Tech Culture Gaming Epic Games sued by choreographer for allegedly using copyrighted dance moves in Fortnite Not the first dance-related lawsuit Epic has faced, but this one could have a different outcome By Rob Thubron, March 31, 2022, 11:20 AM 26 comments
Gaming Nintendo won't let you read this Super Mario 64 guidebook from 1996 Because Nintendo lawyers are mean By Isaiah Mayersen, March 27, 2022, 11:19 AM 29 comments
The Web Tech Culture YouTube is doling out copyright strikes on Destiny content and nobody knows why Bungie says, 'Don't look at us. Our content is being flagged too.' By Cal Jeffrey, March 21, 2022, 11:31 AM 10 comments
Tech Culture The Web People are selling NFTs featuring stolen images of influencers and YouTube gaming stars Some NFTs showed images photoshopped onto porn magazines By Rob Thubron, January 17, 2022, 9:42 AM 47 comments
Gaming Industry PUBG: Battlegrounds maker sues Apple, Google, and the developer of PUBG Mobile clones It also wants YouTube to remove a feature-length "live-action dramatization of Battlegrounds" By Rob Thubron, January 14, 2022, 7:15 AM 9 comments
The Web Software The developer who ripped off an already ripped-off game apologizes for ripping it off He is currently appealing Apple's decision to remove his app By Cal Jeffrey, January 12, 2022, 6:03 PM
Gaming Nintendo hacker Bowser settles Switch piracy lawsuit for $10 million in restitution Don't mess with the real Bowser, Bub; you'll get the horns By Cal Jeffrey, December 8, 2021, 3:10 PM 11 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Hacker Gary Bowser pleads guilty to piracy charges, agrees to pay Nintendo $4.5 million The Team-Xecuter member initially denied the allegations By Rob Thubron, November 2, 2021, 6:55 AM
Gaming Industry US Copyright Office grants right to repair video game consoles as long as only the optical drive is broken The good news is the exemption applies to any other 'software-enabled' device without restriction By Cal Jeffrey, October 29, 2021, 2:29 PM 19 comments
Gaming Nintendo shuts down long-scheduled Super Smash Bros Ultimate tournament with less that two-week notice Numerous tourney-goers are stuck with useless plane tickets and hotel reservations By Cal Jeffrey, August 31, 2021, 6:44 AM
Gaming Software Amazon Games Studios has stopped laying claim to its employees' independently created games Developers can now retain the rights to intellectual property created in their free time By Cal Jeffrey, August 12, 2021, 5:33 PM 8 comments
Tech Culture The Web Netflix combats VPN region bypassing by blocking some residential IP addresses Some users are locked out of content even if they do not use a VPN or proxy By Cal Jeffrey, August 11, 2021, 3:48 PM 47 comments
Apple Software Apple settles copyright dispute with iPhone emulation software company Terms of the agreement remain undisclosed By Cal Jeffrey, August 11, 2021, 11:38 AM
Gaming Roblox cuts deal with Sony to produce in-game 'music experiences' Including BMG, that's two major rights holders the game maker has under its belt By Cal Jeffrey, July 6, 2021, 2:44 PM
Tech Culture Gaming Nintendo is complaining about a ROM store owner they sued missing a $50 payment Poor Nintendo. By Isaiah Mayersen, July 4, 2021, 10:14 AM 55 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Activision beats wrestler Booker T. in copyright infringement lawsuit Is CoD's Prophet based on G.I. Bro? Not according to a jury By Rob Thubron, June 28, 2021, 6:58 AM
Gaming Ubisoft deletes 'Goldeneye 007' remake in Far Cry 5 that was three years in the making It was inevitable By Cal Jeffrey, June 25, 2021, 12:28 PM 11 comments
Tech Culture Man arrested for filming anime in movie theater to "watch at home" Is it really worth it? By Rob Thubron, June 17, 2021, 7:47 AM 29 comments
Gaming Industry Roblox hit with $200 million lawsuit over creators' use of unlicensed music The music publishers also called out Twitch By Rob Thubron, June 10, 2021, 10:02 AM
Gaming Lawsuit alleges Capcom ripped off more than 200 copyrighted textures used in DMC and RE4 Developers appear to have filled out game textures using photos from a 1996 art design book without permission By Cal Jeffrey, June 8, 2021, 12:42 PM 12 comments
Industry ROM site owner owes Nintendo $2.15 million after representing himself in piracy lawsuit Probably not the best move By Rob Thubron, June 2, 2021, 5:10 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Capcom accused of stealing Resident Evil Village monster design from 2013 horror movie They do look very similar By Rob Thubron, May 12, 2021, 8:41 AM 8 comments
Industry Gaming Nintendo of America and its president, Bowser, are suing a hacker called Bowser The actual King of the Koopas isn't involved By Rob Thubron, April 19, 2021, 9:03 AM 12 comments
Industry Google Supreme Court rules that Google's use of Java APIs in Android represent fair use A landmark decision for the future of software interoperability By Shawn Knight, April 5, 2021, 12:59 PM 9 comments
The Web YouTube is experimenting with a tool that checks for copyright violations during video uploads Helping content creators steer clear of copyright violations By Shawn Knight, March 17, 2021, 12:13 PM