January, 2013

News of the Week; Jan. 30, 2013

1. Virtual Superheroes Are More Heroic In Real Life: http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/virtual-superheroes-more-heroic-real-life-130130.htm#mkcpgn=twdsc2

2. One pilot’s mistake leads to massive battle in EVE OnlineA misclick causes The Battle of Asakai: http://www.destructoid.com/one-pilot-s-mistake-leads-to-massive-battle-in-eve-online-243509.phtml

3. Five approaches to ‘good’ violence in games: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/185004/Five_approaches_to_good_violence_in_games.php#.UQ7iJKXUQco

4. Little Evidence Sandy Hook Shooter Was a Gamer: http://www.ign.com/blogs/andreweisen/2013/01/25/little-evidence-sandy-hook-shooter-was-a-gamer

5. The Journal News Fallout – Limiting the First Amendment to Protect the Second: http://www.citmedialaw.org/blog/2013/journal-news-fallout-limiting-first-amendment-protect-second utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CitizenMediaLawProject+%28Citizen+Media+Law+Project%29

6. Infringing World of Warcraft theme park built in China: http://the1709blog.blogspot.ca/2013/01/infringing-world-of-warcraft-theme-park.html?m=1

7. UK regulators fine Sony for ‘preventable’ 2011 PSN hack: http://t.co/VzVJW5MW

8. Pakistan Bans Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Medal of Honor: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/01/23/pakistan-bans-call-duty-black-ops-ii-and-medal-honor#.UQDbu3y9KSM

9. ‘Persistently unclear’ Skype privacy rules need clarification, Web user groups tell Microsoft: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/skype_privacy_rules_need_clarification/

10. The internet is an ‘essential’ part of life, says German high court: http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/1/25/3914498/german-judge-says-internet-is-essential-to-life

11. ECHR: Copyright vs. freedom of expression: http://kluwercopyrightblog.com/2013/01/25/echr-copyright-vs-freedom-of-expression/

12. Right of Publicity Trumps Artistic Freedom of Expression: http://the1709blog.blogspot.ca/2013/01/right-of-publicity-trumps-artistic.html?m=1

13. Facebook ban for sex offenders is overturned by 7th Circuit: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/facebook_ban_for_sex_offenders_is_overturned_by_7th_circuit/

14. FRANK SENNETT’S SPONSORED CONTENT GUIDELINES: http://jimromenesko.com/2013/01/28/frank-sennetts-sponsored-content-guidelines/

15. Can you legally re-sell your digital music files?: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a558f483-035d-4bd2-a45e-3cfce4e4a986&utm_source=lexology+daily+newsfeed&utm_medium=html+email+-+body+-+federal+section&utm_campaign=lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=lexology+daily+newsfeed+2013-01-28&utm_term=

And in the not really relevant category:

16. Who owns the copyright on barristers’ advocacy?: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2013/01/22/who-owns-the-copyright-on-barristers-advocacy-emily-goodhand/

17. Yogi can’t bend the law for copyright protection – A series of yoga poses and breathing exercises cannot be copyrighted, a federal court judge in California recently ruled: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ccc6d157-87e0-4733-a2e0-d55468eae58b&utm_source=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed&utm_medium=HTML+email+-+Body+-+Other+states+section&utm_campaign=Lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed+2013-01-30&utm_term

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Interesting Berkman Center Conference Live Webcast: Wednesday Feb. 6

Live Webcast: Social Media and Behavioral Economics Conference:

http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2013/02/social-media-and-behavioral-economics-conference.html

And lucky you, it ends before class Wednesday if you are in the mood to get up at 6 AM.

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News during the week (sort of)….

Dr. Richard Smith, Director of the Centre for Digital Media & I are doing an SFU Philosophers’ Cafe this Wednesday night (January 30, 2012) at the Roundhouse at 7:30 PM. The title is “Creating and thriving in a post-intellectual property world.” Am sure you see quite enough of me – but just in case you want to pass on to others…

http://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/events/2013/01/creating-and-thriving-in-a-post-intellectual-property-world.html#.UQeEsqXUQco

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News of the Week; Jan. 23, 2013

1. Missouri lawmaker latest to propose “violent” games tax: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/01/missouri-lawmaker-latest-to-propose-violent-games-tax/

2. 25 Video Game Violence Studies, Summarized: http://kotaku.com/5976781/25-video-game-violence-studies-summarized

3. I’m Mentally Ill, I Love Violent Video Games, And They’ve Never Made Me Feel Like Killing Anyone: http://kotaku.com/5976286/im-mentally-ill-i-love-violent-video-games-and-theyve-never-made-me-feel-like-killing-anyone

4. Video Games Hold No Answers: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-mones/video-games-violence_b_2480823.html

5. How the Legal System Failed Aaron Swartz—And Us by Tim Wuhttp://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/01/everyone-interesting-is-a-felon.html

6. Aaron Swartz and the Corrupt Practice of Plea Bargaining: http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2013/01/17/aaron-swartz-and-the-corrupt-practice-of-plea-bargaining/

7. My Career as a Bulk Downloader by James Grimmelmannhttp://laboratorium.net/archive/2013/01/16/my_career_as_a_bulk_downloader

8. Game industry worth $83bn by 2016, research claims: http://www.develop-online.net/news/42997/Game-industry-worth-83bn-by-2016-research-claims

