Virtual Legality

By Richard HoegNews Leisure Video Games News Commentary

Virtual Legality episodes

February 01, 2022 FTC TO REVIEW MICROSOFT x ACTIVISION | Big Deal or Overblown? (VL619)
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(0:00) Opening
(6:40) Anti-Competitive Mergers
(8:41) Toughen Merger Reviews
(10:05) Antitrust Concerns
15 min
February 01, 2022 BUNGIE, SONY, MICROSOFT, AND MORE | Questions and Answers (VL618)
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(0:00) Opening
(37:11) Will this Sony Deal for Bungie Help Microsoft in Their Arguments with Regulators the Competition Is Strong in the Industry
(40:04) Do You See Bungie Functioning Similarly to Sony Online Entertainment Now Spun Off as a Daybreak Game Company
(42:24) If Sony Bought Square Enix
50 min
January 31, 2022 BUNGIE BOUGHT?! - A Legal Look At Sony + PlayStation's Riskiest Bet Yet (VL617)
Gaming's publishing world has gotten a bit smaller and less independent today...again. Or has it? At least as described, the purchase of Halo and Destiny developer Bungie by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) sounds absolutely crazy. But is it?
Begun the content wars have...in Virtual Legality.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/iaZnOZwWFgw
#Bungie #Sony #PlayStation
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction/Bitcast
02:09 Bungie in Virtual Legality
05:31 The Deal As Announced
25:01 Bungie's Take
34:28 Conclusion
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Discussed in this episode:
SEASONED GAMING/BITCAST
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgHBXONMT06nX_8RZ5r32UA
HOEG/BUNGIE VIDEOS
https://youtu.be/hrKPN5TqFXA
https://youtu.be/sn0UMNh7ej8
https://youtu.be/coA9C4S3ZCU
https://youtu.be/jOaDc6O24nY
https://youtu.be/tT6AnLMbPaM
"Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Leading Independent Videogame Developer, Bungie"
Press Release - January 31, 2022
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220131005684/en/Sony-Interactive-Entertainment-to-Acquire-Leading-Independent-Videogame-Developer-Bungie
"BUNGIE JOINS SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT"
Press Release - January 31, 2022
https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50988
"DESTINY 2: OUR SHARED VISION"
Bungie Webpage
https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/50989
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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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38 min
January 31, 2022 BUNGIE BOUGHT?! | A Legal Look at Sony + PlayStation's Riskiest Bet Yet (VL617)
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(0:00) Introduction/Bitcast
(2:09) Bungie in Virtual Legality
(5:31) The Deal As Announced
(25:01) Bungie's Take
(34:28) Conclusion
38 min
January 28, 2022 CRYPTO'S CREED - Ubisoft's Revealing Interview on NFT, Digits, and More (VL616)
NFT. Three letters that have gotten more than their share of vitriol in the very recent past, for some good reasons, and for some...not so good. What *could* non-fungible tokens do in the world of video games (and the world at large), and what are they currently doing?
Ubisoft has some ideas, but in one of the most transparent interviews I can recall, definitely not all the answers on NFTs or otherwise. It's fascinating.
Journalists are getting down right *conservative* on this one specific thing...in Virtual Legality.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/KXynEAFXfLA
#NFT #Ubisoft #Digits
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Discussed in this episode:
"Let's Talk About NFTs | Ubisoft Quartz, OpenSea, and the DMCA (VL599)"
YouTube Video - December 21, 2021 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/8XYQsBm9ATw
UBISOFT SITES
https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/kujZ0Njdh6cojf6rzlEN0/ubisofts-vision-for-blockchain
https://legal.ubi.com/ubisoftquartzterms/en-US
"Interview: Ubisoft responds to angry NFT Digits and Quartz reaction"
Finder - January 27, 2022
https://www.finder.com.au/ubisoft-interview-nfts
"No One’s Buying Ubisoft’s Garbage Ghost Recon NFTs"
Kotaku - December 20, 2021
https://kotaku.com/no-one-s-buying-ubisoft-s-garbage-ghost-recon-nfts-1848246084
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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).
CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE:
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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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Twitter: @hoeglaw
Web: hoeglaw.com
34 min
January 28, 2022 CRYPTO'S CREED | Ubisoft's Revealing Interview on NFT, Digits, and More (VL616)
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34 min
January 27, 2022 TOEI STORY - Totally Not Mark, YouTube, and Avoiding A Copyright Catastrophe (VL615)
YouTuber Totally Not Mark had 150+ videos removed by Dragon Ball copyright holder Toei Animation, but where, in other instances, YouTube has thrown up its hands, here they finally came to the (very belated) rescue.
An obvious solution means an obvious problem which could have been avoided...in Virtual Legality.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/pAwG3yzFbRs
#TotallyNotMark #Toei #Copyright
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Discussed in this episode:
"Over 150 Videos GONE - My Response to Toei Animation & Youtube"
YouTube Video - December 8, 2021 - Totally Not Mark
https://youtu.be/WaeqXWzaizY
"Totally Not Mark's Toei Takedowns | YouTube's Content ID is Failing (VL590)"
YouTube Video - December 8, 2021 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/gnPKmRXnQn0
YOUTUBE PAGES
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7002106
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6013276
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797454
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1311402
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9245819
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797370
"International Copyright Relations"
US Copyright Office Circular
https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ38a.pdf
"Limitations on liability relating to material online"
17 USC 512 (DMCA)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512
TWEETS
https://twitter.com/TotallyNotMark/status/1486378433785606152
"WE WON... sort of (TOEI UPDATE)"
YouTube Video - January 26, 2022 - Totally Not Mark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZM_Jxj_Y5c
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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).
CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo
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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Twitter: @hoeglaw
Web: hoeglaw.com
28 min
January 26, 2022 PEELING THE UNION - Activision Reorganizes Raven QA Workers (VL614)
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.
But now that unionization is officially something Activision has to consider, is the reorganization of QA across Raven Software really as benign as the company is suggesting?
QA and Raven both are now embedded in a Warzone of their own making, literally...in Virtual Legality.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/pXsVtDiWnSg
#Activision #Raven #Unions
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Discussed in this episode:
"Microsoft x Activision"
Hoeg Law Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy_vBs7Qt9-ROfumOtIrSdP8
TWEETS
https://twitter.com/sweetpotatoes/status/1485799764033740805
https://twitter.com/LarkingOut/status/1485811381966413835
https://twitter.com/verge/status/1486108114617257990
LAWS
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/157
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/158
NLRB SITES
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/nlrb-adds-new-three-part-test-to-standard-evaluating-appropriateness-bargaining
https://www.nlrb.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/basic-page/node-3024/basicguide.pdf
"THE PATH TO UNIONIZING HAS BEEN ROUGH FOR RAVEN SOFTWARE, AND IT’S ABOUT TO GET ROUGHER"
The Verge - January 25, 2022
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/25/22901563/raven-software-union-game-workers-alliance-activision-blizzard
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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).
CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo
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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Twitter: @hoeglaw
Web: hoeglaw.com
21 min
January 26, 2022 TOEI STORY | Totally Not Mark, YouTube, and Avoiding a Copyright Catastrophe (VL615)
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28 min
January 25, 2022 PEELING THE UNION? | Activision Reorganizes Raven QA Workers (VL614)
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21 min

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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).