MUSK OWNS TWITTER | Demands, Robber Barons, and Mass Hysteria (VL733)
Is Game Pass "Profitable"? | Activision may be Forcing Xbox's Hand (VL732)
What Even is THAT Argument?! | Lobbying for Xbox/Activision...Poorly (VL731)
Bayonetta 3! | Hellena Taylor! | Do More Half-Truths Help or Hurt? (VL730)
CMA/Activision Chaos | US Chamber Speaks | Xbox Fan Warns Sony (VL729)
Microsoft/Activision vs The CMA (UK) | Let's Go Through EVERYTHING (VL728 - LIVE)
BAYONETTA TOO | Did Hellena Taylor Lie? (Bloomberg Article) (VL727)
Will Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos Get a New Trial? | Chances Drop (Out) (VL726)
BAYONETTA BOYCOTT BROUHAHA | $4,000 Offers, Hellena Taylor, and Morality (VL725)
XBOX SAID WHAT?! | The "Fightin' Words" of Microsoft/Activision PR (VL724)
TRIAL'S OFF! | But is Elon Musk Buying Twitter or Playing Games? (VL723)
Did Brazil Change Everything? | For Xbox/Activision...It's Complicated (VL722)
Musk Capitulates? | Rumors of Complete Surrender on Twitter Deal (VL721)
PlayStation Stars Controversy | How Sony Failed Its Audience...Again (VL720)
LAWYER LOOKS | AimJunkies Accuses Bungie of Destiny 2 Computer Fraud (VL718)
Twitch Gambles It All | Cuts Revenue to Its Most Valuable Streamers (VL717)
GTA 6 LEAKS | Lawyer Looks at the DMCA, Copyright, and Stolen IP (VL716)
SONY ATTACKS XBOX+ACTIVISION DEAL | "Major Negative Implications" (VL715)
LAWYER LOOKS | What's Up w/ Nintendo, Microsoft, and Goldeneye Online? (VL714)
Bonnie Ross Steps Down from 343 | Halo Steps Into the Unknown (VL713)
Is the FTC REALLY on a Timer? | "Deadlines" and Microsoft x Activision (VL712)
INADEQUATE! | Sony/Xbox Call of Duty Feud Escalates Rapidly (VL711)
Tencent Is Getting (More) Into the Ubisoft Business | (VL710)
London's Calling Microsoft Out | Let's Talk About Activision (VL 709 - LIVE)
Did Elon Musk Just Beat Twitter? | Whistleblowing the House Down (VL708)
Sony PlayStation: Reacting to Price Hikes and Mobile Moves (VL707)
LORD OF THE THINGS? | Understanding Embracer Group's Buying Binge (VL706)
"Live Service" is NOT the Answer | A Response to Paul Tassi/Forbes (VL705)
THROWING JUNK | AimJunkies Takes Aim at Bungie...Poorly (VL704)
Twitter Answers Raise More Questions | Musk Countersuit - Part III (VL703)
"Shot Down"? | Microsoft Responds to Sony's Antitrust Concerns (VL702)
Answers and Defenses | Elon Musk's Twitter Countersuit - Part II (VL701)
Elon Musk's Twitter Countersuit | A Legal Walkthrough (VL700)
EXPOSED! | How the NFL Rigged the Game Against Deshaun Watson (VL699)
Sony Can't Live if Livin' is Without...Call of Duty? | Microsoft x Activision (VL698)
FTC GONE WILD - NO DEAL IS SAFE | Not Meta, Not Microsoft, Not Activision (VL697)
VIRTUE CITY? | Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto VI Project Has...Issues (VL696)
Sony's Bungie is Still a Litigious Bungie | Cheaters Beware (VL694)
CRYPTO CATASTROPHE? | Insider Trading, Coinbase and Securities Law (VL693)
Elon Musk Wants to Slow Down Twitter | Lawsuit Update (VL692)
Microsoft x Activision Imminent? | Not so Fast, my Friends... (VL691)
NOT DONE YET | Can Twitter Force Elon Musk Purchase? (VL690)
CAN THEY DO THAT? (PART 2) | Ubisoft, Steam and Digital Assassins (VL689)
MUSK ENDS TWITTER DEAL (or does he?) | Understanding What Happened (VL688)
CAN THEY DO THAT? | PlayStation to Remove "Owned" Movies (VL687)
Are FFXIV Billboards Illegal? | Copyright, Trademark and Square Enix (VL686)
Microsoft x Activision Deal Gets BIG Boost | Union Switches Sides (VL684)
BUNGIE FINGERS FRAUDSTER | Lawyer Reviews New Destiny 2 DMCA Takedown Allegations (VL683)
Will Blizzard Fans Embrace Overwatch 2's Free-to-Play/Battle Pass Fueled Future? (VL682)
FILTHY NEUTRALS? | Microsoft and CWA Make BIG Activision Union Deal (VL681)
Could Top Gun: Maverick be Pulled Over Infringement Lawsuit? | A Lawyer's View (VL680)
MATERIAL BREACH | Elon's Twitter Escape Plan? (VL679)
Did Microsoft Just Approve All Unions? | The Things We Do for Activision (VL678)
Sony's PlayStation 5 - The Live Service (GaaS) Console? (VL677)
ELON PUT ON? | Why is the Twitter Deal "On Hold"? (VL676)
STAR-FAILED | Starfield, Redfall, and the Problem with Bethesda's Hype (VL675)
Is Valve's Steam Platform Anticompetitive? | Court Okays Lawsuit (VL674)
DON'T PANIC! | Sony x Bungie is Under FTC Review Too (VL673)
New York City Sues Activision? | About that... (VL672)
SINGLE PLAYER vs GAAS | Square Enix Sells To Embracer Group (VL671)
PLAYSTATION PLUS | Is Sony's Refusal to Stack Gift Cards Legal? (VL670)
Dissecting Bloomberg's Horrible Take on Microsoft x Activision (VL669)
DISPARAGEMENT! | Did Elon Musk Already Breach the Twitter Merger Agreement? (VL668)
ELON'S $1B GUARANTEE | A Legal Look at the Twitter Merger Agreement (VL667)
THE DEAL'S NOT DONE YET | What's Next for Elon Musk and Twitter? (VL666)
ELON MUSK WINS | Twitter's Board Agrees to Sell for $44B (VL665)
HUGE WIN for Video Game Unions at NLRB | Raven QA vs Activision (VL664)
WALT DISNEY WILD | Reedy Creek (RCID), Florida and Freedom of Speech (VL663)
ELON vs TWITTER | So Much More Poison (in that Pill) (VL662)
DISAVOWING BOBBY KOTICK | Why Did Activision Just Amend Its Filings? (VL661)
TWITTER GOES HOSTILE | Elon Musk and Understanding the "Poison Pill" (VL660)
ELON MUSK vs TWITTER | Musk's Bid, Hostile Takeover Law, and Fiduciary Duty (VL658)
CALIFORNIA VS ACTIVISION - IMPLOSION! | DFEH Lawyers Gone | Gov Accused of "Interference" (VL657)
Why Elon Musk Won't Be on Twitter's Board | A Fiduciary Duty Story (VL656)
EPIC INVESTMENT | Sony and Lego Dream of the Metaverse (VL655)
Microsoft x Activision: Time to Worry? | More FTC Review Details (VL654)
Elon Musk Buys 9% of Twitter | Motivation: Free Speech...or Lulz? (VL653)
US Senators Seek to Stop Microsoft x Activision | Will they Succeed? (VL652)
ACTIVISION SETTLES WITH EEOC | A Legal View (feat. California Mad) (VL651)
SONY PLAYSTATION IS SPARTACUS! | But Should Anybody Care? (VL650)
BUNGIE SUES | Destiny Dev Puts YouTube on BLAST - A Legal Look (VL649)
Bungie Takedowns - MAJOR UPDATE | YouTuber Claims Responsibility (VL648)
