Virtual Legality

When the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) both sued and settled with Activision Blizzard on September 27, 2021, it was unclear how the State of California would take it.

Now we know that the answer to that question was "not very well", as California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has moved to challenged the proposed consent decree (settlement).

What California may not have been prepared for, however, is just how the EEOC would react to such a request, and now their entire case may well be in jeopardy.

We can't really recommend pissing off a federal agency...in Virtual Legality.

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#Activision #California #EEOC

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

01:35 California Challenges the EEOC Settlement (Consent Decree)

10:32 EEOC Standards and Misreporting

24:11 EEOC Fights Back (Merits Objection)

42:14 Understanding Conflicts of Interest

58:27 EEOC Brings the Thunder (Conflict, Ethics Violations)

1:15:50 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"Everybody vs Activision Blizzard: A Legal View"

YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9PBxr5dNcoQLh2erIt2XrZ

"Activision Blizzard: Sued By EEOC, Settles about an Hour Later (VL549)"

YouTube Video - September 27, 2021 - Hoeg Law

https://youtu.be/73rAxOukWWk

EEOC v Activision Blizzard

Proposed Consent Decree

https://investor.activision.com/consent-decree-with-EEOC

EEOC v Activision Blizzard

Motion to Intervene (DFEH/California)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570.13.1.pdf

EEOC Website

https://www.eeoc.gov/settlement-standards-and-procedures#section2d

https://www.eeoc.gov/d-notice-and-claims-procedures-settlement-class-cases

https://www.eeoc.gov/c-considerations-requesting-fairness-hearing

https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/settlement-agreement

EEOC v Activision Blizzard

Declaration of Games Journalism Articles (DFEH/California)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570.13.8.pdf

"California Steps In To Prevent Activision Blizzard Destroying Sexual Harassment Evidence"

Kotaku - October 7, 2021

https://kotaku.com/california-steps-in-to-prevent-activision-blizzard-dest-1847821066

"Sort of feels like..."

Twitter Thread - October 8, 2021 - Alanah Pearce

https://twitter.com/Charalanahzard/status/1446548326241882112

EEOC v Activision Blizzard

Opposition to Intervention - Exhibit A (EEOC)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570.15.6.pdf

EEOC v Activision Blizzard

Opposition to Intervention (EEOC)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570.15.5.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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(0:00) Introduction

(1:35) California Challenges the EEOC Settlement (Consent Decree)

(10:32) EEOC Standards and Misreporting

(24:11) EEOC Fights Back (Merits Objection)

(42:14) Understanding Conflicts of Interest

(58:27) EEOC Brings the Thunder (Conflict, Ethics Violations)

(1:15:50) Conclusion

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(0:00) Introduction

(4:00) Apple Asks Court to Stay Injunction (Overview)

(18:12) Apple Argues It is Harmed

(20:23) Poor Reporting and Poor Paddle

(33:04) Apple Argues It Will Win Appeal

(42:53) How Does the Injunction Help Epic, Exactly?

(44:53) An Expansive View of California Law

(51:06) Waiting For Things to Settle

(53:34) Conclusion (Wait for Ninth Circuit)

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(0:00) Introduction/Twitch Leak

(5:45) Reporting, Streamer Earnings, and Largesse

(12:40) Federal Hacking Law

(15:32) Reporting a Breach

(20:03) A Californian Example

(25:01) Conclusion

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(0:00) Introduction

(2:43) Who Owns What

(11:19) Practical Business

(13:24) A Tricky Collaboration

(16:00) The Licensor Review Process (Nomura)

(18:23) A Distinct Lack of Disney

(25:38) Sora Fans Speak/Conclusion

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(0:00) Introduction

(1:41) The 60 Minutes Interview

(14:52) SEC Complaints and Whistleblower Protection

(25:52) Facebook's Response

(32:07) CDA 230's Liability Shield

(35:07) Whistleblower Awards

(39:10) The Defend Trade Secrets Act

(44:05) Conclusion

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It's Nintendo Switch Pro rumor time again! Now with even more denials from Nintendo.

What did Bloomberg report? How was it characterized by Nintendo? And when is a lie not a lie?

Parsing - it's not just a programming term...in Virtual Legality.

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#Activision #Blizzard #Lawsuit

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Discussed in this Episode:

"Developers Are Making Games for a Nintendo 4K Console That Doesn’t Exist"

Bloomberg - September 29, 2021

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-29/nintendo-switch-4k-developers-make-games-for-nonexistent-console

"A news report on Sept. 30, 2021(JST) falsely claims..."

Tweet - September 29, 2021 - [Nintendo Investor Relations]

https://twitter.com/NintendoCoLtd/status/1443366440183074819

Nintendo Investor Q&A

February 1, 2021

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210202e.pdf

"Nintendo announces Nintendo Switch OLED Model with a vibrant 7-inch OLED screen launching Oct 8"

Nintendo Website - July 6, 2021

https://www.nintendo.com/en_CA/whatsnew/detail/2021/nintendo-announces-nintendo-switch-oled-model-with-a-vibrant-7-inch-oled-screen-launching-oct-8/

"Rumour: Nintendo to Announce Bigger 3DS Tomorrow"

NintendoLife - June 4th, 2012

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/06/rumour_nintendo_to_announce_bigger_3ds_tomorrow

"About today's Nihon Keizai Shimbun report"

NIntendo Website - June 5, 2012

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/2012/120605.html

"Nintendo Announces Super-Sized 3DS XL for August"

Wired - June 22, 2012

https://www.wired.com/2012/06/nintendo-3ds-xl/

"Microsoft to Buy Bungie? When is a Denial Not Really a Denial? (VL314)"

YouTube Video - September 15, 2020 - Hoeg Law

https://studio.youtube.com/video/coA9C4S3ZCU/edit?o=U

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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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As Amazon Games experiences its first success with New World, Netflix launches both its mobile gaming initiative and announces its first studio new acquisition. What does the future of gaming hold? It might be something very different from its past.

Big Tech and gaming have really just met, but that doesn't make them met-averse...in Virtual Legality.

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#Activision #Blizzard #Lawsuit

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Discussed in this Episode:

"New World is Already Steam's Most Played Game of 2021 Despite Server Struggles"

IGN - September 28, 2021

https://www.ign.com/articles/amazon-games-new-world-mmo-steam-2021-most-played

"Amazon’s Crucible Shuts Down For Good After Returning To Closed Beta"

ScreenRant - October 9, 2020

https://screenrant.com/amazon-crucible-shut-down-second-closed-beta/

"Focusing on Stadia’s future as a platform, and winding down SG&E"

Google Blog Post - February 1, 2021

https://blog.google/products/stadia/focusing-on-stadias-future-as-a-platform-and-winding-down-sge/

"Expanding Our Games Team With the Acquisition of Night School Studio"

Netflix Blog - September 28, 2021

https://about.netflix.com/en/news/expanding-our-games-team-with-the-acquisition-of-night-school-studio

"We are joining the Netflix team."

Night School Studio Blog - September 28, 2021

https://nightschoolstudio.com/joining-netflix/

"Netflix buys first video game studio, rolls out mobile games"

Reuters - September 28, 2021

https://www.reuters.com/technology/netflix-rolls-out-mobile-games-users-select-european-markets-2021-09-28/

"Epic Games believes the Internet is broken. This is their blueprint to fix it."

Washington Post - September 28, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/09/28/epic-fortnite-metaverse-facebook/

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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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