News of the Week; July 22, 2015

GAMES

1. $60 million settlement approved in EA-NCAA athlete suits

2. Nintendo triumphs in handheld patent suit: Deems the case “unnecessary and inefficient,” calls for patent reform in the US

3. Microsoft can’t make Xbox 360 console defect litigation go away: Three years after console’s debut, Microsoft racked up 55,000 scratching complaints.

4. UK agencies CMA and ASA looking into three games over questionable marketing practices

5. Nintendo flip-flops on ‘Super Mario Maker’ hand color

6. Study: Online gaming “losers” are more likely to harass women – Players send more negative comments to female teammates when playing badly.

+ Insights into Sexism: Male Status and Performance Moderates Female-Directed Hostile and Amicable Behaviour

+ Study Finds That Men Who Attack Women Online Are, Literally, Losers

7. Women in Games conference sets date for September 2

8. FIFA 16 box to feature stars of American, Canadian Women’s National Teams

9. This is exactly how not to run a women’s esports tournament

10. Viewership up for this year’s Evolution Championship Series

11. Study: violent video games cause increased levels of frustration

12. War without tears: The relationship between video games and violence is healthier than we like to think

13. Xfinity Games beta: Surprise, Comcast and EA can’t solve streaming games services

14. Kojima’s name removed from Metal Gear Solid V cover

15. US digital game sales up 18% in June – Report

16. Shenmue 3 breaks Kickstarter video game record

17. Game companies must temper expectations for Chinese market

18. EVO Tournament attracts record viewer numbers

19. Commercial gaming industry takes aim at daily fantasy sports

20. Mobile the new battleground for live streaming

21. Project CARS Wii U version cancelled

22. Beyond Sim City: How Video Games Are Affecting City Planning

23. The Art of Video Game Photography

24. The End Of Videogames

DIGITAL

1. Federal judge gives FilmOn the copyright win Aereo couldn’t get: It’s Big TV’s nightmare: Internet streaming, with a cheap copyright license.

+ Court Surprises Everyone: Says Filmon Streaming Service May Be Able To Get Compulsory License To Stream TV Online

+ Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. FilmOn X, LLC

2. Canadian Court Says Google Isn’t A ‘Publisher,’ Not Responsible For Defamatory Content Returned In Search Results

3. Newegg wins TQP patent case after challenging judge over delays

4. High court rules data retention and surveillance legislation unlawful

5. How Instagram closed my account and gave it to a football celebrity: My name is Andrés Iniesta and my only mistake was having the exact name and last name as a famous football player.

6. reddit rolls out new rules, CEO says hiding racist subreddits is better than banning them: With Ellen Pao out and Steve Huffman in, mods and reddit users look for answers.

7. Former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao: The trolls are winning the battle for the Internet

8. President Putin Signs Russian ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Into Law

9. U.S. Supreme Court addresses criminal liability for Facebook threats 

10. Is there a “constitutional right to informational privacy”?

11. Using Big Data for targeted advertising could violate Canadian privacy law

12. Journalist group and civil liberties association start constitutional challenge to anti-terrorism Bill C-51: Toronto-based organizations file lawsuit against ‘the most dangerous legislation we’ve had in recent Canadian history.’

13. Snowden to the IETF: Please make an internet for users, not the spies

14. Hacking Team built drone-based Wi-Fi hacking hardware

15. Who’s peeking at your personal data?

16. Fiat Chrysler “connected car” bug lets hackers take over Jeep remotely

17. Clickthrough Agreement Upheld–Whitt v. Prosper (Eric Goldman)

18. UK High Court Goes Even Further In Emphasizing That You Cannot Rip Your Own CDs

19. One Direction Offers Remix Competition, Then Sony/Soundcloud Punish The Entrants As Copyright Infringers

20. How Do You Solve A Problem Like Netflix?

21. 2 Gawker Editors Resign Over Article’s Removal

22. No evidence that “personal information was ever transmitted” so Google wins privacy lawsuit! 

23. Cyber-insurance: What you need to know?

24. Blame Society, Not the Screen Time (Danah Boyd)

25. The Pink Ghetto of Social Media: In news organizations, female leaders outnumber men in only one division. What does that mean for the future of women in the newsroom?

26. Organizational Doxing of Ashley Madison (Bruce Schneier)

+ Fairly Random Thoughts on Ashley Madison & the Swiftly Moving Line

27. What claims work when D allegedly drives P down in Google rank through copying?

28. Triple Play: FCC Chairman Endorses AT&T-DirecTV Merger Under Net Neutrality Conditions

29. A compulsory license for internet TV platforms to retransmit broadcast TV? One US District Court considering FilmOnX seems to think so 

30. Enterprise-first gives Hololens the best possible start

31. Apple revenue up 33% year-on-year

32. Do We Need New Laws For Rise Of The Robots?

33. Developing a $10 Digital Textbook: Purdue University is reducing textbook costs with a digital publishing platform that can deliver interactive content to any device.

CREATIVITY

1. Judge says Gaye family can’t get infringing song “Blurred Lines” banned: Heirs will get 50% of profits off the sale of the song in the future.

2. High Court quashes UK’s right to private copy Regulations

3. Is the media becoming a wire service? (Ezra Klein)

4. Charlie Hebdo Bows To Assassins’ Veto, Hecklers’ Veto; Will No Longer Mock Mohammed

5. Slam Dunk in Paris Court for French Sculptor Over Churchill Statue

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