UK Appeals Court Overturns Mr. Mod Chips Conviction
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Crime, Intellectual Property, News | 1 Comment »A UK Appeals Court overturned the conviction of Neil Higgs, also known as Mr. Mod Chips, on Wednesday. Higgs was initially found guilty of selling thousands of mod chips -- devices that allow users to play imported and pirated ...
Ohio’s Tic-Tac-Fruit Under Review Once Again
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in News, Politics | No Comments »The state of Ohio is once again engaged in battle with bar owners and distributors of a popular bar-top video game known as "Tic-Tac-Fruit." Tic-Tac-Fruit first ran into trouble with the state in 2006 when police raided more than ...
British Push for Mandatory Photosensitivity Testing for Games
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Legislation, News, Politics | 1 Comment »The Weston & Somerset Mercury reports that parents, public officials, and a "major video games manufacturer" are pushing for a new law that will require games to be screened for photosensitivity compliance before being sold. Support for the new law comes ...
New Zealand “Rampage” Blamed on GTA
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Crime, New Complaint, News, Rockstar | No Comments »Twenty-five year old Tim Reid of New Zealand was recently on trial for his December 29, 2007 assault on a police officer followed by the theft of the officer's car. What makes Reid's case interesting is that his attorney, ...
Our Courts: A Sandra Day O’Connor Game
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor revealed Wednesday that she will be working on a new video game designed to teach children how United States courts work. The game, currently titled Our Courts, will consist of two distinct ...
Nintendo Fights EU Fine
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in News, Politics | No Comments »A $149.1 million euro fine levied against Nintendo by EU regulators has recently been challenged by the video game company as being irrational and discriminatory. Lawyers for Nintendo claim that the penalty is "unfair, illegal, even shocking" and "one ...
Courts Further Consider Virtual Property Disputes
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in News, Second Life, Settlement | No Comments »Pennsylvania lawyer, Marc Bragg, recently sued San Francisco-based Linden Lab for breach of contract and unfair trade practices after an online property deal went sour. Oddly, the property at the heart of the dispute is entirely virtual and exists ...
Canadian Copyright Amendment Faces Further Delays
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Intellectual Property, Legislation, News, Politics | No Comments »A Canadian bill designed to amended and strengthen Canada's existing Copyright Act has met further delays. The bill, originally placed on the House of Commons order paper in December, is said to closely mimic the United State's copyright scheme ...
Nintendo Ordered to Pay $21 Million for Patent Infringement
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Intellectual Property, Microsoft, News, Nintendo, Patent Infringement, Settlement | No Comments »Yahoo reports that Nintendo of America has recently been ordered to pay $21 million in damages to developer Anascape for patent infringement. The award is the result of a federal jury verdict in a suit filed by Anascape in 2006. ...
GA Passes Law Providing Tax Incentives to Game Devs
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Legislation, News, Politics | No Comments »In an effort to increase incentives for entertainment developers to conduct business in Georgia, The Weekly reports that Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue recently signed into law the 2008 Entertainment Industry Investment Act. The bill creates a twenty percent tax ...