9. iOS games chafe under Apple’s directions: ‘If you want to criticize a religion, write a book’: http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3879194/apple-app-store-guidelines-tell-game-developers-to-avoid-serious-themes

10. Scrabble 3D Tile Held to be Invalid by High Court – JW Spear & Sons Ltd and Mattel Inc v Zynga: http://www.dyoung.com/article-scrabble3d1112

11. The Pitch: Enhancing Psychotherapy with Video Games: http://gamepolitics.com/2013/01/17/pitch-enhancing-psychotherapy-video-games#.UQY7gaXUQco

12. A week of copyright in the news: a roadmap for the year ahead?: http://ipkitten.blogspot.ca/2013/01/a-week-of-copyright-in-news-roadmap-for.html

And in the not really relevant category:

13. Nestle’s Big Break: Win Over Cadbury for KitKat Candy Shape: http://www.ipbrief.net/2013/01/24/nestles-big-break-win-over-cadbury-for-kitkat-candy-shape/

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News of the Week; Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013

1. Processing the loss of Aaron Swartz – Danah Boyd: http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2013/01/13/aaron-swartz.html

2. Researchers Find that Web Site Blocking Has No Long-Term Affect in Combating Online Piracy: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/01/08/researchers-find-web-site-blocking-has-no-long-term-affect-combating-online-piracy#.UPpDV6XUQco

3. The Way Forward on Copyright Reform – Derek Khanna: http://www.cato-unbound.org/2013/01/07/derek-khanna/the-way-forward-on-copyright-reform/

4. What to Watch for in Canadian Intellectual Property Law in 2013: http://excesscopyright.blogspot.ca/2013/01/what-to-watch-for-in-canadian-ip-law-in.html

5. Copyright and Industrial Design Developments – 2012 (paper) – Glen Bloom, Barry Sookman: http://www.mccarthy.ca/pubs/canadian%20copyright.pdf

6. Rethinking Mass Murder: http://www.nohighscores.com/2013/01/09/rethinking-mass-murder/

7. How the Video-Game Industry Already Lost Out in the Gun-Control Debate: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/01/how-the-video-game-industry-already-lost-out-in-the-gun-control-debate/267052/

8. The NRA’s new shooting app isn’t the hypocritical PR disaster it seems: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/01/the-nras-new-shooting-app-isnt-the-hypocritical-pr-disaster-it-seems/

9. Is Your Surgeon A Gamer?: http://www.drmwhitemcmahon.com/growing-up-in-the-cloud/is-your-surgeon-a-gamer/

And in the not really relevant category:

10. A Corporation Is Not a Person for Car Pool Lane Purposes, Calif. Judge Rules http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/a_corporation_is_not_a_person_for_car_pool_lane_purposes_calif._judge_rules

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Jon Stewart on guns, real & virtual

On a lighter note, in case you missed it earlier this week. From The Daily Show by way of Kotaku:

http://kotaku.com/5974648/the-daily-show-calls-out-scapegoat-artists-in-the-video-games-and-gun-control-debate

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News of the Week; Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013

1. Father Hires In-Game “Hitmen” To Deter Son From Playinghttp://kotaku.com/5972406/father-hires-in+game-hitmen-to-deter-son-from-playing

2. I was Adam Lanza (note links to parts 2 & 3 at bottom of article): http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/22/i-was-adam-lanza.html

3. EMA Sends Letter to Vice-President Joe Biden Concerning Violent Media’s Role in Sandy Hook Shooting (Note that actual letter is embedded in the article): http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/01/07/ema-sends-letter-vice-president-joe-biden-concerning-violent-medias-role-sandy-hook-shoot#.UPEk5KXiqs0

4. EFF’s Guide to CDA 230: The Most Important Law Protecting Online Speechhttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/12/effs-guide-cda-230-most-important-law-protecting-online-speech

5. Examining Sony’s Internet-free method for blocking used game sales – New patent filing describes using RFID chips to tie games to a single user: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/01/examining-sonys-internet-free-method-for-blocking-used-game-sales/

6. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Takes Aim at Senator Jay Rockefeller’s Video Games ‘Research’ Billhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/01/02/comic-book-legal-defense-fund-takes-aim-senator-jay-rockefellers-video-games-research-bil

7. Modifying Player Behavior In League of Legends with Honorhttp://www.psychologyofgames.com/2013/01/modifying-player-behavior-in-league-of-legends-with-honor/

8. Apple rejects game based on Syrian civil warhttp://killscreendaily.com/headlines/apple-rejects-game-based-syrian-civil-war/

9. Nvidia Just Built Its Own Gaming Supercomputer: The Gridhttp://kotaku.com/5973751/nvidia-just-built-its-own-gaming-supercomputer-the-grid

10. Top game controversies of 2012: http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/31/top-game-controversies-of-2012/

11. Game Theory: A Playwright on the Art of Video Gameshttp://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/game-theory-a-playwright-on-the-art-of-video-games/

12.  Game Theory: Considering Video Games as Ballethttp://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/game-theory-video-games-are-more-like-ballet-than-movies/

13.Favoritism Is Good (Stanley Fish): http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/favoritism-is-good/

And in the not really relevant category:

14. Faced with a Five-Page Limit, Lawyer Files Cartoon Amicus Brief with Proper Font Size: (note PDF of brief embedded in article) http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/faced_with_a_five-page_limit_lawyer_files_cartoon_amicus_brief_with_proper_

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