GAMERS BEWARE - Publishers Are Setting Copyright Infringement Traps(VL643)

03/17/22 • 26 min

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Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin (what a name!) is the latest game to raise concerns about streaming guidelines, but it certainly isn't the first (and won't be the last). Why is gaming's present "largesse" and guidelines structure so risky? It's more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/cPm7N-sj36M #Streaming #Copyright #Infringement *** WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** Discussed in this episode: SQUARE ENIX SITES https://square-enix-games.com/sopffo/en-gb/streaming-guidelines/ https://square-enix-games.com/sopffo/en-us/ https://square-enix-games.com/en_US/documents/tnc TWEETS https://twitter.com/CohhCarnage/status/1503737731708592130 https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1503803166638460939 PLATFORM SITES https://www.twitch.tv/p/en/legal/dmca-guidelines/ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3311596?hl=en https://www.twitch.tv/p/en/legal/terms-of-service/ https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms LAW https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106 *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com

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As the new (or pending) home for Zenimax, Bethesda, Activision Blizzard and more, Microsoft's Gaming Division has quite a bit more on its plate than even as late as 2019. But doubling in size in a little over two years would be difficult for anyone, and there are certainly reasons to doubt that Xbox management (as presently constructed) is up to the task. Now with reports of massive turnover at Perfect Dark developer The Initiative, many of those doubts have come, once again, to the fore. Judgment's not just a Gears of War game...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/AX8_aWP5IgQ #PerfectDark #Xbox #Management *** WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** Discussed in this episode: ARTICLES https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/it-looks-like-perfect-dark-has-lost-its-game-director/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/insiders-describe-fast-and-furious-exits-from-xboxs-perfect-dark-studio/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/09/29/why-the-initiative-hired-crystal-dynamics-to-help-with-perfect-dark/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/09/29/why-the-initiative-hired-crystal-dynamics-to-help-with-perfect-dark/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/343-confirms-its-delayed-two-halo-infinite-modes-to-make-a-2021-release/ https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-community-reacts-to-infinite-co-op-delayhttps://www.ign.com/articles/halo-community-reacts-to-infinite-co-op-delay https://www.metacritic.com/pictures/2022-game-publisher-rankings/31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios TWEETS https://twitter.com/AndyPlaytonic/status/1503712373546307588 https://twitter.com/AndyPlaytonic/status/1503714614424522752 https://twitter.com/bdsams/status/1503714962937679889 https://twitter.com/Chris_Dring/status/1503713051035508743 https://twitter.com/Tolkoto/status/1503712954612695040 https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1503721550834450435 *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com