News of the Week; January 27, 2016

By Jon Festinger on January 27, 2016

GAMES

  1. Lawsuit against Oculus founder can proceed, judge rules
  2. Oculus Faces Messy Ownership Claims Over Its Head Mounted Display–Total Recall v. Luckey
  3. Call Of Duty Again Sued Over Another Historical Figure… Who Is A Good Guy In The Game
  4. Guitar Hero YouTuber Sings Acapella Version To Get Around ContentID Takedowns… Probably Is Still Violating Copyright Law
  5. Nintendo removes controversial “gay conversion” scene in Fire Emblem: Fates – US, European version won’t show female gay character getting drink spiked by male.
  6. Yandere Simulator banned from Twitch
  7. Nüdtendo series depicts Nintendo characters in the buff
  8. EA struggles to secure Unravel trademark
  9. Warner Bros. ignores PC players, drops Windows support for Mortal Kombat X: Following buggy PC launch, upcoming DLC will only come to consoles
  10. Skype to hide IP addresses by default, protecting gamers everywhere: Comms software has been widely blamed for enabling denial-of-service attacks.
  11. Capcom giving eSports a fighting chance
  12. Skillz launches new eSports multiplayer platform
  13. eSports market to grow 43% to $463m in 2016 – Newzoo
  14. PC trumps mobile, console in booming $61bn digital games market
  15. Game software to bring in $90 billion in 2016
  16. Sony unites PlayStation and Network operations under one division
  17. Why Women Now Outnumber Men At The Top US Video-Game Design School
  18. Donald Rumsfeld releases first game
  19. Minecraft Education Edition: why it’s important for every fan of the game – Microsoft has been demonstrating its new schools version of the blockbuster, but crucially this spin-off could break off from the original Minecraft modding community
  20. Virtual reality is about to completely transform psychological therapy
  21. Redbubble launches fanart program for indie devs: Studio-curated collections generate revenues for artists and IP owners
  22. Canadian man gets $8K refund from Microsoft for in-game purchases
  23. Research: Game-Based Learning Can Help Nontraditional Student
  24. Gamer reflects on how games helped shape his teenage attitudes towards women

DIGITAL

  1. Putin’s top Internet adviser seems to own a piracy torrent site: Site owner is also head of Russia’s Internet Development Institute.
  2. Meet the Thai Facebook User Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for Insulting the Monarchy
  3. Appeal dismissed; use of trademarks in metatags in this case found not to be copyright or trademark infringement
  4. Constitutional challenges bring an end to Canada’s only provincial cyberbullying-specific legislation
  5. Judge Tosses Out Criminal Case In Canada Over Twitter Fight
  6. Evidence and Social Media: Notes from the Canadian Twitter Trial 
  7. It’s Not Harassment To Talk Tough About Your Court Case (And Litigation Opponent) In Social Media
  8. Posting Mocking Photo To Social Media May Be Tortious….If You’re Shaq–Binion v. O’Neal
  9. Forget TV, Netflix and YouTube dominate kids’ viewing
  10. Mozilla co-founder unveils Brave, a browser that blocks ads by default: Brave will replace blocked ads with its own ads, taking a 15% cut of revenues.
  11. Spotify Songwriter Lawsuits: What, Why And What Happens Next?
  12. Netflix starts blocking VPNs, proxies, and other unblocking services: Australian VPN company reports that Netflix has started blocking its IP addresses.
  13. Row erupts over MCN content takedown
  14. Censorship in the social media age
  15. If You Use An Adblocker You Hate Free Speech, Says Internet Ads Guy
  16. The Trouble with the TPP, Day 17: Weak E-commerce Rules (Michael Geist)
  17. Wait… we sued who?! Patent troll drops case one day after Newegg’s lawyer calls: Minero wants to tax every USB hub sold, but it will skip Newegg’s house brand.
  18. Google paid Apple $1 billion to be the default search on iOS: That number is the latest revelation from the ongoing court case between Oracle and Mountain View.
  19. Goldman Sachs Files Patent for Cryptocurrency “SETLcoin” 
  20. Three reasons why Bitcoin isn’t dead yet
  21. It’s Complicated: How Netflix and Amazon Add a Big Wrinkle to Sundance Deal-Making
  22. The Robots, AI, and Unemployment Anti-FAQ
  23. How the smartphone changed everything, or, the rise of BYOD in the workplace: Since the Blackberry, IT has struggled to keep up with demands for ubiquitous mobility.
  24. In South Korea, a rehab camp for Internet-addicted teenagers
  25. How a College Student Used Creative Commons to Dominate Political Photography
  26. When Virtual Reality Meets Education
  27. Wikipedia editors revolt, vote “no confidence” in newest board member
  28. The spreading of misinformation online
  29. Top 10 Internet Law Developments of 2015 (Eric Goldman)
  30. The Trouble with the TPP, Day 16: Intervening in Internet Governance (Michael Geist)
  31. Signing vs. Ratifying: Unpacking the Canadian Government Position on the TPP (Michael Geist)
  32. Age Of Abundance: How The Content Explosion Will Invert The Media Industry

