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Lead Counsel In SCOTUS Violent Games Case Lays Out Arguments
The lead counsel for the video game industry in the upcoming Supreme Court fight against California’s proposed violent video game restrictions outlined the problems with the state’s legal arguments in...
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A Legal Analysis of Brown v. EMA
No doubt everyone has heard the good news out of the Supreme Court last week. Video games are saved from government censorship based on violent content, California’s law prohibiting the...
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Davis v. EA Argued Before Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Yesterday Electronic Arts took its case defending itself against former NFL players (Davis v. EA - PDF) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (as detailed by The Recorder). EA Games argued...
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies EA's Motion to Appeal Ruling in 'Keller v. EA'
The U.S. Supreme Court has chosen not to hear a "rights of publicity" case - a topic it hasn't addressed for decades involving Electronic Arts. The Supreme Court on Thursday denied EA's request to...
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Actor Sues 'The Simpsons' Maker For Infringing on His 'Goodfellas' Character
Actor Frank Sivero, who played Frankie Carbone in the popular movie Goodfellas, has filed a lawsuit against the creators of The Simpsons, seeking $250 million for "ripping off" the character he played...
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Justice Elena Kagan Questions Her Decision in 'Brown v. EMA'
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says that she still isn't sure if she made the right decision in Brown v. EMA, which brought the law sponsored by California State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco)...
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EFF Calls On Americans To Contact The FEC Today About Online Political Speech
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging U.S. citizens to contact the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to let them know that the long-held hands-off policy related to free and low-cost...
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EFF Files Amicus Brief Supporting EA in 'Davis v. EA'
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Organization for Transformative Works have jointly filed an amicus brief in Davis v. Electronic Arts currently before the Ninth Circuit court. In its brief...
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Will Hillary Clinton's colorful past on violent media come back to haunt her?
Hillary Clinton's past is coming back to haunt her as she takes a run at becoming the president of the United States in 2016. Digging through the Clinton Library records, this Politico report...
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Leland Yee seeks delay in federal trial
The Sacramento Bee reports that lawyers for former California state senator (D-San Francisco) and long-time video game critic Leland Yee is asking the court to delay his federal trial concerning public...
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