The Game Lawyer blog

I consulted on The Monopolists, a book by New York Times journalist Mary Pilon, a couple years ago. The book traces the legal history of the

Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at the use of other companies’ intellectual property in the creation of third-party game accessories, particularly replacement organizers and trays for board games.

Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at the Aliens: Colonial Marines class action lawsuit and explains how and why the lawsuit may have failed to even begin.

Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck discusses the ins and outs of parody, why you need to understand it, and how it differs from satire. Also discussed is a recent case that provides a good example of a parody.

Have you looked at your game development legal situation lately? Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck gives developers a heads-up on some important issues.

Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at two new mobile game cloning lawsuits involving Blizzard and uCool, along with some general thoughts on the issue.

What do you do if someone sends you a cease and desist letter? Receiving a cease and desist letter can be some content creators’ worst

Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at how a game developer can make sure they own the copyright to the content in their game. As usual, this involves contracts and lawyers!

Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at Nintendo’s new Creator Program, which allows revenue sharing for YouTube videos featuring Nintendo games.