http://www.igda.org/ipr/ Copyright 2007 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:22:21 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Uber gaming blogger Kotaku got some interesting flak for the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the organization that gives ratings to video games. Kotaku had a posting about a guy selling t-shirts that said: "Your Mom - Rated "E" for Everyone".... http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/11/esa_gets_cute_w.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/11/esa_gets_cute_w.html Trademarks Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:22:21 -0500 (April 5th 2006) - An old fued between the two tech producers has been reignited. Lucent filed suit against Microsoft in U.S. District Court in San Diego. The complaint alleges breach of Patent No. 5,227,878, which referes to Adaptive Coding... http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/microsoft_sued_1.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/microsoft_sued_1.html Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:43:23 -0500 (From March 30 2006) Game Spot News reports about a 24-year old self-publisher filing a law suit CA federal court against video game publishing giant Blizzard Entertainment. 24 year old Brian Kopp sold an unofficial game guide titled, "The Ultimate... http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/does_world_of_w.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/does_world_of_w.html Copyrights Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:15:46 -0500 (03/31/2006) - A $5 million class action lawsuit has been filed against Ubi Soft for the use of DRM in their video games. The complaint stated: "the DRM can compromise Windows operating systems’ security. Any virtus or trojan can control... http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/ubisoft_in_cour.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/ubisoft_in_cour.html General Video Game Law Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:12:42 -0500 (03/31/2006) - A DE court dismissed Leap Frog's patentlawsuit against Mattel over their Fisher-Price line of Power Touch talking books. The court found that the Mattel's technology did not infringe. Read more.... http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/leap_frog_paten.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/leap_frog_paten.html Patents Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:08:41 -0500 (April 5th 2006) - An old fued between the two tech producers has been reignited. Lucent filed suit against Microsoft in U.S. District Court in San Diego. The complaint alleges breach of Patent No. 5,227,878, which referes to Adaptive Coding... http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/microsoft_sued.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/microsoft_sued.html Patents Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:06:16 -0500 Cablevision's plan to set up a network-based DVR service that would serve as a video-on-demand system did not find a warm reception from the networks. One network head gave the excuse that the lawyers had their hands on the idea... http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/video_game_law.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/04/video_game_law.html Copyrights Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:18:22 -0500 Trademarks and trademark usage are impossible to avoid in game development. Recent news items have highlighted some of the complexities you might run into. http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/02/i_a_trademarks.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2006/02/i_a_trademarks.html Trademarks Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:16:11 -0500 Greg Lastowka is a Rutgers law professor that speaks and writes on game law. He has an excellent post on Terra Nova about the Pac Man/KC Munchkin copyright infringement case: Atari v. North American Philips Consumer Elecs., 672 F.2d 607.... http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2005/08/case_discussion.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2005/08/case_discussion.html Copyrights Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:28:19 -0500 "Curious," you might say, "but what does this have to do with Intellectual Property Rights in the game industry?" ]]> http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2005/08/all_your_pigs_a.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2005/08/all_your_pigs_a.html Patents Wed, 10 Aug 2005 18:30:25 -0500 Welcome! Here you'll find postings on the hot topics in IP in games, and on how the hot topics in our industry relate to IP issues. So what hotter topic than "hot coffee", right? If you're in games you've heard... http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2005/08/hot_topics_hot.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2005/08/hot_topics_hot.html Copyrights Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:18:58 -0500 It is critical for game developers to understand how intellectual property can affect their work, whether it is software patents, copyrights, or trademarks. The IP Rights SIG has been established to raise awareness of legal protection of intellectual property amongst... http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2005/07/test_1.html http://www.igda.org/ipr/archives/2005/07/test_1.html Misc. Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:33:53 -0500