Gran Turismo 7 Bot Exploits | Can Sony Legally Stop Them? (VL647)
YES-SCOPE | Activision, Microsoft, and FTC Enter a New Antitrust Phase (VL646)
THE COPYRIGHT TRAP EXPLAINED | Bungie’s Risky Business - A Byf Story (Destiny Lore) (VL645)
GRAN TURISMO SEVERED | Messy Microtransaction Maintenance (VL644)
XBOX TOO LENIENT? | Perfect Dark Raises Microsoft Management Concerns (VL642)
DR. DISRESPECT VS TWITCH | A Lawyer Discusses the End of the "Legal Dispute" (VL641)
"NO APOLOGY, NO NOTHING" | An Insider On the Fall of Artesian Builds (VL640)
Activision, Microsoft and the Issue of California Board Quotas (VL638)
Did Activists Just Ask the FTC to Kill Microsoft x Activision? (VL637)
GAMING VS RUSSIA | Cutting Out Russia to Support Ukraine (VL636)
ARTISANAL FRAUD? | Can you just NOT Giveaway Your Sweepstakes Prize? (VL635)
PREMIUM PROBLEMS | Is YouTube Stealing Paid Subscriber Money? (VL634)
IS ACTIVISION LYING? | Shareholder Sues Over Microsoft Deal Statements (VL632)
THE WRONG LESSON | Horizon Forbidden West Dominating Sales Charts...on PS5 (VL631)
How Phil Hustled Bobby | A Microsoft Story (as told by Activision) (VL630)
LET'S TALK ABOUT... | Horizon Pricing, PS5, and Promises Made (VL630)
NINTEN-DOH! | Nintendo's Legacy of Odd Choices Continues (VL629)
DON'T BUY IT | Horizon Forbidden West, Deception, and PS5 Pricing (VL628)
THE TERMS SAY WHAT? | Mars Attacks Lost Ark in the Amazon (VL627)
TARNISHED HALO | Is Microsoft Using Halo Music Illegally? (VL626)
ACTIVISION AT RISK? | A Close Reading of Microsoft's PR Promises (VL625)
FTC WHO? | Did Microsoft CEO Really Dismiss Activision Concerns? (VL623)
Understanding the Bungie Retention Bonuses | A Big Win...for SONY (VL622)
CAN STOP THE MUSIC | Nintendo, Copyright, and YouTube (VL621)
NFL RACISM? | A Legal Look at Brian Flores' Explosive Lawsuit (VL620)
FTC TO REVIEW MICROSOFT x ACTIVISION | Big Deal or Overblown? (VL619)
BUNGIE, SONY, MICROSOFT, AND MORE | Questions and Answers (VL618)
BUNGIE BOUGHT?! | A Legal Look at Sony + PlayStation's Riskiest Bet Yet (VL617)
CRYPTO'S CREED | Ubisoft's Revealing Interview on NFT, Digits, and More (VL616)
TOEI STORY | Totally Not Mark, YouTube, and Avoiding a Copyright Catastrophe (VL615)
PEELING THE UNION? | Activision Reorganizes Raven QA Workers (VL614)
Politics at Play | Regulation Concerns for Microsoft x Activision (VL612)
Schrödinger's Labor Union | On Activision, Raven, and Bad Reporting (VL611)
Call of Duty to Remain on PlayStation | MICROSOFT x ACTIVISION (VL610)
Wait, How Much Does it Cost to Break-Up? | MICROSOFT x ACTIVISION (VL609)
Did Microsoft Play Activision Dirty? (Or just Bobby Kotick?) (VL608)
BUYING LOW | A Legal Look at Microsoft's Stunning Activision Acquisition (VL607)
Robed Figures Convene to Worsen Vaccine Mandate Law | A SCOTUS STORY (VL606)
"Snorlax Just Popped!" | How to Get Fired from the LAPD (VL605)
TWITCH BANS | Pokimane, Hasan, and the Limits of Largesse and Fair Use (VL604)
Take Two to Buy Zynga? | Understanding the Deal (and Market) (VL603)
Activision Sues Cheat Merchants | A Legal Look at the Lawsuit (VL602)
Riot Settlement Has BIG Implications for Activision Blizzard (and California) (VL601)
Read. Your. Contracts. | A Look at What Can Hide in Fine Print (NZXT) (VL600)
Let's Talk About NFTs | Ubisoft Quartz, OpenSea, and the DMCA (VL599)
Cyberpunk 2077 Cyber-Settlement | CD Projekt to Settle Investor Class Action Lawsuit (VL598)
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker | Wait Times, Sales Stoppages, and the Law (VL597)
CALIFORNIA DENIED | Cannot Stop EEOC/Activision Settlement (VL596)
Trademarks & Tribulations | (New) TSR Sues Wizards of the Coast (VL595)
Hoisted By Their Own Bungie Cord | A Close Look at IGN's Exposé (VL594)
Union Busting? | Activision Responds to CWA Card Check Drive (VL593)
APPLE WINS | Paused Injunction Means Total Victory...For Now (VL592)
STRIKE! | Activision Faces Biggest Union Push in Industry History (VL591)
Totally Not Mark's Toei Takedowns | YouTube's Content ID is Failing (VL590)
APPLE'S TIME IS ALMOST UP | Will Epic's Injunction Win Be Paused? (VL589)
"Navigating" Activision Blizzard | From PlayStation Stings to Game Awards Things (VL588)
RUST and the Abdication of Responsibility | The Ballad of Alec Baldwin (VL587)
Sony's Gender Discrimination Lawsuit | Reckoning or Wreck? (VL586)
Take Two: Trademark Police | Can You Own the Word 'Rockstar'? (VL585)
Twitter Declares War on Independent Media (and almost Everyone Else) (VL584)
JACK STEPS DOWN! But Will New CEO Parag Agrawal Cost Twitter? (VL583)
Are Gaming Industry Refund Policies REALLY Illegal? Not so fast... (VL582)
NIGHT MOVES | Activision Board Looks for Solutions by Committee (VL581)
Kotick Stepping Down? | Activision and the Art of Saying Nothing (VL580)
DISLIKE: Lies, Damn Lies, and YouTube (VL579)
Will Xbox or PlayStation Actually ACT Against Activision Blizzard? (VL578)
Activision Under Fire | PlayStation, ABK Employees Demand Answers (VL577)
Activision Aftermath: Pressure on Bobby Kotick Grows (VL576)
ACTIVISION BOMBSHELL | WSJ - "Bobby Kotick Knew" (VL575)
Epic vs Apple | Apple Denied and Running Out of Time (VL574)
Square Pegs in GAAS-Holes | Lessons from Square Enix and The Avengers (VL573)
SQUID GAME! | A Legal Look at the World Surrounding the Phenomenon (VL572)
ACTIVISION STOCK TUMBLES | Jen Oneal Out as Blizzard Co-Head (VL571)
Major Biden DOJ Lawsuit! | The Changing Face of Antitrust Enforcement (VL570)
A Better ABK? Workers Alliance Begins Activision Union Push (VL569)
BIG Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Update! Kotick Caps Comp, EEOC Strikes Out (VL568)
Mocked? Taunted? A Legal Look at *Those* Far Cry 6 Emails (VL567)
ACTIVISION DENIED: California Lawsuit to Continue...For Now (VL566)
"MERITLESS" - California Hits Back on Activision Lawsuit Ethics Charges (VL565)
SOLD SEPARATELY: Destiny's Content Cannibalization Quest Continues (VL564)
EEOC FALLOUT: Activision Seeks Ethics Review of ENTIRE CA Lawsuit (VL563)
Checkmate, Lawyers? Dbrand's Defiant, But Sony Got What It Wanted (VL562)
Dbrand Delisted: Sony PS5, Darkplates and Design Infringement (VL561)
