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Epic Defeats Copyright Claim Over Dance Emote
Big Picture On August 24, 2022, the court in Kyle Hanagami v. Epic Games (2:22-cv-02063-SVW-MRW) granted Epic’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s claims…
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Dan
Ark: Survival Evolved and Mythic Empires Copyright Dispute
Big Picture Last week, I gave an “Exploring the Metaverse: a Legal Primer” talk to the Los Angeles Copyright Society in which I discussed some of the…
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Dan
Valve’s Battle Over Discontinued Controller
THE PARTIES Plaintiff: Ironburg Inventions Ltd. Plaintiff’s Firm: Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips Defendant: Valve Corporation Defendant’s Firm: Shook, Hardy…
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Bill Chang
New Copyright Case Filings Roundup (June)
Overview Four new copyright cases of interest have been filed so far in June that involve video games. The topics include: (1) allegedly extensive…
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Dan
Activision Still Heading towards Texas Trial in Huffman Case
The Parties In February 2019, former WWE wrestler, Booker T. Huffman sued Activision and Major League Gaming, alleging that the defendants copied one of…
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Dan
Wargaming Sues Apple
BACKGROUND A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a district court in California dismissing Wargaming.net’s lawsuit against competitor Blitzteam for lack…
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Dan
Court Partially Grants MSJs in Atari v. Red Bubble Dispute
BIG PICTURE An MSJ ruling in Atari’s latest lawsuit against Redbubble (funded by Legalist) presents some useful things for an IP owner to consider when…
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