Photo Source: Amer Hilabi/Getty Image Every year, millions of dollars are spent by consumers on the newest sport video games. The sports video game genre is dominated by EA Sports and 2K Sports. They both hold licenses to produce games based on official leagues. EA Sports produces the Madden NFL series, the NHL series, the... Continue Reading →
Photo Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 ("Section 230") is a statute that has provided tech platforms immunity from legal liability for third-party content posted on their website. Section 230 has been recognized as one of the most important pieces of internet legislation in the world and is... Continue Reading →
Photo Source: Talkinginfluence.com Twitch, the popular live streaming platform owned by Amazon, has surprised many of its most popular streamers recently. A lot of Twitch Partners, users who make money from their streams, received DMCA takedown notifications early last week. The DMCA takedown notification alerts the user that Twitch deleted some of their content that violated... Continue Reading →
Opening a loot box in FIFA 13. (Photo Source: arstechnica.com) What do Google, Apple, and EA Sports all have in common? They are each being sued over their use of "loot boxes." Before we get into the lawsuit against each company, it may be helpful to define what a loot box is. Loot boxes are... Continue Reading →
Photo Source: James Bareham/The Verge The Nintendo Switch, the latest video game console developed by Nintendo, is a popular choice for both children and adults. The Switch is a "hybrid console" meaning that it can be played at home on the big screen or on the road. It comes with Joy-Con controllers that attach to... Continue Reading →
Photo Source: Pamela Hazelton Epic sued Apple in federal court nearly two months ago. Since then, the lawsuit has ramped up. Epic announced that Apple will be terminating its Apple Developer Program in late August due to Epic's blatant violation of Apple's Developer Program License Agreement. This could result in Epic losing access to all... Continue Reading →
Photo Source: Nicolas Asfouri, Getty Images On Sunday, a federal judge partially granted TikTok's request for a temporary injunction preventing the banning of the app in the iOS store and the Google Play store. Mere hours before the ban was set to begin, Judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by President Trump, issued his opinion... Continue Reading →
Photo Source: Gamespot.com Twitch, the popular live streaming platform owned by Amazon, averaged 15 million daily viewers in 2018. Of those 15 million, 41% were in the age range of 16-24. Individuals, corporations, and even the military realize Twitch is an expanding market with the younger generation. To capitalize on this, the United States Army... Continue Reading →
Photo Source: VRScout.com Epic Games, Inc. ("Epic"), the multi-billion dollar video game developer and creator of the hit game Fortnite, sued Apple Inc. ("Apple") on August 13, 2020 in Federal Court. Epic's complaint alleges that "Apple Monopolizes the iOS App Distribution Market[,]" and "Apple Monopolizes the iOS In-App Payment Processing Market[.]" Epic alleges six different... Continue Reading →