Labor Union Intervenes in Activision Blizzard Lawsuit - A Legal Look (VL560)
Destiny's Defunct Design - Can Bungie REALLY "Vault" Your Stuff? (VL559)
Activision Lawsuit - California Calls EEOC Liars, Union Joins Fight (VL558)
Did the EEOC Just DESTROY California's Activision Blizzard Lawsuit? (VL557)
Epic v Apple: Apple Appeals Injunction, Lays Cards on Table (VL556)
Twitch Data Breach Leaks Source Code, Streamer Earnings, and More (VL555)
Licensing Lessons w/ Sora, Smash Brothers, Disney, and More (VL554)
Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: A Difficult Legal Case (VL553)
SETTLEMENT! Scarlett Johansson and Disney End Black Widow Feud (VL552)
Nintendo Denies Switch 4K Rumors...Or Does It? (VL551)
A New World: Amazon, Netflix, Arms Races, and the Metaverse (VL550)
Activision Blizzard: Sued By EEOC, Settles about an Hour Later (VL549)
Bungie Stealing Fan Art? Destiny, Derivative Works, and Copyright (VL548)
Made for Hire? Understanding the "Marvel Method" Copyright Controversy (VL547)
What Even Is Non-Competition? Games Workshop and the Very Odd NDA (VL546)
Epic v Apple: APPLE LIED? Fortnite Out for (Much) Longer than a Fortnight (VL545)
Did Twitch's NMPA Music Agreement Just Make the DMCA Worse? (VL544)
Activision Blizzard: Understanding the SEC and EEOC Investigations (VL543)
Questionable Timing: On Delays to Reviews, Access, and "Day One" (VL542)
Contempt of Court?! Did Destiny's Composer Steal His Own Music? (VL541)
Activision SUED AGAIN?!? Not So Fast... (Understanding the NLRB) (VL540)
Epic v Apple: ROUND 2! Epic's Appealing an Apple Win (VL539)
Epic v Apple: Judgment Day - Who Won? Who Lost? ...and Why? (VL538)
Black Widow's $100 Million Mistake (Scarlett Johansson v Disney) (VL537)
LAWSUIT! Grand Theft Auto, Copyright, and Reverse Engineers (VL536)
Supreme Court's Texas Abortion Law Decision Explained (VL535)
Epic v Apple: Is Everyone Wrong on South Korea's "Anti-Google" Bill? (VL534)
Starfield Confusion? Blame Microsoft, Not Bethesda Fans (VL533)
Epic vs Apple: Settlements, Concessions, and Termination Failures (VL532)
Activision SHREDDING Evidence? (California vs Activision Blizzard) (VL531)
Dr. Disrespect Suing Twitch? A Lawyer's Thoughts - Theories and Hurdles (VL530)
Did the Spider-Man No Way Home Leaks Make *You* A Federal Criminal? (VL529)
Roblox - Exploitation or Opportunity: A Response to Quintin Smith and People Make Games (VL528)
IGN's Blue Box Interview Disaster - Confidence in the Man (VL527)
Among Us vs Fortnite: "Impostors Welcome" in the World of IP (VL526)
Dead by Copyright: DBD Licenses, Netflix, and Stranger Things (VL525)
Apple's New Privacy Stance - What Have You Got To Hide? (VL524)
Investor Demands and Employee Departures (Activision Blizzard Lawsuit) (VL523)
Dropping the WARHAMMER - Games Workshop, Fan Animations, and IP (VL522)
xQc vs IOC: The Fair Use, Copyright, DMCA Ban Olympics (VL521)
Investor Suits, Proto-Unions, and Other Mutinies (California vs Activision Blizzard) (VL520)
HEADS ROLL! ABK Takes a Step...Brack (California v Activision Blizzard) (VL519)
Black Widow Lawsuit! A Legal Look at Scarlett Johansson vs Disney (VL518)
The Devil in the Details (California v Activision Blizzard) (VL517)
WALKOUT! (California vs Activision Blizzard) (VL516)
Losing on All Fronts (California v Activision Blizzard) (VL515)
Activision's Messaging STRUGGLE (California vs Activision Blizzard) (VL514)
California vs Activision Blizzard: A Legal Look at the Lawsuit (VL513)
Is Biden Administration Turning Facebook Into Trump's "State Actor"? (VL512)
Nintendo Fires Back at Bloomberg's Switch Reporting! (VL511)
Steam Deck: The REAL Nintendo Switch Pro? (VL510)
Phil Spencer, Xbox, and the Hunt for Riskless "Risks" (VL508)
Is Lost Judgment...the Last Judgment? Celebrities, Mods, and Steam (VL507)
Trump's Big Tech Lawsuit: Facebook As Arm of Government? (VL506)
Stow Those Hidden Blades! On Assassin's Creed Infinity Reporting (VL505)
Ninten-DOH! New Switch Pro...is Anything But (VL504)
The Audacity! The Problem with App's New Privacy Policy (VL503)
Just what is a Letter of Intent? On Kojima and Xbox (VL502)
Quality over Quantity? Sony, Nixxes, Xbox, and the Ghost of Paywalls (VL501)
Episode 500! Sony Buys Housemarque (and many, many thanks are given) (VL500)
A Legal Look at Chris Avellone's Libel Suit: No Winners Here (VL499)
Epic v Apple: Why did Apple Just Submit a College Football Case? (Alston) (VL498)
Pretense Abandoned? On Blue Box, Delays, and...Cyberpunk 2077 (VL497)
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part IX: All the Rest) (VL496)
WB Games Begins Sell-Off: But is it the First...or the Last? (VL495)
Avengers Game Introduces Gravest Threat Yet: Doxxing (VL494)
Understanding Alston: The Slow-Motion Suicide of the NCAA (VL493)
E3 Doesn't Work Anymore - Is Geoff Keighley's Approach the Answer? (VL Extra)
Six Months in Exile: Cyberpunk 2077 Returns to PlayStation (VL492)
Xbox Widens its Ambitions: A Game Pass in Every Home (VL491)
Ohio Sues Itself: AG Seeks Treatment of Google as "Public Utility" (VL490)
Precedent Evil? Capcom SUED for Allegedly Stealing Photos (VL489)
"Mediocre and Schlocky": Federal Court takes on The Last Jedi (VL488)
Is Earth 2 a Scam? It Takes Land to Build the Pyramids (..or does it?) (VL487)
Making a Mess out of Computer Law: Van Buren, SCOTUS, and You (VL486)
Sony Believes* in Generations (VL485)
CD Projekt (in the) Red? A Cyberpunk Dystopia...of Depreciation (VL484)
Politics vs "Politics!": The Problem with Requiring Allegory (VL483)
Gearbox CEO: Borderlands 3 Crossplay for PlayStation is Being Hobbled (VL482)
Bezos Buys Bond! MGM to be Purchased by Amazon (VL481)
Epic v Apple: Endgame (Closing Arguments) (VL480)
Hot Tub FINE Machine: Twitch, Amouranth, Tags, and Blacklists (VL479)
Epic v Apple: Tim Cook Speaks! Epic Takes One Last Bite out of Apple (Day 15) (VL478)
Epic v Apple: Who Surveys the Surveyors? (Day 14) (VL477)
Epic v Apple: Losing the Forest for the (Apple) Trees (Day 13) (VL476)
Epic v Apple: Epic's iPhone Teardown (Day 12) (VL475)
