Virtual Legality

Virtual Legality is many things, but it is most certainly not in the business of harassment or bullying, targeted or otherwise. It is the antithesis of such things. Reasonable minds can differ, after all - a fact YouTube may well be far from figuring out.

Until then, let's talk about what happened this morning.

Isn't it ironic...in Virtual Legality.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/mBZ-CrwAUg4

#YouTube #Censorship #BigTech

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Discussed in this episode:

"Hey [Team YouTube], are you kidding me with this?"

Twitter Thread - January 21, 2021 - Hoeg Law

https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1352259684183531520

"Harassment and cyberbullying policy"

YouTube Help Page

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802268?hl=en#zippy=%2Cother-types-of-content-that-violate-this-policy%2Cmore-examples

"Community Guidelines strike basics"

YouTube Help Page

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802032?hl=en

"Terms of Service"

YouTube Terms Page

https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms

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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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(0:00) Introduction

(1:38) Advancing the Money

(10:18) Adjusting Things

(17:18) Halting Your Advance (Termination)

(19:56) Repaying the Publisher

(29:39) Conclusion

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(0:00) Introduction

(3:02) Parler's Opening Statements

(7:02) Did Amazon Breach its Agreement?

(24:00) Did Amazon Interfere with Other Agreements?

(25:25) Did Amazon violate Antitrust Law?

(28:45) Misreading CDA 230

(37:38) Finishing Strong

(42:00) Conclusion (The Future of Parler)

Ah, CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, the game that launched a thousand YouTube videos.

With much of the heat dialed down after the game's *rocky* December 2020 release, CD Projekt and CDPR co-founder Marcin Iwinski took to YouTube and the Internet to express his company's continued "commitment to quality".

But while Mr. Iwinski's statement contains some much needed affirmations, the question remains, did it go far enough?

And just why are there so many statements about what the company did or did not expect?

Let's dive in.

If you have to express your commitment, that commitment is probably already in doubt...in Virtual Legality.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/z0iDOm7XNqM

#Cyberpunk2077 #CDPR #CommitmentToQuality

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00:00 Introduction

02:27 Mr. Iwinski's Opening Statement

08:56 Defending Against Securities Fraud

11:43 A View from the Inside (Creating Sympathy)

14:54 Throwing Old Gen (and QA) Under the Bus

18:51 Explaining Away Late Review Access

23:09 Deflecting with COVID

24:31 A Blurry Future

31:28 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"CD Projekt, CDPR, and Cyberpunk 2077: We Have a Reputation to Burn"

YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy8QxfJHOJGH8UsiYOqjwhq3

"Dear gamers..."

Tweet - January 13, 2021

https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame/status/1349462362764537862

"Cyberpunk 2077 — Our Commitment to Quality"

YouTube Video - January 13, 2021 - Cyberpunk 2077

https://youtu.be/O3V4UBZmC9o

"CD Projekt Sued Over Alleged Cyberpunk Lies! Let's Read the Lawsuit! (VL379)"

YouTube Video - December 28, 2020 - Hoeg Law

https://studio.youtube.com/video/z0iDOm7XNqM/edit?o=U

Form of CDPR Lawsuit

The Rosen Law Firm

https://www.rosenlegal.com/media/casestudy/2267_Cd%20Projekt%20-%20Complaint%204849-9033-8517%20v.1.pdf

"CDPR's Cyberpunk Damage Control Call: Corpos Searching for Answers (VL371)"

YouTube Video - December 15, 2020 - Hoeg Law

https://youtu.be/n7uzzQ7SV-0

CDPR Cyberpunk Launch Teleconference Transcript

December 14/15, 2020

https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/wp-content/uploads-en/2020/12/call-transcript_en.pdf

"Our Commitment"

Cyberpunk Website

https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/37298/our-commitment

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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

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Blog: hoeglaw.wordpress.com

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(0:00) Introduction

(6:38) Amazon's Overview

(15:27) The Facts (as Amazon Sees Them)

(32:31) Amazon: Parler Will Not Win

(43:23) Amazon: Fairness/Public Interest Supports Us

(48:39) Amazon: Parler Will Not Suffer Irreparable Harm

(49:50) Conclusion

When Disney and Electronic Arts entered into a ten year exclusive license agreement for the creation of "core" Star Wars games back in 2013, one could forgive both sides for thinking that the sky would be the limit for the alliance.

But now in 2021, a changed world (both in terms of Star Wars and...other) means a reevaluation of the contract that set the two giants on their course. A reevaluation that will definitively change the galaxy, or at least the one that's "far, far away".

Let's dive in.

This will be a day long remembered...in Virtual Legality.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/gCPQsrl8EqI

#StarWars #Lucasfilm #EA

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

02:00 A Decade of Exclusivity

06:01 Rumblings of Change

11:31 The Return of Lucasfilm Games

12:43 The Return of Indiana Jones

14:45 Massive (and Ubisoft) News for Star Wars

22:55 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"The Walt Disney Company and EA Announce Multi-Year Star Wars Games Agreement"

Press Release - May 6, 2013

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130506006434/en/The-Walt-Disney-Company-and-EA-Announce-Multi-Year-Star-Wars-Games-Agreement

"EA/Disney 'Star Wars' Deal to Last 10 Years, Expand Past Movies"

The Hollywood Reporter - November 21, 2013

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ea-disney-star-wars-deal-658636

"EA’s Troubled Decade Of Star Wars Games"

Kotaku - January 6, 2019

https://kotaku.com/ea-s-troubled-decade-of-star-wars-games-1831807493

"Lucasfilm Games has been hiring for new Star Wars games and 'heritage projects' (updated)"

PC Gamer - March 20, 2019

https://www.pcgamer.com/lucasfilm-games-has-been-unexpectedly-resurrected-by-disney/

"Virtual Legality #38 - Lucasfilm Games, Electronic Arts, and the Future of Star Wars (Hoeg Law)"

YouTube Video - March 20, 2019 - Hoeg Law

https://youtu.be/ScZChL2X0Vg

"Electronic Arts plans to 'double down' on Star Wars games"

PC Gamer - June 23, 2020

https://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-plans-to-double-down-on-star-wars-games/

"LUCASFILM GAMES BEGINS A NEW ERA"

Star Wars Website - January 11, 2021

https://www.starwars.com/news/lucasfilm-games

"Lucasfilm Games" Twitter Feed

https://twitter.com/LucasfilmGames/

"GET YOUR FEDORAS AND WHIPS READY FOR A NEW INDIANA JONES GAME"

Star Wars Website - January 12, 2021

https://www.starwars.com/news/indiana-jones-game

"LUCASFILM GAMES HITS LIGHTSPEED TOWARD THE FUTURE"

Star Wars Website - January 13, 2021

https://www.starwars.com/news/lucasfilm-games-interview

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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

Blog: hoeglaw.wordpress.com

STORE: https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store

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(0:00) Introduction

(2:27) Mr. Iwinski's Opening Statement

(8:56) Defending Against Securities Fraud

(11:43) A View from the Inside (Creating Sympathy)

(14:54) Throwing Old Gen (and QA) Under the Bus

(18:51) Explaining Away Late Review Access

(23:09) Deflecting with COVID

(24:31) A Blurry Future

(31:28) Conclusion

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(0:00) Introduction

(2:07) Marketing

(20:52) Crediting

(23:30) Servicing (and Spending)

(30:15) Conclusion