TCW Podcast Episode 195 - Finding Video Game Copyright

We look at copyrights and video games. Where did they come from? Were video games even creative works that could be copyrighted? If a video game is copyrightable is it like a book or like a movie? We look at how the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Europe answered these questions in game maker's long legal battles to combat counterfeiters, parallel importers, and more. Hey at one point it started a Yakuza war!

TCW 179 - Space Invaders and Nishikado: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/space-invaders-and-nishikado/

TCW 180 - Space Invaders Part II: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/space-invaders-part-ii/

Sea Wolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipssJjkN2bY

Depth Charge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTuJb4MLGzs

IPM Invaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBtV4cqqkVQ

Astro Blaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR2kStMWBCs

Star Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFLaa3bmiU

Scramble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_zO5pZJOjU

The Simpsons - The Mob vs. Yakuza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cte8bG9Bl-Q

Street Fighter II Rainbow Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNIfE7A9q7Y

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Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode 

Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love 

Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/