Epic v Apple: Epic Wraps Up Its Case - Apple Starts Its Defense (Day 11) (VL474)
Was WB Games Just Sold? Untangling ATT, WarnerMedia, and Discovery (VL473)
All the Wrong Moves: How IGN Turned an External War...Internal (VL472)
Epic v Apple: Talking Past Each Other...Frequently (Day 10) (VL471)
Epic v Apple: "No, Your Analysis is Rudimentary!" (Day 9) (VL470)
Epic v Apple: Epic's Selling Crackers at the Liquor Store? (Day 8) (VL469)
Epic v Apple: The 'Relevant Market' is...Economists (Day 7) (VL468)
Ubisoft: Free-to-Play Ambitions and the Changing Face of Gaming (VL467)
Epic v Apple: Peeling Back the Lawyers (Day 6) (VL466)
Epic v Apple: Itching for a Fight (Day 5) (VL465)
Epic v Apple: Apple's First Grilling (Day 4) (VL464)
Epic v Apple: Sony Sued on Epic's "Monopoly" Theory (Day 3 Catch-Up) (VL463)
Epic v Apple: Xbox on Trial (and more Sony Crossplay) (Day 3) (VL462)
Trumped? Facebook Oversight Board Finds Indefinite Bans "Not Permissible" (VL461)
Epic v Apple: Opening Salvos (Days 1 and 2) (VL460)
Giant Bomb Explodes! Did CNET/Red Ventures Sale Play a Role? (VL459)
Is Sony Charging Developers for Adding Crossplay? (VL458)
The Last of Us Part 2 Reviewed by...Microsoft? (VL457)
"Consumers Losing Out": European Union Comes for Apple's Walled Garden (VL456)
EPIC v APPLE: The Story So Far (VL455)
SHOCKING NEWS: EA Steers Players to...Where It Makes the Most Money (VL454)
Are ALL Digital Stores Engaged in Fraud? (Are You "Buying" It?) (VL453)
Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds - MUCH Higher than Initial Reports (VL452)
Respawn vs Polygon: Titans Fall...Too (VL451)
Securing the Village: On Sony and Capcom's Purported RE VIII Agreement (VL450)
Sony: "We Made the Wrong Decision" - Reverses Course on PS3, Vita (VL449)
"BUY IT AT FULL PRICE": Days Gone, John Garvin, and the Gaming Industry (VL448)
Is Square Enix For Sale? Depends on Who You Ask (VL447)
Activision Sues Over "Warzone" Trademark Infringement...In Reverse (VL446)
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part VIII: Ending the Marriage) (VL445)
EPIC LOOT! On EGS Losses, $1B Raises, and Sony's Big Bet (VL444)
Google vs Oracle: The Fair Use Case You NEED to Know (VL443)
Blockbusters Only! Are Sony and PlayStation's Glory Days Gone? (VL442)
Team Twitch: World Police (VL441)
Xbox Steals a Base: On Sony's MLB The Show and Game Pass (VL440)
Clock Blocked: The Legal Landscape of Sony's Expiration Date Problem (VL439)
The New Censors - Game Developers Attack Six Days in Fallujah (VL438)
DC Statehood - Problems and Possibilities: A Legal Discussion (VL437)
Microsoft + Discord? Not So Fast... (VL436)
Are Video Games Headed (Back) to the Supreme Court? (VL435)
Xbox's BIG Week: A BIG Week for Game Pass, PlayStation (!), and Gamers (VL434)
Activision, Layoffs, and CEO Bobby Kotick - "The $200 Million Man" (VL433)
EAGATE, FIFA, Loot Boxes and the Risk to the Gaming Industry (VL432)
Microsoft + Bethesda Is Official! But About Those Exclusive Games... (VL431)
Europe Approves Microsoft + Bethesda! But Reports WRONG on USA (VL430)
NOT MERGED YET: On Microsoft, Bethesda, and Securities Law (Form S-4) (VL429)
Marvel's Avengers: Square Enix Unlocks the Grind Stone (VL428)
Dr. Disrespect and the Myth of Twitch Transparency (VL427)
That Sinking (City) Feeling: Did Publisher Nacon Pirate Frogwares Title? (VL426)
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part VII: Paying for Problems) (VL425)
Grand Theft Legislature: Can Illinois REALLY Ban Violent Video Games? (VL424)
BioWare, EA, and Anthem's Final Sour Note (VL423)
Fallout 4 Fallout for Microsoft + Bethesda? (VL422)
PlayStation News Explosion! PSVR2! PC Ports! Delays! ...and Cyberpunk? (VL421)
Epic vs Apple: Did Valve and Steam Just Make Epic's Case? (VL420)
Facebook Cuts Off Australia...or Did Australia Cut Off Itself? (VL419)
Epic Fail in North Dakota: Free Fortnite Takes the Fight to Europe (VL418)
Legislation: Drafted and Paid For By Epic Games (VL417)
GameStop, Robinhood, Reddit, and You? Everyone's Being Investigated (VL416)
Free Fortnite? North Dakota May Just Have Epic's Back (VL415)
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part VI: Making Promises) (VL414)
Understanding Mergers: 'No, Microsoft isn't Renaming Zenimax as Vault' (VL413)
Cyberpunk Cyberhacked? Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (VL412)
"Business with You is a Liability" - On Terraria and Google Stadia (VL411)
Shadow of Law: The WB Games Nemesis Patent Controversy (VL410)
Is Fortnite Maker Epic Games REALLY Preparing to 'Go Public'? (VL409)
Modern (Legal) Warfare: Did Activision Steal Call of Duty Face? (VL408)
Gearbox Bought by Embracer! Why the Top Line Price is Misleading (VL407)
Valve Sued over Steam: Is "Most Favored Nation" (MFN) Clause Illegal? (VL405)
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part V: Profit Sharing) (VL404)
GameStop Won't Stop: Robinhood Lawsuit, Margin Calls, and Citadels (VL403)
Robinhood Restricts Trading in GameStop (and more) - Can They Do That? (VL402)
GameStop - "WallStreetBets" Booted by Discord, (Briefly) Reddit Private (VL401)
Is "Breaking" YouTube Illegal? Spiffing Brits, Glitches, and Exploits (VL400)
Ninja's...Right? By Being Horribly Wrong (VL399)
Power to the Players: Reddit and the GameStop Stock Explosion (VL398)
Xbox Live Gold Backlash Forces Microsoft to Reverse Course (VL397)
Microsoft Hikes Price of Xbox Live Gold - Bad Messaging or the Worst? (VL396)
Parler Loses! Court Denies Injunction Against Amazon (VL395)
Ironic! YouTube Censors Our Legal Video...on Tech Censorship (VL394)
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part IV: Funding) (VL393)
CD Projekt Sued...Again - Let's Talk Cyberpunk Class Actions (VL392)
Parler's Legal Response to Amazon - Stretching the Truth (VL391)
Amazon Answers Parler Lawsuit! "No More Than A Meritless Claim" (VL390)
CDPR on Cyberpunk: Commitment to Quality or...Avoidance of Liability? (VL389)
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part III: Marketing) (VL388)
Star Wars Freed! EA Loses Exclusivity, Lucasfilm Hires Ubisoft/Others (VL387)
