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Defending 3-D Printing
Freedom!!! (photo by Crises_Crs) 3-D printing is quickly becoming a reality for the everyday person – or at least a select sub-set of hobbyists out there. Companies like MakerBot and DeezMaker have...
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DRM Disaster: EA’s Attempts to Stop Piracy Backfire
“Ok, we agree, that was dumb[.]” This was the statement coming from the General Manager of Maxis Entertainment following the massive bungling of its most recent software launch. Anyone remotely...
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This summer, Martha Ingram saved Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center from a looming bankruptcy. Now, the symphony that calls the Schermerhorn home is seeking out a new patron to “be a part of the...
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The Senate may take up a bill to limit patent trolling. According to Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Mike Lee (R-UT), the bill “will increase the transparency of patent ownership, protect the...
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It’s In the Game No More: EA Sports Settles with College Athletes
Last week video game producer Electronic Arts Sports and the Collegiate Licensing Company reached a proposed settlement with the plaintiffs in the O’Bannon case (previously discussed...
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Friday Morning JETLawg: E-Currency, E-Discovery, E-Law, and Tech Industry
There was a lot going on this week, so the Monday Morning JETLawg has been broken down into topics. Monday is cybercrime and cybersecurity; Tuesday is copyright, intellectual property (IP) policy...
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YouTube and Trolls – From the Comment Section to Copyright
I had originally planned on making this a video post. I thought it might be interesting to discuss how media portrayals of crime have changed, using a video of Rockstar Game’s Grand Theft Auto V to...
View ArticleJETLaw’s Home State of Tennessee Poses Huge Potential Legal Problem For Daily...
As Brad Roberts noted in his post earlier this month, if you have turned on TV in the past month you have heard about daily fantasy sports operators. With DraftKings being the one you have most likely...
View ArticleOculus Rift: The Future of Virtual Reality?
The tech world is buzzing following the official launch of virtual reality headset, Oculus Rift, on Monday, March 28. The Rift is a large headset that uses customized optics designed for virtual...
View ArticleUnionization Within The Video Game Industry Is A Looming Threat
As the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) comes to a close, the discussion around one of the most polarizing roundtables continues to gather steam. In a discussion coordinated by the International...
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