Legal Niches Blog Posts from November 19, 2009
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Law Firm Sniffing Around Xbox Live Class Action Suit
A law firm that specializes in consumer class action lawsuits is probing the recent purging of Xbox Live accounts in what may be a setup for future litigation.Inc Gamers noticed that AbingtonIP currently has a form on its website asking those affected by the ban—and who were not refunded a prorated sum for their time remaining on Xbox Live—Posted on GamePolitics.com on November 19, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Banned Resistance Gamer Targets MS and NOA in Latest Suits
Erik Estavillo, the Resistance: Fall of Man gamer who sued Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) over being banned from the PlayStation Network has targeted the remaining two major console makers in a new lawsuit.Microsoft Corporation and Nintendo of America are defendants in a federal complaint, which was filed November 18 in the U.S. District CoPosted on GamePolitics.com on November 19, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Romeo?s Law
Gillian Lyons In response to public outcry of a videotaped beating of a Labrador Retriever, Romeo- on April 16, 2008 Kentucky passed S.B. 58 (dubbed Romeo?s law) which amended § 525.135 to state that the ?torture of a dog or cat is a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony [...]Posted on Animal Blawg on November 19, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Canadian Study Finds Games Useful Educational Tools
A new Canadian study has tried to take an objective look at video games as learning tools, particularly since the medium is so popular among children and teens.Under the headline "The Video Game Debate: Bad for Behaviour, Good for Learning?", the Canadian Council of Learning article cites several sources for its analysis, going back as fPosted on GamePolitics.com on November 19, 2009 at 2:57 PM
EFF Dissects ACTA
A pair of Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Directors penned an article which delves into some of the issues surrounding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations.The Impact of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on the Knowledge Economy (PDF) was published in the Yale Journal of International Law. Authors Eddan Katz, EFF InterPosted on GamePolitics.com on November 19, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Kotick Sells More Shares, Nets Another $17 Million
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has sold another chunk of his stock options, benefiting from the stock rise after the enormous sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 after one week.Kotick, who netted about $20 million from selling options last week, sold another 1.68 million shares at around $11.61 to $11.72 a share. This was from the same pool of opPosted on GamePolitics.com on November 19, 2009 at 12:01 PM
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One blogger’s take: find it here (and look for us!).Posted on Animal Blawg on November 19, 2009 at 11:49 AM
?Voiceless? Making Itself Heard
David Cassuto Fine op-ed on animal welfare laws here by Katrina Sharman of Voiceless, an Australian animal advocacy organization. Parallels to the U.S. situation are clear and present…Posted on Animal Blawg on November 19, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Anti-Violence Flash Game Lets Users Beat Woman
File under bad ideas: one component of a Danish anti-violence campaign features an online game that allows players to virtually beat up a woman.'Hit The Bitch' is the work of The NGO for Children Exposed to Violence at Home and lets players smack around a girl in a bid to elevate scores from the level of 'pussy' to 'gangsta.' Users who possess aPosted on GamePolitics.com on November 19, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Police: Yes Kid, Parents Can Take Your Xbox
A Buffalo Grove, Illinois boy called 911 after his parents took away his Xbox console as punishment.The boy hung up, reports The Chicago Tribune, but as a matter of routine, an officer was dispatched to the home just in case. The boy apparently admitted to making the call and asked a cop whether his parents were within their rights taking away his gamePosted on GamePolitics.com on November 19, 2009 at 10:36 AM
?One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, No Fish?
Jennifer Church This Monday, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), the international body that sets annual tuna fishing limits, announced a reduction in the fishing quota of the Bluefin Tuna. However, most scientists agree that the reduction does not go far enough to save bluefin tuna from near extinction. The EUPosted on Animal Blawg on November 19, 2009 at 12:49 AM
A2M CEO: Publishers Mislead ESRB in Hunt for Lower Ratings
Speaking at the recent Montreal International Game Summit, the CEO of a game development company complained that publishers are deliberately deceiving the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) in a bid to receive lower age ratings.Rémi Racine of Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M), creator of Wet and the upcoming PSP version of Dante's InPosted on GamePolitics.com on November 18, 2009 at 6:10 PM
School Shooting Averted, Story Plays Up Link to Games
Authorities in Beauvais, France believe they have prevented a possible school shooting by a 13-year old 'computer games enthusiast."A TimesOnline story details the unfolding events under the unfortunate headline 'Computer Games Fan ‘Planned School Massacre.'' Suspicion was initially raised when the boy, named Bastien, left extra early for scPosted on GamePolitics.com on November 18, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Lanning On Why Violent Games Are Still a Talking Point
A recent screening of Spencer Halpin's Moral Kombat documentary featured a post-show panel of game experts discussing some of the topics presented in the film.The screening took place on November 11th in San Francisco. Members of the roundtable included Wired's Chris Kohler, Dean Takahashi from Venure Beat, Lorne Lanning of Oddworld Inhabitants and SpePosted on GamePolitics.com on November 18, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Age Ratings, Anti-Piracy Subject of UK Digital Economy Bill
A few details regarding Britain's Digital Economy Bill were touched on this morning as part of the Queen's Speech to Parliament, in which the monarch outlines the coming legislative agenda.Among the forthcoming actions will be a mandatory age rating on all videogames aimed at children ages 12 and above, reports the Guardian. The Bill calls for the adopPosted on GamePolitics.com on November 18, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Wii Being Sold In? The Sports Authority?
Despite split opinions on the actual effectiveness of it as a method of working out or maintaining health, the Nintendo Wii is now being sold at a U.S. sporting goods chain.The Sports Authority will sell both Wii and Wii Fit Plus systems and is launching a new campaign and dedicated in-store section designed to promote the new offerings. 'We Know Fit,Posted on GamePolitics.com on November 18, 2009 at 11:13 AM
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