The Parler vs Amazon Lawsuit: Do They Have a Case? (VL386)
Presidents, Pensions, and Protection: Just What Could Trump Lose? (VL385)
Legal Trump Cards? Understanding XXV, Impeachment, and Self-Pardon (VL384)
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part II: Delivery) (VL383)
Capcom's New Video Sharing Policy - Good, Bad, or...Other? (VL382)
A Lawyer Reads...A Game Publishing Agreement! (Part I: Ownership) (VL381)
A Cyberpunk Ghost Story: Fighting Censors or Fighting for Marketing? (VL380)
CD Projekt Sued Over Alleged Cyberpunk Lies! Let's Read the Lawsuit! (VL379)
Nintendo Ninjas: The Ethics and Law of Watching Folks at Home/Work (VL378)
Updates! Dragonlance, Felony Streaming, Duke Nukem, and More! (VL377)
Cyberpunk 2077: Will CD Projekt (CDPR) be Sued for Fraud? (VL376)
Microsoft Splits From Sony, Defends CDPR and Cyberpunk! (But w/Refunds) (VL375)
Activision Strips Warzone Players of Paid-For Battlepass Benefits (VL373)
A Devotion...to China? The Missteps of CD Projekt, Cyberpunk, and GOG (VL372)
CDPR's Cyberpunk Damage Control Call: Corpos Searching for Answers (VL371)
How NOT to Make an Apology: A Cyberpunk Story (By CDPR) (VL370)
Streaming a Felony? On Twitch and Copyright Infringement (VL369)
FTC Sues to Break Up Facebook! A Lawyer Reads the Lawsuit (VL368)
YouTube Threatens Strikes on Trump v Biden Election Videos (VL367)
Is CDPR Abusing Copyright Law to Protect Cyberpunk 2077? (VL366)
BioWare Leaderless? EA Statement Leaves More Questions Than Answers (VL365)
Cyberpunk v Early Streamers: A Legal (Cyborg) Leg to Stand On? (VL364)
Twitch, Copyright, Cyberpunk, and More - Talking with Legal Bytes (VL363)
PS2 Games Running on Xbox? Developer Mode, Emulation, and Law (VL362)
Minecraft Moderators Now Have the Banhammer - What Could go Wrong? (VL361)
Spider-Man vs The Chrysler Building: Nope, it's not Copyrighted (VL360)
Nintendo: Animal Crossing Doesn't Need Your Sales Pitch (or Politics) (VL359)
Alan Dean Foster vs Mickey Mouse (Disney) (VL358)
A Legal Look at Nintendo's Shut Down of "The Big House" SSB Tourney (VL357)
Ready for More Ads? Let's Read YouTube's New Terms of Service (VL356)
Is Epic...Beating Apple? On Australian Lawsuits, Fee Cuts, and More (VL355)
Launch Issues? Let's Talk PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X (VL354)
Twitch is in SERIOUS Trouble (Can't Stop The Music...Claims)(VL353)
Trump Sues in Michigan: Let's Look at the Complaint (VL352)
SONY: Plate Has Its Limits (Legal Threats Against Plate Customizer) (VL350)
Is Watch Dogs Overheating Xboxes? A Legion of Risks (VL348)
CYBERPUNKED: CDPR Just Can't Stop Delaying Cyberpunk 2077 (VL347)
The Worst Terms in Gaming? The Unhappy Marriage of Facebook and Oculus (VL346)
Is that Stadia Director Actually Right? Why Streamers Should Worry (VL345)
Understanding DMCA Takedowns (amidst Twitch's Recent...Troubles) (VL344)
The Google/DoJ Antitrust Lawsuit: A Virtual Legality Deep Dive (VL343)
A Lawyer's Deep Dive into the Dragonlance/WoTC Lawsuit (VL342)
How Sony's Terms Permit PS5 Voice Recordings (and how to change it) (VL341)
Who Censors the Censors? On Facebook, Twitter, Biden, and the NY Post (VL340)
GameStop WILL Share Xbox Digital Revenue...Apparently (VL339)
Epic's Unreal Uncertainty Creates Opportunity for Unity (VL338)
Microsoft Marketing: Missing Master Chief (VL337)
Injunction Disjunction: Epic Loss for Fortnite/Epic Win for Unreal! (VL336)
Microsoft's "Big" Moves: On Gamestop, Epic, and App Fairness (VL335)
What's Actually IN those New PlayStation Network (PSN) Terms? (VL334)
Some Epic Help! Congress Finds Apple Abusing "Monopoly Power" (VL333)
Is Streaming Among Us...Illegal? (VL332)
Targeting Dr. Disrespect: Do Twitch Changes Pose Legal Issues? (VL331)
Agent of the Nein: Spoiling the Latest Bungie/Microsoft Rumors (VL330)
Dr. Disrespect Explains Twitch Ban? Let's Talk "Three New Cadets" (VL329)
The Amazing Spider-Men? Insomniac Picks a Pair of Peter Parkers (VL328)
Cyber Crunch? Workplace Culture, CDPR, and Cyberpunk 2077 (VL327)
"A Brutal Hearing for Epic"?: Let's Talk Injunction Oral Arguments (VL326)
Epic v Apple: What You Need to Know Pre-Injunction (in 20 Minutes!) (VL325)
A Problem of "Fairness": Epic Forms a Coalition to Fight Apple (VL324)
More Liability for Big Tech? DOJ Proposes CDA 230 Revisions (VL323)
What's In a Name? Xbox Series X, Amazon Ranks, and Confusion (VL322)
Epic's Final Push: "Half-truths and Outright Falsities" (VL321)
What Microsoft and Bethesda's Big Deal Means For Xbox And Gaming (VL320)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Reasonable Minds, and the Future of the Country (VL319)
What's Beyond Beyond Good and Evil? Michel Ancel Retires (VL318)
Apple Goes After Epic's Unreal Engine: A "Trojan Horse" (VL317)
PlayStation 5: Prices, Pre-Orders, and Prevarications (VL316)
Epic v Everyone: "Reckoning" with Linus Tech Tips and Apple (VL315)
Microsoft to Buy Bungie? When is a Denial Not Really a Denial? (VL314)
Too Similar? Monster Energy Kills Ubisoft's "Gods and Monsters" (VL313)
Losing CONTROL of the Narrative: 505 Games and Legalese (VL312)
Oscars So Wishy-Washy: On the Academy's New Inclusion Requirements (VL311)
Apple Sues Back! "Epic Undertook its Conduct with Malice and Fraud" (VL310)
Xbox Finally Sets a Next-Gen Price (Series S Confirmed) (VL309)
Epic v Apple: Epic Makes Its Strongest Case Yet, But Is It Enough? (VL308)
CAN Buy Me Love: MatPat, The Game Theorists, and Epic Games (VL307)
How Australia is Changing Facebook's Terms of Service (VL306)
Disney Wars: John Boyega Strikes Back (VL305)
Sale Off? WB Games Appears to Have Struck Out (VL304)
Dr. Disrespect Speaks! The Anxiety of the Unknown (VL303)
Activision: Protecting its Warzone from Cheats...with the Law! (VL302)
A Lawyer Responds to "The Game Theorists" on Epic vs Apple (VL301)
Apple's Had Enough - Terminates Epic Games iOS Account (VL300)
Say Halo...to Infinite's New Project Leads (VL299)
TikTok Sues Trump: Do They Have Any Chance of Success? (VL298)
Epic v Apple: "Fortnite Out, Unreal In!" Reading Between the Lines (VL297)
Epic Fires Back At Apple: "Unlawful Flexing of Monopoly Power"(VL296)
