News of the Week; July 13, 2016

GAMES

1. The history of video games in court
2. Checking In: Blizzard Still Suing Hack/Cheat Makers For Copyright Infringement? Yup!
3. Pokemon GO’s launch was an unqualified success – almost
4. Nintendo shares up as Pokemon Go heads toward global launch
5. Location, location, location: Pokémon GO’s unique strength and biggest problem: Niantic eyes sponsored locations just as the complaints from real-world businesses start to roll in
6. Cops warn Pokémon Go players: Please don’t trespass to catch ‘em all – “Please use caution as I do not believe the game was intended to be used while driving.”
7. Some public places want more Pokémon Go—but the Holocaust Museum does not: Follows anecdotal police, medical reports of people using the app to their detriment.
8. Armed Robbers Use Pokémon Go To Find 9 Victims
9. Armed muggers use Pokémon Go to find victims: Police warn that muggers can “add a beacon to a Pokéstop to lure more players.”
10. Gamer finds dead body while testingPokémon Go’s GPS features: App requiring users to walk to physical locations leads to disturbing discovery.
11. ‘Pokémon Go’ Is Grabbing ‘Full Access’ to Some Players’ Google Accounts
12. You can cheat and play Pokémon Go on PC: Android emulators and GPS spoofing work, but expect to be banned for your efforts.
13. How Pokémon Go is creating a barrier for gamers with disabilities
14. How TV and Streaming Networks Hope to Benefit From the Pokemon Go Frenzy: Hulu sees 10% daily jump in Pokemon viewing
15. Pokémon Go, explained: Everyone is suddenly catching Pokémon fever again. Here’s what’s going on.
16. Tracing Pokémon Go’s roots back to the ’90s MMORPG Meridian 59
17. Catch them all – Pokemon Go and the law
18. Pokemon Go Hysteria Again Highlights How Media Is Happy To Be Gullible And Wrong — If It Means More Ad Eyeballs
19. Pokémon Go is so yesterday as cell phone gambling hits the Vegas strip: Gamblers compete against other MGM resort gamers in bingo, slots, and video poker.
20. Warner Brothers fined for paying YouTube celebs to promote game
21. Warner Bros. settles FTC influencer charges: Charges involved Shadow of Mordor, PewDiePie and cash
22. Warner Brothers gets fined by FTC, PewDiePie skates free
23. Disclosing paid content legally – a practical guide for developers and influencers
24. The Counter-Strike Gambling Scandal, Explained
25. YouTubers Behind Counter-Strike Gambling Scandal Get Sued
26. YouTuber Trevor ‘TmarTn’ Martin has issued an “apology” over the CSGO Lotto scandal. 
27. Mom takes on Valve, third-party “trading” sites, alleges “illegal scheme”: Suits call in-game skin system “an element of gambling and market economies.”
28. YouTube corruption sinks even deeper into the gutter: Promoting illegal gambling could finally see governments on YouTube’s doorstep – and perhaps on Valve’s
29. Valve can’t pass buck to third parties for teaching CS:GO kids to gamble – Opinion – Valve’s own Dota 2 and CS:GO much worse than third-party gambling sites.
30. CS:GO gambling site accused of offering to rig bets for YouTubers
31. Valve says it’s going after gambling sites that use Steam: Counter-Strike GO gambling sites asked to cease operations
32. Valve demands that gambling sites cease operations through Steam: “We have no business relationships with any of these sites. We have never received any revenue from them,” says Valve’s Erik Johnson
33. Blizzard casts silence on abusive World of Warcraft players
34. G2A will allow developers to apply for royalties, adds seller verification: Controversial key reseller finally addresses major concern highlighted by Tinybuild’s Alex Nichiporchik
35. China Forbids The Use Of English Words In Mobile Games
36. Establishing Esports Oversight: The Groups, Issues, And Potential Challenges
37. Wii U was expected to sell 100 million units: Nintendo talks about the failed console, and it now expects any new games to sell 2m units worldwide
38. Microsoft quietly trims the scope of its ‘Play Anywhere’ Xbox initiative
39. In an effort to find more players, Evolve is now free: Hope you didn’t buy the game last week or anything…
40. Twitch’s research shows that livestreaming leads to better game sales
41. Hollywood wants to make a TV show based on EA’s Battlefieldgames
42. Jocks Without Borders: The majorly male spectators of e-sports are in league with a fantasy of globalized manhood
43. Splash Damage sold to Chinese poultry firm: Leyou will acquire the developer from Paul Wedgwood, along with Fireteam and Warchest
44. Record $18.6 billion games M&A to Q2 2016
45. In the battle for gaming business, Vancouver is about to ‘git gud’: Quebec may lead in number of firms, but BC is closing in like a juggernaut  
46. LucasArts’ long lost, 30-year-old MMO is now preserved on Github: Habitat restoration required recovering a 300-pound, circa-1989 server.
47. Block Stop: The theatre company taking live-action video games to the stage – A London company is using live-streamed content to enhance interactivity.
48. Kojima: Games’ ability to convey emotions will soon surpass that of real people

