Virtual Legality

Activision Blizzard's year of news appearances is almost unbelievable, but perhaps none more so than the announcement that Microsoft and Xbox is purchasing them for just under $70 BILLION in cash.

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Microsoft may not have convinced anyone of its changing stance towards labor unions in blog form, but with a newly announced "Neutrality Agreement" between the tech giant and CWA, perhaps there really is a sea change coming...with Activision at its heart.

What makes a corporation turn neutral...in Virtual Legality?

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#Activision #Microsoft #Union

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction (Thanks, Opal Studded Dagger!)

01:34 Activision Recognizes Its Union

03:27 The Softer Side of Microsoft

04:57 Going Neutral

11:06 The Risks of Neutrality (Dana and NLRB)

20:55 Summarizing the Agreement

26:19 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

HOEG LAW PLAYLIST

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy_vBs7Qt9-ROfumOtIrSdP8

PRESS RELEASES

https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/activision-blizzard-recognize-and-begin-negotiations-cwa

https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/cwa-microsoft-announce-labor-neutrality-agreement

ARTICLES

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2022/06/02/employee-organizing-engagement-labor-economy/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/06/13/microsoft-union-activision-blizzard-cwa/

LAW AND LEGAL ANALYSIS

https://www.kmm.com/articles-659.html

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/158

https://www.nlrb.gov/resources/faq/nlrb#:~:text=Which%20employees%20are%20protected%20under,supervisors%20(with%20limited%20exceptions).

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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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(0:00) Introduction (Thanks, FalkusVipus!)

(2:09) Overwatch 2: A History

(8:22) Overwatch 2 Goes Free-to-Play

(14:27) Overwatch 2: Problems and Solutions

(27:07) Conclusion

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(0:00) Introduction (Thanks, Opal Studded Dagger!)

(1:34) Activision Recognizes Its Union

(3:27) The Softer Side of Microsoft

(4:57) Going Neutral

(11:06) The Risks of Neutrality (Dana and NLRB)

(20:55) Summarizing the Agreement

(26:19) Conclusion

Top Gun: Maverick is one of 2022's biggest box office success stories. But could a seldom referenced provision of the Copyright Act and a timely lawsuit cause Paramount to have to pull it from theaters?

The Copyright Act is dangerous (to) Maverick...in Virtual Legality.

#topgun #maverick #copyright

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction (Thanks, Nord!)

01:47 Paramount Sued over Top Gun: Maverick

06:33 The Copyright Act and Statutory Termination

13:43 Terminating the License

19:31 Claiming Infringement

30:54 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

ARTICLES

https://deadline.com/2022/06/top-gun-maverick-tom-cruise-500-million-second-weekend-jurassic-world-dominion-doctor-strange-global-international-boxofficeinternational-box-office-1235038582/

LAWSUIT

https://heitnerlegal.com/wp-content/uploads/Top-Gun-lawsuit.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gun:_Maverick

https://screenrant.com/top-gun-maverick-release-date-move-hurt-mission-impossible/

LAWS

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/203

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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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(0:00) Introduction (Thanks, Nord!)

(1:47) Paramount Sued over Top Gun: Maverick

(6:33) The Copyright Act and Statutory Termination

(13:43) Terminating the License

(19:31) Claiming Infringement

(30:54) Conclusion

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(0:00) Introduction (Thanks, Nord!)

(1:47) Paramount Sued over Top Gun: Maverick

(6:33) The Copyright Act and Statutory Termination

(13:43) Terminating the License

(19:31) Claiming Infringement

(30:54) Conclusion

Elon Musk says Twitter has a bot problem. Twitter disagrees. But in purportedly failing to deliver the data he requested, Twitter appears to have given Mr. Musk the escape hatch he needs: material breach.

What is breach and are these two simply playing games with one another? Let's discuss.

Even the immaterial can be material...in Virtual Legality.

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#Elonmusk #Twitter #Takeover

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction and Background

04:56 Musk Threatens to Walk Away

23:08 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

PLAYLIST

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy_O52bErVCYZfVYMgVgu3nX

TWEET

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1525049369552048129

MERGER AGREEMENT

https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001418091/67572c16-711a-43fd-9488-b75e3f6bc469.pdf

LETTER

https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001418091/2fa8a02b-d097-4089-a4bc-f857d7c03916.pdf

ARTICLE

https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-spacex-technology-c371e7682d490b637fb6031d1f7e5d87

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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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(0:00) Introduction and Background

(4:56) Musk Threatens to Walk Away

(23:08) Conclusion

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(0:00) Introduction

(1:06) The Raven Union

(6:34) NLRB Complaint

(13:05) Microsoft Embraces Unions?

(26:40) Conclusion

Sony has announced its plans for future world domination, but is a focus on live services set to change the PlayStation brand forever?

The future is here and it's a GaaS...in Virtual Legality.

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#Sony #LiveService #playstation

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Discussed in this episode:

PRESENTATION

https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/irday/pdf/2022/GNS_E.pdf

ARTICLE

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/jim-ryan-says-playstation-has-2-unannounced-live-service-games-coming-this-fiscal-year/

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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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