Apple Fires Back at Epic: "It is Hard to Think of a Case Less Worthy" (VL294)
Epic vs Everyone: Federal Lawsuit as Marketing Campaign (VL293)
505 Games Issues CONTROL Upgrade "Non-Apology" (VL292)
Vampire: The Masquerade Fires Creative Leads, Dilutes Bloodlines (VL291)
Epic Wants Apple's Support - By Force of Law (VL290)
Epic's CEO Just Called Me Out: A Response (VL289)
#FreeFortnite: Epic's Unethical Hashtag Mob (VL288)
Rd. 2! A Lawyer Reacts to Epic's Google Lawsuit (VL287)
It Was A Trap!!! A Lawyer Discusses Epic vs Apple (Fortnite Lawsuit) (VL286)
Epic Declares War on Apple/Google...with Fortnite (VL285)
Dr. Disrespect: Lifting Twitch's Shroud (VL284)
Halo Infinite Delayed! Microsoft's "X"-Rated Disaster (VL283)
Mutiny! EA's Shareholders are NOT Happy (VL282)
Despite Reports, WB Games Is Still Very Much For Sale (VL281)
Dr Disrespect Returns! Along With Irresponsible Speculation (VL280)
No, The White House Didn't Just Ban All Tencent Games (VL279)
Patreon Loses! What It Means for Dr. Disrespect and Twitch (VL278)
No One’s Forced To Work For Blizzard: The Hard Truth About Salaries (VL277)
From Spider-Man to PS5 Controller, Sony Is Selling Exclusivity (VL276)
Can Trump Delay a Federal Election? The Dangers of Weakening "The Law" (VL275)
Forget Halo Infinite, Has Sony Been Lying about Spider-Man? (VL274)
No Power? After Halo Infinite, Microsoft Changes its Message (VL273)
Gigaleak! What Nintendo's Huge Breach Could Mean for Gaming (VL272)
The Messaging Disaster of Microsoft's Xbox Series X Showcase (VL271)
Dr Disrespect, the Law, and Knowing What's "Out of Your Hands" (VL270)
Twitter vs QAnon: Big Tech Censorship, CDA 230, and Streisand (VL269)
Ubisoft Expose: Bad People, Good Businessmen, and Bad Business (VL267)
Dr. Disrespect Speaks! A Lawyer Looks at What He Said (and Didn't)(VL266)
Red Dead Online: Want an Effective Protest? Send in the Clowns (VL265)
Dr. Disrespect and the Secret of Frivolous Arbitration (w/ Patreon)(VL264)
The Business and Law of Sony's EPIC Investment (VL263)
Next Gen Games Pricing: $70 is Only Part of the Story (VL262)
BabyZone vs IGN: Stealing, Plagiarism, and Copyright Infringement (VL261)
Twitch Bans Dr. Disrespect - No News is NOT Bad News (VL260)
Pressing Pause on Microsoft/WB Games Rumors (VL259)
SCOTUS Briefs: Hamilton, Veep, and the Electoral College (VL258)
Making Things Worse: Reddit Changes The Rules...Again (VL257)
Ethics Issues: Created and Developed by Naughty Dog (TLOU2) (VL256)
Reddit Rule 1: Hate is Wrong...But Not THAT Hate (VL255)
Twitch Bans Dr. Disrespect - A Lawyer's Take On What We Know (VL254)
Lawsuit! Is Twitch REQUIRED to Enforce Its Terms of Service? (VL253)
Scandal at Ubisoft! Assassin's Creed Valhalla Director Out! (VL252)
Scandal! Did IGN Force Reporters to Publish Falsehoods? (VL251)
Microsoft Closes Mixer! Understanding the Fallout (VL250)
A Lawyer Breaks Down the DACA Ruling: What it Says...and Doesn't (VL249)
Duke Diligence: Did Lawyers Fail Gearbox/Nukem? (VL248)
Will WB Games Really Be Sold? A Corporate Lawyer's View (VL247)
SCOTUS in Brief: LGBTQ Discrimination Declared Illegal (Bostock) (VL246)
Sins of Omission? PS5, Spider-Man, and Miles Morales (VL245)
Keemstar Demonetized! YouTube, Harassment, and Vague Rules (VL244)
Contract Law: Good Faith, Fair Dealing, and...Penguins (VL243)
Twitch Under DMCA Attack: Let's Talk Legalities (VL242)
A Lawyer Looks at the Charges Against Jake Paul (VL241)
TLOU2: On Compulsory Song Licenses And Cover "Theft" (VL240)
Lawsuit! Are Digital Libraries Actually Copyright Pirates? (VL239)
Section 230 Executive Order SIGNED! A Lawyer Re-Reviews Trump's Plan (VL238)
Section 230 Executive Order! A Lawyer Reviews Trump's Plan (Draft) (VL237)
Did Sony Just DMCA Strike Its Own Video? Evidence Points to 'Yes' (VL236)
Ubisoft May Not Own Your Soul, But We've Got Plenty Of Questions (VL235)
Guinness Sets a World Record...for Ludicrous Content ID Claims (VL234)
US Copyright Office: "The DMCA? It's Too Tough...On Sony/Disney" (VL233)
TLOU Finale (Pt. 2): Rebuffed at YouTube, Sony Turns to Twitter (VL232)
Legal Myth Busting: No One (inc. Suzy Lu) Can Copyright Their Face (VL231)
A Lawyer Reads Ubisoft's New Terms (No, They Don't Own Your Soul) (VL230)
Area F2 Surprise Termination! A Lawyer Discusses (VL229)
They’re Suing Who? A Lawyer Looks at Ubisoft's Siege of Google/Apple (VL228)
Last of Us Copyright Claim Finale: Sony Surrenders (VL227)
Destiny, Doom, and Denuvo: Making the Things You Love…Worse! (VL225)
Sony’s New Strategy? Have YouTube Run Out the Clock (VL224)
Suzy Lu, Copyright, and the Law's Problem with "Reactions" (VL223)
Sony: How to Spin a Web (WITHOUT even lying) (VL222)
Sony, Muso, and Angry Joe: Last of Us Leak Legalities (Pt. 5) (VL221)
How Expectations Doomed Inside Xbox (VL220)
Facebook's Paying Someone Else To Take the Blame (VL219)
Last of Us Leaks (Pt. 4): DMCA Deficiencies and Manual Claim Madness (VL218)
Last of Us Leaks: Counters, Fair Use, and Unpublished Works (VL217)
Last of Us Leak Follow-Up: A History of Legal Violence (VL216)
Is Sony Illegally Using the DMCA to Muzzle Last of Us Leaks? (VL215)
Universal Trolls AMC: A Lawyer's View (VL214)
YouTube and Authoritative Sources: A Seductive Fallacy (VL213)
No, Disney Doesn't Own Your Star Wars Tweets (VL212)
Fortnite and Travis Scott in "The Metaverse": Fraction of the Future (VL211)
YouTube's Self-Certification Program: A Dangerous Proposition (VL210)
5G, Coronavirus, and the Expanded Role of Big Tech “Judgment” (VL209)
How Facebook's COVID Protest Bans May Violate the Constitution (VL208)
Who Fact Checks the Fact Checkers? (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter) (VL207)
Cooking Mama's Legal Saga (Hoeg Law) (VL206)
Royalty Row Revisited: Borderlands Director Responds to Kotaku (VL205)
A Show of "No Confidence" in the ESA: The End of E3? (VL204)
On Wisconsin (VL203)
How Call of Duty Used the Humvee Trademark w/o a License - Legally! (VL202)
Paycheck Protection: The Loan Program Every US Business Needs to Know (VL201)
Borderlands Bonus Brouhaha: Upside Is Down (VL200!)
