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You’ve guessed it: I thought I’d jump into the it’s-a-new-year-let’s-make-some-predictions business for 2012. And, like all forward-looking predictions, I’ve mixed a few safe bets with some slightly more “punchy” predictions. Here goes...
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Posted on 1.1.09 by Jas Purewal

Each month, we write a feature about a topical legal development in the games industry, from lawsuits to new legislation to new legal/business issues.  Here they are:

December 2010: Thoughts on the WoW Glider appeal

November 2010: Why Popcap had to say yes to Blizzard

October 2010: The Legal Fight Brewing Over DOTA 2

September 2010: Second hand sales - what Vernor v Autodesk means for games and the Digital Economy Act and games: an update

August 2010: Nintendo v Playables - the latest modchip case considered

July 2010: Games Law History - The Tetris Saga

June 2010: What happens if I delete your avatar?

May 2010: The problem of Non Disclosure Agreements in games

April 2010: Vietnam and the battle over virtual goods

March 2010: Games and the Byron Progress Review; Games clasiffication and censorship in 2010, part 1 

February 2010: Games and the Digital Economy Bill; Games, Disability and Anti-Discrimination Laws

January 2010: Games Classification and Censorship in 2009

December 2009: A single new games rating system?  (Published on gamesbrief.com)

November 2009: Celebrities, Attack!

October 2009: A Touch of Class? Class actions and the games industry (published on Gamesindustry.biz)

September 2009: Three Strikes Coming In? (published on Gamesindustry.biz)

August 2009: Can you sue someone through a game?


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      • Games Law Round-Up: January 2012
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      • Crowdfunding is amazing
      • What happens when a game with virtual goods closes...
      • Some thoughts about SOPA
      • What is administration?
      • On piracy
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      • The Internet v CD Projekt: a Legal Perspective
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      • Opinion: why piracy shouldn't be a lawyer's proble...
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      • The Scrolls lawsuit: Mojang 1, Bethesda 0?
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    • ►  August (4)
      • The EA Origins EULA is a non-story
      • Virtual goods, real rights?
      • Blizzard, Valve and the future of virtual goods
      • Trademark Troubles: Bethesda v Mojang
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      • Langdell Squared: Edge magazine v Tim Langdell
      • The US violent games case: Americans are from Mars...
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      • What happened to the Infinity Ward lawsuit?
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      • A change of scenery...
      • Demystifying copyright and games
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      • The 2011 UK Budget and the games industry
      • Demystifying Trade Marks and Games
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      • Analysis: the LG vs Sony PS3 lawsuit
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      • The first virtual currency crime: hacker jailed af...
      • No Doubt vs Activision Band Hero lawsuit to fight ...
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      • Activision joins EA to Infinity Ward lawsuit
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      • Interplay's gamble: the Fallout lawsuit continues
      • WoW Glider: what actually happened in the courtroo...
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