Squid Game! The Netflix streaming phenomenon (that should definitely not be confused with Nintendo's Splatoon) has gripped the pop culture landscape, and with that grip follows flatterers, imitators, thieves, and...innocent bystanders.

Join us as we sift the Gi-Hun's from the Sang-Woo's, all through the filter of Copyright, Trademark, intellectual property and more.

Don't lose your marbles...in Virtual Legality.

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#SquidGame #Netflix #Trademarks

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

2:59 Copyright Largesse and Imitators

12:18 Stealing Your Marbles - SQUID and Cryptocurrency

17:48 Losing Your Name to Squids

29:19 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ is reportedly worth almost $900 million"

CNBC Website - October 18, 2021

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/18/netflixs-squid-game-is-reportedly-worth-almost-900-million.html

"Shocker: Netflix Likes to Get Word-of-Mouth Marketing Freebies"

The Motley Fool - October 21, 2021

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/10/21/wow-netflix-likes-free-word-of-mouth-marketiing/

"Rise of the squidlike? Investigating the proliferation of Squid Game games"

PC Gamer - November 3, 2021

https://www.pcgamer.com/squid-game-games/

"Roblox Terms of Use"

Updated May 18, 2021

https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004647846-Roblox-Terms-of-Use

"Squid Game cryptocurrency scammers vanish with $3.3M"

PC Gamer - November 3, 2021

https://www.pcgamer.com/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scammers-vanish-with-dollar33m/

SQUID Whitepaper

http://web.archive.org/web/20211028193520/https://squidgame.cash/SquidGameWhitepaper.pdf

"Looks like I might have to change my handle after all. "

Tweet - November 2, 2021 - Lydia

https://twitter.com/SquidGaming/status/1455502240446390283

"Twitch streamer loses work because of her Squid Game name"

BBC News - November 3, 2021

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59140585

"What is a trademark?"

USPTO Website

https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/what-trademark

"False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden"

15 USC 1125

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1125#c

"Dilution (Trademark)"

Cornell Law School Website

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/dilution_(trademark)

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL.

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