Reading Final Fantasy VII's Streaming Restrictions (VL199)
Lawyer: Can the President Force GM to make Ventilators? (DPA) (VL198)
Lawyer: Is Spreading Coronavirus a Federal Crime? (VL197)
Is Copyright Broken? A Lawyer Responds to Tom Scott (Virtual Legality #196)
A Lawyer Reads "EARN IT" aka "How to Threaten the Internet!" (Virtual Legality #195)
A Nintendo Nightmare: Copyright and "Dreams" (Virtual Legality #194)
"Essential Retail"? The Legalities of GameStop's Claim (Virtual Legality #193)
Animal Crossing, Delays, and Digital Revolutions (Virtual Legality #192)
Too Exotic? Is PS5 the Next PlayStation 3? (Virtual Legality #191)
YouTube: Broken Robots and Broken Promises (Virtual Legality #190)
Coronavirus: Can Gaming Save Lives? (Virtual Legality #189)
No, NFL 2k is NOT Back (at Least Not Yet) (Virtual Legality #188)
Has SCOTUS Already Ruled on GeForce Now? (Virtual Legality #187)
Copyright Strikes for Explaining Copyright Law? (Virtual Legality #186)
Netflix: "Choose Your Own Adventure" is Too Generic to Live (Virtual Legality #185)
"The Long Dark" of Licensing: Nvidia's GeForce Now (Virtual Legality #184)
Subscription Gaming - Fears of the Future (Virtual Legality #183)
YouTube, Free Speech, and You - A PragerU Story (Virtual Legality #182)
Courts, Clarence, COPPA, and Consistency (Virtual Legality #181)
Anonymous Games Journalist Speaks Out! More Cliques and Conformity (Virtual Legality #180)
Smart Delivery: Xbox's Bid to End the Console War (Virtual Legality #179)
Games Journalism, Cliques, and Conformity (Virtual Legality #178)
Streaming, Copyright Infringement, and Fair Use (Virtual Legality #177)
What YouTube Quitting Apple Means for iOS and Beyond (VL176)
Does Microsoft Have Sony’s ($450) Number? (VL175)
Geoff Keighley, Drew Karpyshyn, E3, and Bioware: Reading Between the Lines (VL174)
IGN's Journalistic Malpractice: Games, Politics, and Lies (VL173)
The Unusual Sentencing of Roger Stone (VL172)
Did Nintendo Settle With Portuguese Pokemon Leakers? (VL171)
Bioware's Anthem: Back to the Drawing Board (VL170)
Oscars vs Iowa: Did Tactical Voting help Parasite (and Mayor Pete)? (VL169)
Will the Coronavirus Delay PS5 and Xbox Series X? (VL168)
Reviewing Blizzard’s Warcraft 3 Reforged “Apology” and Refund Policy (VL167)
A Lawyer Reads Twitter’s New “Manipulated Media” Policy (VL166)
Why “Baby Nut” Just Got Planters Accounts Suspended from Twitter (VL165)
Is This YouTube’s Craziest DMCA Abuse Story Yet? (VL164)
TOO BROAD: How a Recent Holding On Civil Rights (and Runescape) Got Misreported (VL162)
Are ALL Google Ads Now “Deceptive”? Why Advertisers Should Be Concerned (VL161)
Joe Biden Wants to Break the Internet (and Video Games) (VL160)
Jukin Media STRIKES Again: Tyrone Magnus and the DMCA’s Difficulties with Parody/Fair Use (VL159)
23andMe Just Sold Your Genetics: Why You Won’t Be Getting a Cut (VL158)
Dropping Out: Sony, The ESA, and Two Competing Visions for E3 (VL157)
Making COPPA More Harmful: YouTube and “PROTECT Kids” (VL156)
YouTube’s “MxR Plays”: Fair Use, Extortion, and the Muddy Middle of Copyright (VL155)
If You Love PlatinumGames, Tencent is Nothing to Fear (VL154)
Release the JJ Cut? What Star Wars Rumors Can Tell Us About Media Messaging in the 2020s (VL151)
The Other Side: A Lawyer Looks at the Arguments of COPPA’s Strongest Advocates (VL149)
YouTube Comments On COPPA: Their “#1 Priority” is Responsibility…Making Sure It’s Yours! (VL147)
LegalEagle’s Wrong About (Parts of) COPPA: On Age Gates, Mixed Audiences, and YouTube (VL146)
Why the Publisher of Rune II Just Sued A Defunct Studio (and why Bethesda could Be next) (VL145)
EA, Respawn, and ResetEra (?): A Primer on Intellectual Property Assignment (VL144)
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool…”: A Ninja Story (VL142) (Hoeg Law)
Is Google Stadia’s Marketing Fraudulent? Or Just Extremely Deceptive? (VL141)
COPPA: Is the FTC really going to target your YouTube channel? (comments from FuturisticHub) (VL140)
How the FTC’s Latest Guidance on COPPA Fails YouTube Content Creators (but not the FTC) (VL139)
COPPA Complications: YouTube Responds (also - No, they don’t have to train you) (VL138)
Not Just an FTC Problem: How YouTube’s COPPA Inaction Puts Content Creators At Risk (VL137)
A “Commercially Viable” Follow-Up! On Comments to our YouTube Terms of Service Episode (VL134)
COPPA Cabana: On YouTube’s “Legal Requirement” Deception (VL133)
Too Big to Fail? On Ninja’s Repugnant Defense of Cheating in Fortnite (VL131)
Influencing the Influencers: A Walkthrough of the FTC’s new Social Media Guide (VL130)
Bears, Birds, and Acquisition Terms: Microsoft ISN’T Buying Playtonic Games (VL129)
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 9): World of Wordcraft (VL128)
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 8): Doing the Con Con (VL127)
Fallout Down Under: Why Australia Just Ordered Refunds for Fallout 76 (VL126)
Kotaku’s NOT Dead and NCAA Football’s NOT Back: Adventures in Re-reporting (VL125)
DnD Roll Critical Failure: Alarm Bells for Disney and Star Wars (VL124)
Epic Games Sues Fortnite Chapter 2 Leaker: A Lawyer’s View (VL123)
Why Google’s Latest Stadia Gaming Pitch Seems So Precarious (VL122)
Copyright Reform and the DMCA: A CASE Study (VL121)
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 7): China vows Retribution (VL120)
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 6): Enter the Government (VL119)
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 5): On Bans, Baselines, and Belling Cats (VL118)
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 4): Switching it Up Before Blizzcon (VL117)
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 3): On Blizzard’s Troubling Response (VL116)
A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 2): Can Blitzchung Sue Blizzard? (VL115)
A Blizzard of Backlash: On China, Freedom of Speech, and Terrible Contracts (VL114)
Randy Pitchford and Gearbox Exonerated?! What it All Means (VL113)
Video Games and UK Taxes – More Than Meets the Eye (VL112)
Scandal in Ukraine! No, not that One. The Frogwares One. (VL111)
Spider-Man Rejoins the MCU (and Even More) (VL110) (Hoeg Law)
Kevin Feige Joins Team Star Wars: What It Means (and what it Doesn’t) (VL109)
No Gamestop, No Problem: Sony wants you to Buy Direct (VL108)
Bob’s Bombshells: Disney CEO Iger on Star Wars and Disappointing George Lucas (VL107)
Tactical Empathy Action: Assuming Good Faith (w/ Hideo Kojima!) (VL106)
Joycon Drift Issues hit the Switch Lite? Not Time to Panic (Yet) (VL105)
Steam Ordered to Allow the Resale of “Purchased” Games?! The Legal Ramifications (VL104)
E3 Succumbs to the Age of the Influencer – What you Need to Know (VL103)
The Surprise Mechanics of the UK’s Troubling New Loot Box Gambling Report (VL101)
The Gig is Up! Why California’s AB-5 Might Just Kill its Gaming Industry (VL100)
Massaging the Message: Rian Johnson, Star Wars, and Spider-Man (VL99)
YouTube’s doing what?! On Unintended Consequences, COPPA, and the FTC (VL98)
Announcing…the NBA 2k20 Casino! But is it illegal? (VL97)
He’s Holding a Thermal…Sprite Bottle? The Law behind the Latest TSA Ban (VL96)
Telltale Games Revived! What Does that Mean…Legally? (VL95)
An Epic Commission! Why the FTC should probably pay attention to Borderlands 3 (VL94)
Hell Hath no Ion Fury: Public Relations in the 21st Century (VL93) (Hoeg Law)
PSA: Spider-Man’s MCU Future is Still Very Much Up in the Air (VL92) (Hoeg Law)
Sony, Disney, Spidey, and Feige: A Study in Brinksmanship (VL91) (Hoeg Law)
Apex Legends: Why Respawn’s Weak Apology Does More Harm than Good (VL90) (Hoeg Law)
Sony Buys Insomniac! Why the Acquisition Wars are Cause for Celebration (VL89)
On the DARQ side of Epic Exclusivity or “Don’t Publish Those E-mails!” (VL88)
For Your Consideration: The Case of G2A.com and the Missing $300,000 Contract (VL87)
Failure is a Ladder: How Corporate Structure Explains Benioff and Weiss' $200M Payday (VL85)
