What can you do if you receive a cease and desist letter?
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
Do you own your game content?
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!
Nintendo opens up automated YouTube revenue-sharing program
Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at Nintendo’s new Creator Program, which allows revenue sharing for YouTube videos featuring Nintendo games.
Can you protect the “look and feel” of your website or blog?
California lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at what kind of legal protection a company can get for their website or blog. A recent California case highlights some of the important law in website trade dress cases.
Are you at legal risk when you take unsolicited game ideas?
Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck takes a look at the potential liability that can come from accepting unsolicited ideas. Some ways for a company to protect themselves are also discussed.
How to legally use other people’s photos and images under Creative Commons license
Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at how the Creative Commons license allows the use of other peoples’ photos and the different types of licenses available.
Legal News: Killzone and UFC class action lawsuits, Google Play issues IAP refunds
Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck has a roundup of three game-related legal news stories that broke this week, concerning Sony’s Killzone: Shadowfall, the Google Play store’s IAP refunds and the UFC anti-trust lawsuit.
Confused about trademarks? Check out my new guest post on Stonemaier Games’ Kickstarter Lessons
Confused about trademarks and trademark infringement? I’ve got a new guest post up on Stonemaier Games’ Kickstarter Lessons blog – check it out!
My Fair Use posts, collected
Just a quick repost of the links to my five-post series on Fair Use to make it easier to find them.
Is it okay to use another person’s photo on your blog?
California lawyer Zachary Strebeck takes a look at the use of photos by bloggers and how to stay out of legal trouble when using someone else’s photograph through licensing and other means.
