3 reasons you should talk to a lawyer before starting your GameDev business
Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at a few reasons that you should contact an attorney and other professionals before starting an independent game development business.
What’s up with Fair Use? Part III: The second factor
California game lawyer continues an examination of Fair Use with a look at the second factor, the Nature of the Copyrighted Work. This includes how creative or functional the work is, and whether or not the work has been published.
Legal News: Blizzard files lawsuit against Starcraft 2 hackers
California game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at the recent lawsuit filed by Blizzard Entertainment over the hacking of their Starcraft 2 game.
What’s up with Fair Use? Part II: The first factor
California game lawyer Zachary Strebeck continues his analysis of Fair Use, starting with the first of four factors that courts use – “the purpose and character of the use.”
Why do Terms of Service and Privacy Policies need to exist? – Guest post on Ind13.com
I just wanted to give everyone a heads up about a guest post I’ve written for Indie games magazine Ind13, concerning the reasons for having
What’s up with Fair Use? Part 1: An overview
California game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at a topic that is often misunderstood in copyright law: Fair use.
Non-legal legal advice: “If you have to ask, you probably shouldn’t”
California game lawyer gives his favorite piece of non-legal legal advice that can handle about 90 percent of questionable legal issues.
How to remove infringing content from Facebook
California game lawyer looks at the procedures Facebook offers to remove copyrighted or trademarked material from its social network.
Gamedev legal news – State sues over failed Kickstarter campaign
The State of Washington is suing Kickstarter campaign creator Altius Management and its president, Edward Polchlopek over unfulfilled rewards. Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at the facts of the case and provides some analysis.
How to register a copyright: Part II – What specimen do I send in?
Copyright lawyer Zachary Strebeck delves into the mandatory deposit requirements under U.S. copyright law, as well as outlining the deposit material required for some common game-related copyright registrations.