Never Tell Me The Odds: Loot Boxes on Trial with the FTC (VL84) (Hoeg Law)
Total Bust? Why Mixer's Clothing Rules May Be Better than the Alternative (VL83) (Hoeg Law)
The Perils of Intellectual Property Consent (feat. Solid Snake w/ Tekken) (VL82)
Unforced Error: A Lawyer's View on the ESA's Doxxing of 2000+ E3 Attendees (VL81)
Epic, Mixer, Ooblets, and Ninjas: A Lawyer's View on Exclusivity and Messaging (VL80)
Colin Moriarty, Sacred Symbols, and broken PAX Promises: A Lawyer's View (VL79) (Hoeg Law)
When Gambling isn't Gambling: The Legality of GTA V's Diamond Casino (VL78) (Hoeg Law)
FIFA Furor! Why the UK may have just stopped Loot Box Bans (VL77) (Hoeg Law)
NINTENDO SUED! What You Need to Know from the Joy-Con Drift Lawsuit (VL76) (Hoeg Law)
Age-Old Controversy? A Lawyer Reads the FaceApp Terms of Use (VL75) (Hoeg Law)
Is Ubisoft "Exploiting" a Legion of Watch Dogs Artists with HitRecord? (VL74) (Hoeg Law)
Did Kickstarter give this fully funded campaign a RAW Deal? (VL73) (Hoeg Law)
Social Media, Liability Shields, and You: The State of CDA Section 230 (VL72) (Hoeg Law)
Death Threat Approved? Facebook's About-face (VL71) (Hoeg Law)
Shenmue 3, Refunds, and the Power of Market Pressure (VL70) (Hoeg Law)
Randy Pitchford's $12 Million Magic Trick: A Lawyer's View (VL69) (Hoeg Law)
$100 for Minecraft?! Telltale & The Dark Side of Digital (VL68)
How "Violent" was E3 2019? The Study that Definitely Won't Tell You (VL67)
Shenmue 3: The Legal Hurdles to Seeking a Refund (VL66)
First YouTube, Now Twitter?! A Lawyer Reads the New "Rules" (VL65)
Carlos Maza, Steven Crowder, and Arbitrary YouTube "Guidelines": A Lawyer's View (VL64)
Are Indie Games Really "Stagnant"? Unbraiding the Words of Jonathan Blow (VL63)
Infringement?! A Lawyer Looks at "Iron Maiden v Ion Maiden" (VL62)
Should Greg Miller and Andrea Rene *Really* be Hosting for Electronic Arts (EA)? (VL61)
The Many (many) Problems with the Loot Box Bill: A Lawyer's View (VL60)
A Real Lawyer's Take on the Tfue and Faze Clan Lawsuit (VL59)
Azure Dreams: A Lawyer's Thoughts on the Microsoft/Sony Gaming Alliance (VL58)
Did Ubisoft Deceptively Advertise The Division 2? A Lawyer's View (VL57)
Did the Supreme Court Just Kill Console Games? A Lawyer Reads Apple Inc v Pepper (VL56)
Virtual Legality #55 - MT Words: The Legal Issues Posed by Senator's Proposed Microtransaction Ban
Virtual Legality #54 - Could Playing a Game before Release Cost You Your Xbox Live Account?!
Virtual Legality #53 - No, "Games as a Service" Isn't Fraud: A Response to Accursed Farms (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #52 - Lost Without a Map: Anthem and Deceptive Advertisement (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #49 - What to Expect When You're Expecting...PlayStation 5 (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #48 - This Video Will Be Demonetized: Weedcraft Inc. vs The Tech Giants (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #47 - Gizmodo Group Sold! What is "Private Equity" Anyway? (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #46 - Epic's Exclusive Problem: Borderlands 3, Review Bombs, and Steam's Response
Virtual Legality #45 - The Difficult Case of Easy Mode: Shadows Never Die? (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #44 - Kotaku Adds Another Note to Bioware's Discordant Anthem (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #43 - It Belongs in a Museum! DriveClub and the War for Gaming's Future
Virtual Legality #42 - Borderlands 3: Magic, Messaging, and the State of the Industry (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #41 - EA and Activision Lay Off Hundreds: A Study in Messaging (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #40 - Apple Arcade: Will Pay-Per-Minute Spell Doom for Mobile Games? (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #39 - Games Stopped: What Sony's Retail Cut Off means for Gaming's Digital Future
Virtual Legality #38 - Lucasfilm Games, Electronic Arts, and the Future of Star Wars (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #37 - Google Announces Stadia - Is it Really "The Future of Gaming"? (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #36 Red-Handed! How Epic's Privacy Policy Gave It Permission to Snoop (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #35 - Sony to Buy Rockstar (and Take Two)? The Legalities of Acquisition (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #34 - Indictment! The Unexpected Marriage of RICO, Fraud, and College Athletics
Virtual Legality #33 - Amy Hennig, Specialization of Labor, and Outsourcing's Uncharted Future
Virtual Legality #32 - Steam, "Rape Day", and the Chilling Effect of Vague Standards
Virtual Legality #31 - Refunds for Anthem? (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #30 - Bungie's $150M Bet (and how it might be monetized) (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #29 - Overkill! Is Starbreeze now one of the Walking Dead? (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #28 - Winnie the Pooh, Red Candles, and Steam's Devotion to China
Virtual Legality #27-2 Update: Sponsored by EA? (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #27 - Game Changer! Did EA force influencer to violate False Advertising Laws?
Virtual Legality #26 - The Shoe Head 'Round the World: Zion Williamson, Nike, and Contract Law
Virtual Legality #25 - Scalebound on Nintendo? IP, Contract, and Trademark Law (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #24 - Let Me Call You Sweetheart: Necco in Bankruptcy (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #23 - Does Steam hold the "Keys" to Epic's Game Store Kingdom? (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #22 - Apex Legends: Running Afoul of FTC Advertiser Guidelines? (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #21 - How a Simple Enterprise License Led to a Tech Civil War (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #20 - Metro's Epic Exodus (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #19 - GameStop Not for Sale?! (And More for 2019) (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #18 - Metroid Prime 4 vs Anthem: A Tale of Two Messages (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #17 - Gamestop and Kingdom Hearts: Broken (Pre-Order) Promises (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #16 - Copyright and "Dreams" (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #15 - Red Dead Redemption 2 vs The Pinkertons: A Legal Deep Dive (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #14 - Securities Law, Executive Compensation, and Activision (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #13 - Realizing Their Destiny: Bungie splits from Activision (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #12 - Rules of the Game: The 30 Yard "Incompletion" (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #11 - Star Control: Origins, Stardock, and the DMCA (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #10 - What Can Far Cry 5 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey tell us about the Industry?
Virtual Legality #9 - Battlefield V and EA Stock Price (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #8(a) - Marvel's Spider-Man: "Raimi Suit" Q+A (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #8 - Marvel's Spider Man: Licensing and the "Raimi Suit" (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #7 - Gaming, Government, and You (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #6 - Epic Excluding Steam?! (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #5 - Epic Lawsuit! Does Fortnite Infringe on Dancer's Rights? (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #4 - An Epic Fail for Steam?
Virtual Legality #3 - IGDA Calls the Industry to Act on Loot Boxes (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #2 - Will the FTC *Really* Ban Loot Boxes? (Hoeg Law)
Virtual Legality #1 - Refund Fallout 76 (Hoeg Law)