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The Sincerest Form of Infringement: Copyrighted Community “Creations”

Monday, November 10, 2008

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The Sincerest Form of Infringement: Copyrighted Community “Creations”

Is there honestly anybody out there who didn’t see this coming? With a handful of top-tier titles now available which have taken the time to emphasize user-created content, the community has responded in kind, filling these new games with thousands of lovingly-crafted creations. Of course, some of these users have “created” more than others, basing [...]

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PlayStation Network ToS Updated — All Your Information Are Belong to Sony

Friday, October 17, 2008

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PlayStation Network ToS Updated — All Your Information Are Belong to Sony

So, enjoying your new PS3 firmware 2.5 update? Liking the Flash 9 support? Looking forward to using both in conjunction with LittleBigPlanet to generate some user-created content, oh, about a week from now? Well, there’s something you ought to know: effective two days ago, anything you make or do on PlayStation Network belongs [...]

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Thompson’s Emergency Motion: A Legal Perspective

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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Thompson’s Emergency Motion: A Legal Perspective

As giddy as we are over the news of Jack Thompson’s disbarment, we’d be doing the man a grave disservice if we didn’t expect him to fight the Florida Supreme Court’s decision, tooth and nail. And, while his fate seems to be all but sealed at this point, there is the matter of the “emergency” [...]

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Jack Thompson Celebrates His Own Disbarment

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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Jack Thompson Celebrates His Own Disbarment

And I think to myself… what a wonderful world. Ah, good old reliable Jack Thompson. Even in the face of overwhelming odds, evidence, and circumstance, he never fails to disappoint with his own brand of bizarre logic. If you haven’t heard by now, Jack Thompson, Florida lawyer and gaming’s favorite villain, has finally been disbarred [...]

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The Sincerest Form of Infringement: Scrabulous and Wordscraper

Thursday, July 31, 2008

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The Sincerest Form of Infringement: Scrabulous and Wordscraper

You can’t keep a good man with someone else’s great idea down. A while back, some enterprising young programmers created Scrabulous, a free online application which was later adapted for the wildly popular Facebook social network. As can be inferred from its name, Scrabulous was an adaptation of the long-celebrated word game Scrabble, allowing players to [...]

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Judge Moves to Ban Sale of Wii, GameCube Controllers

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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Judge Moves to Ban Sale of Wii, GameCube Controllers

While Nintendo’s motion-sensing Wiimote and Nunchuk may have gotten off on a technicality (or two), the Wii Classic Controller, WaveBird and original GameCube controller may not be as lucky, should Texas judge Ron Clark and plaintiff Anascape Ltd. have their way.

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.13.08

Friday, June 13, 2008

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.13.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Updated repeatedly when it suits our diabolical purpose. Enthusiast:  Won’t help you steal high-priced gasoline: Syphon Filter 3 on PSN (PlayStation.Blog) Mod chips gain legal precedent in UK, jury still out on mod dip (Team Xecuter via GameSpot) This week’s Virtual Console lineup rocks for Europe, why the hell don’t we [...]

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Jack Thompson Gets Guilty Recommendation

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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Jack Thompson Gets Guilty Recommendation

I know, I know, best to just let the man fade into obscurity where he belongs, but really — I’ve got schadenfreude coming out of my arsch right now. Jack Thompson, everyone’s favorite anti-games lawyer, mouthpiece, and all-around wellspring of calm, rational debate, has received a recommendation from Bar trial judge Dava Tunis. That recommendation: Guilty on [...]

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Jack Thompson Wishes Mrs. Zelnick a Happy Mother’s Day

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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Jack Thompson Wishes Mrs. Zelnick a Happy Mother’s Day

Really, Jack? Really? Lovable windmill-tilter Jack Thompson is at it again, which I suppose we all knew he would be, with everyone eagerly awaiting next week’s murder simulator, Grand Theft Auto IV. Jack’s latest masterwork of logic has taken the form of an open letter to the mother of Strauss Zelnick, Chairman of Take-Two Interactive, [...]

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Jordan Mechner, Ubisoft Trademark ‘Prince of Persia Prodigy’

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

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Jordan Mechner, Ubisoft Trademark ‘Prince of Persia Prodigy’

Trademork is reporting that last Tuesday, Prince of Persia series creator Jordan Mechner filed to trademark “Prince of Persia Prodigy,” a term which just might be the title of the long-awaited follow-up to Ubisoft’s 2003 masterpiece The Sands of Time.

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