Virtual Legality

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Why did Elon Musk just put the Twitter deal "on hold", and could his $1B guaranty have anything to do with it?

There are a billion reasons to look for fault in Twitter...in Virtual Legality.

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#ElonMusk #Twitter #OnHold

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

Conclusion (Thanks, Opal Studded Dagger!)

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Discussed in this episode:

PLAYLIST

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

TWEET

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

ARTICLES

https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-estimates-spam-fake-accounts-represent-less-than-5-users-filing-2022-05-02/

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/28/23046170/twitter-miscounted-daily-users-three-years-q1-2022-earnings

MERGER AGREEMENT

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

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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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Starfield and Redfall two of Xbox's most anticipated 2022 titles, are no longer 2022 titles. Bethesda's hype machine has backfired.

Get excited, just not right now...in Virtual Legality.

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#Valve #Steam #MFN

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TWEETS

https://twitter.com/bethesda/status/1524721132720566272/photo/1

https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1508847487007825926

https://twitter.com/SG_Bitcast/status/1524045731983728642

https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1404124165280616451

https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1504116975848636416

https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1436123266276642816

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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/ "On Hold"

(1:30) The 5

(7:20) A Billion Dollars on the Line

(21:13) Conclusion (Thanks, Opal Studded Dagger!)

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Valve's Steam platform joins the formal antitrust lawsuit party, but why is the Court's holding on Most Favored Nation (MFN) provisions not as dispositive as it might first appear?

Not even the G-Man knows where this all winds up...in Virtual Legality.

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#Valve #Steam #MFN

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction (Thanks FalkusVipus!)

01:24 Wolfire v Valve

06:01 The Case Survives (in part)

25:14 The Problem with MFNs

28:52 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

HOEG LAW VIDEO

https://youtu.be/mOEG5qmMQas

LAWSUIT DOCUMENTS

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20466284/steam.pdf

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.298754/gov.

https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/WolfireGamesLLCetalvValveCorporationDocketNo221cv00563WDWashApr27/3?1652211577

STEAM KEYS

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys

LAW ARTICLES AND LEGAL ANALYSIS

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/valve-loses-bid-to-end-antitrust-case-over-steam-gaming-platform

https://www.hausfeld.com/en-us/what-we-think/competition-bulletin/confusion-continues-in-the-antitrust-evaluation-of-most-favored-nation-provisions/

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/atr/legacy/2012/09/11/286852.pdf

WORLD OPPONENT NETWORK

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Opponent_Network

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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!)

(1:24) Wolfire v Valve

(6:01) The Case Survives (in part)

(25:14) The Problem with MFNs

(28:52) Conclusion

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(0:00) Intro

(1:39) FTC probing Sony Bungie

(7:24) Elon Musk

(13:34) FTC Report

(18:23) The Clayton Act

(19:41) Conclusion

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As the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) contemplates its decision on the most controversial case of the term, it is rocked by an unprecedented leak of the Justices' thinking -- still in progress.

But what does it all mean?

It's a very leaky Supreme Court, today...in Virtual Legality.

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#Dobbs #Scotus #Leak

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

02:51 Understanding Roe

15:40 Understanding Casey

29:22 Understanding Dobbs (Draft Version)

49:39 SCOTUS, Institutions, and The Leak

57:52 Final Thoughts

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Discussed in this episode:

ARTICLE SOURCES

https://www.politico.com

https://www.scotusblog.com

CASES/LAW

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/410/113/

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/505/833/

TWEETS

https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1521305550717345797

https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1521329103558873088

https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1521312334374912000

https://twitter.com/Bungie/status/1521665031074631680

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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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