DIGITAL

1. 9th Circuit: It’s a federal crime to visit a website after being told not to visit it (Orin Kerr)
2. TOS agreements require giving up first born—and users gladly consent: Study says participants also agreed to allow data sharing with NSA and employers.
3. Employees Bound By Clickthrough Agreements–ADP v. Lynch (Eric Goldman)
4. YouTube to the music industry: here’s the money: Google’s new report on piracy makes the case YouTube is a boon to the music industry
5. Google responds to music biz critics, points to $2B it has paid out
6. Google Issues Its Latest ‘Stop Blaming Us For Piracy’ Report
7. Apple’s Plan to Own the Entire Music Industry
8. Sony Pictures Legal Affairs VP Files Bogus DMCA Notice Because His Salary Is Listed On Wikileaks
9. Minneapolis PD Issues Questionable DMCA Notice To Bury Its Controversial Recruitment Video
10. Relatives of Palestinian attack victims sue Facebook for $1 billion in U.S.
11. Families: Hamas on Facebook, so firm must pay $1B after terror deaths – Facebook will likely argue for protection under Section 230 of CDA.
12. Section 230 Protects YouTube’s Removal of User’s Videos–Lancaster v. Alphabet (Eric Goldman)
13. How technology disrupted the truth: Social media has swallowed the news – threatening the funding of public-interest reporting and ushering in an era when everyone has their own facts. But the consequences go far beyond journalism
14. Mom alerted to adult content on her teenage son’s Snapchat, so she sues: Snapchat spokesman: “We are sorry if people were offended.”
15. Lawsuit Filed Against Snapchat Over Inappropriate Content Served To Minors Through Discover
16. Live Footage of Shootings Forces Facebook to Confront New Role
17. Facebook video shows black man killed by Minnesota police during traffic stop
18. Philando Castile’s girlfriend says she filmed his shooting ‘so that the people could see’
19. Baton Rouge Police Took Alton Sterling Surveillance Video Without a Warrant or Permission: The store’s owner said minutes after the deadly shooting, officers took a hard drive against his wishes and there’s no record they even asked a judge to do it.
20. Witness videos and the conversation about race and policing
21. The Gatekeepers Aren’t Gone: Viral content seems democratic. But it’s still mostly controlled by big media companies.
22. The bias in our software: We’ve been sold the idea that social networks are neutral. They’re not.
23. Activists Cheer On EU’s ‘Right To An Explanation’ For Algorithmic Decisions, But How Will It Work When There’s Nothing To Explain?
24. How Uber secretly investigated its legal foes — and got caught: Faced with a class action suit, the company hired a CIA-linked intelligence firm to look into the plaintiffs and their lawyer, but a judge says they may have gone too far
25. Twitter Prepares For NFL Live Stream With Wimbledon Coverage
26. Twitter is talking to the NBA, MLS and Turner to buy rights to more sports streams: Twitter is looking to ink more NFL-style streaming deals.
27. Smartphone=not-so-smart parenting?: Psychologists and other child development experts are exploring how parents’ use of technology affects kids and the best ways to help families reconnect in the Digital Age.
28. Back to bricks and mortar: how e-commerce has embraced the real world – Many digitally born businesses are taking the plunge into physical retail as they tap into the rise of the experience economy
29. TP-Link forgets to register domain name, leaves config pages open to hijack: The domain name’s new owners want $2.5 million to give it back.
30. Virtual and augmented reality need a PG-13 moment
31. Ashley Madison admits using fembots to lure men into spending money: The hookup site for cheaters admits its mistakes and tries to rebrand.
32. Tesla’s Autopilot Driving Mode Is a Legal Nightmare
33. Contracting for the Internet of Things’: Looking into the Nest (Guido Noto La Diega & Ian Walden)
34. The Biggest Lie On The Internet: Ignoring The Privacy Policies And Terms Of Service Policies Of Social Networking Services (Jonathan Obar & Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch)

CREATIVITY

1. Why a Canadian Composer’s Controversial 80s Work is Still Ahead of Today’s Copyright Laws
2. The Tragic Downfall of British Media: How did the country that produced the BBC and the Economist fail so spectacularly at journalism in the lead up to     Brexit?
3. A Fight to Make ‘We Shall Overcome’ and ‘This Land Is Your Land’ Copyright Free
4. Two More Songs Could Follow ‘Happy Birthday’ Into the Public Domain
5. Ted Cruz’s Presidential Campaign Apparently Committed Copyright Infringement. Oops. (Eric Goldman)
6. Campaign IP Violations Part 3 – Huckabee’s Campaign Pays Up 
7. Led Zep lawyers want $800k for defending “Stairway to Heaven” lawsuit: Lead attorney is billing at $330 an hour, says it’s “below” going rate.
8. Long Island couple sues neighbors for trying to build their copyrighted mansion 
9. Fox News fair use claim for Facebook post of 9-11 image remains unresolved
10. B.B. King estate, Universal sued over blues legend’s photos
11. How this millennial entrepreneur makes dance moves go viral
12. Inequality in 700 Popular Films: Examining Portrayals of Gender, Race, & LGBT Status from 2007 to 2014