CREATIVITY

  1. NYT throws hissy-fit, sues over use of thumbnails in critical book (Rebecca Tushnet)
  2. Vibrant Lives of Afghan TV Crew, Erased in a Taliban Bombing
  3. Morocco ramps up crackdown on press freedom with trial over citizen journalism
  4. Clinic Works w/Law Scholars to Argue Against Copyright in Legal Codes
  5. Why authors don’t need copyright protection long after death
  6. Fair Access: Striking the Right Balance on Education and Copyright (Michael Geist)
  7. Piracy Can Boost Digital Music Sales, Research Shows
  8. Copyright Is Nothing To Joke About
  9. Journalism Education’s Big Miss: Ignoring the Business Side
  10. How racially skewed are the Oscars?
  11. Social Media Slams India’s Judgmental Journalist
  12. SpringOwl’s 99 Page Presentation On Turning Around Viacom
  13. The Epic Fail Of Hollywood’s Hottest Algorithm: When Ryan Kavanaugh wasn’t hanging out with Bradley Cooper, or leasing a horse for Kate Bosworth, or negotiating a Golden Globes shout-out from Christian Bale, or bringing a baby wolf to the office, he was talking up the sweetest game in Hollywood – the chance to invest in movies that seemed certain to succeed.
  14. Can film help save the world?
  15. Chinese Firm Now Owns The Rights To Tiananmen Square Tank Man Photo; What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
  16. France says AZERTY keyboards fail French typists: “Almost impossible” to write correctly in French with a French keyboard, officials say.
  17. Nestlé vows to battle on after latest Kit Kat blow in the High Court
  18. Transparent and Participatory Processes Are Vital to Creating Copyright Rules that Work for Everyone

COMMUNICATIONS

  1. ESPN Pretends It Saw Cord Cutting Coming, Says Departing Subscribers Old And Poor Anyway
  2. ISPs try to kill open-access fiber network, avoid competition
  3. AT&T CEO Thinks You’re A Forgetful Idiot, Hilariously Gives Apple Encryption Advice 

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

  1. Phone Companies after R v. Rogers: Constitutional Guardians or Agents of the State?
  2. Canadian Supreme Court Tightens Up Rules On Law Enforcement’s Use Of Cell Tower Dumps
  3. Almost 12 Years After Calling a Reporter, DOJ Whistleblower Slapped With Ethics Charges
  4. Ethics charges filed against DOJ lawyer who exposed Bush-era surveillance: Thomas Tamm exposed “the program” which provided the fodder for a Pulitzer Prize.
  5. When You Crack Open The Surveillance Door, The Food Police Will Want Your Metadata
  6. Shodan Lets You Browse Insecure Webcams
  7. How to search the Internet of Things for photos of sleeping babies: Shodan search engine is a creepy reminder of why we need to fix IoT security.
  8. “Internet of Things” security is hilariously broken and getting worse: Shodan search engine is only the latest reminder of why we need to fix IoT security.
  9. Ding-Dong — Your Easily Hacked ‘Smart’ Doorbell Just Gave Up Your WiFi Credentials
  10. Meet the shadowy tech brokers that deliver your data to the NSA: These so-called “trusted third-parties” may be the most important tech companies you’ve never heard of. ZDNet reveals how these companies work as middlemen or “brokers” of customer data between ISPs and phone companies, and the U.S. government.
  11. What’s The Difference Between ‘Mass Surveillance’ And ‘Bulk Collection’? Does It Matter?
  12. AT&T CEO okay with giving the US government encryption backdoor access
  13. AT&T CEO won’t join Tim Cook in fight against encryption backdoors
  14. Why Apple Defends Encryption
  15. France Rejects Backdoors in Encryption Products
  16. How The UK’s Counter-Terrorism And Security Act Has Made Law Enforcement Into The Literal Grammar Police
  17. The White House Asked Social Media Companies to Look for Terrorists. Here’s Why They’d #Fail.
  18. The Trouble with the TPP, Day 13: Ban on Data Transfer Restrictions (Michael Geist)
  19. The Trouble with the TPP, Day 14: No U.S. Assurances for Canada on Privacy (Michael Geist)
  20. The Next Social Media We Want and Need!: Crypto giant David Chaum explains his PrivaTegrity, and tells why it’s so vital
  21. Cute to “a little sinister”—the beauty of US spy satellite rocket launch logos
  22. Should Animals Have a Right to Privacy?: Some animals are internet stars. Others are subject to obsessive data collecting in the wild. But this visibility comes at a price.

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