COMMUNICATIONS & BROADCASTING

1. Anchor Gretchen Carlson files lawsuit alleging “pervasive” sexual harassment at Fox News: Fox News host Gretchen Carlson has filed a shocking sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, claiming that Ailes retaliated against her and ultimately fired her for refusing his sexual advances — and for complaining about repeated sexual harassment from her former Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy.
2. Watch Gretchen Carlson’s “Fox & Friends” Colleagues Routinely Make Sexist Comments at Her
3. Gretchen Carlson files sexual harassment suit against Fox’s Ailes
4. The most shocking details from Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit against FOX News CEO Roger Ailes
5. Roger Ailes opts for secrecy, cowardice in face of Gretchen Carlson suit
6. Gretchen Carlson’s Sexual-Harassment Lawsuit May Allow Murdoch Sons to Finally Oust Roger Ailes From Fox News
7. How Rupert Murdoch’s media empire covered the Roger Ailes sex harassment suit
8. ‘Daily Show’s’ Trevor Noah Defends Gretchen Carlson from Rampant Fox News Sexism
9. Gretchen Carlson gets real
10. CRTC faces allegations of racism at highest ranks: court documents
11. D.C. Circuit Affirms FCC’s Net Neutrality Order
12. Univision Sues Charter Communications Over Fee Payments: Media company accuses cable operator of using recent merger to try to pay lower rates
13. Verizon ‘Competes’ With T-Mobile By Raising Prices, Then Denying It’s A Price Hike
14. Big telcos promise awesome 5G—in exchange for weak net neutrality: BT, Vodafone, and chums all flex muscles, press for lighter regulation.
15. European Telcos Threaten To Withhold Next Gen Wireless Upgrades If Net Neutrality Rules Passed
16. Comcast Continues To Claim It’s ‘Not Feasible’ To Offer Its Programming To Third-Party Cable Boxes
17. Here comes 5G: On July 14, the FCC will initiate a formal rule-making that will make the U.S. the first country in the world to open high-band spectrum for 5G networks and technologies.

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

1. Privacy Shield approved by EU member states, but 4 nations abstain: Safe Harbour replacement deal expected to be signed with the US next week.
2. EU-US Privacy Shield – What’s new in comparison with Safe Harbor?
3. Future of Privacy Forum Statement Regarding Finalization of the US-EU Privacy Shield Agreement
4. iOS version of Pokémon Go is a possible privacy trainwreck – No user data has been accessed, and Google and Niantic are working on fixes.
5. Pokémon GO, augmented reality, and privacy
6. Niantic acknowledges Pokémon Go security fears, says fix is imminent
7. Sen. Franken asks Pokémon Go creator: Why all the privacy problems?: What’s being shared and with whom? And why not an “opt-in” system?
8. Appeals Court Says Government Email Stored On Private Servers Is Still Subject To FOIA Requests
9. Appeals Court Says That Sharing Passwords Can Violate Criminal Anti-Hacking Laws
10. Three years after taking off Guy Fawkes mask, Kentucky Anon indicted
11. ‘KYAnonymous,’ who drew attention to Ohio rape case, indicted by federal grand jury
12. UK Tor operator hit with bizarre EU arrest warrant from Polish prosecutor: Authorities want to track down anonymous user who “insulted” a small-town mayor.
13. Fifteen secret warrants in force granting bulk data collection in UK: Watchdog reveals for first time number of orders imposed on telephone and internet firms under Telecommunications Act
14. UK’s secret, ongoing mass surveillance rigorously frisked by watchdog: Warrants so hush-hush, affected telcos weren’t allowed to keep copies.
15. Reports Shows UK Police Improperly Accessed Data On Citizens Thousands Of TimesIn Russia and China, Big Brother is watching you online
16. FDIC was hacked by China, and CIO covered it up
17. Putin Says All Encryption Must Be Backdoored In Two Weeks
18. Major VPN firm pulls out of Russia, blames country’s new spy law: Abrupt exit comes in wake of controversial Russian online snooping legislation.
19. The Difficulty of Routing around Internet Surveillance States (Bruce Schneier)
20. 10 million Android phones infected by all-powerful auto-rooting apps: First detected in November, Shedun/HummingBad infections are surging.
21. Firms must directly notify people affected by data breaches: watchdog
22. Do you have privacy rights on social media? 
23. Spoliation or Privacy “Right to be Forgotten”? – Google’s new service “My Activity” allows you to delete your history!

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