The videogame industry has emerged as a leader in home entertainment, rivaling recorded music, television and motion pictures for the consumer entertainment mindshare. Intellectual property, including videogames, has become one of America’s leading exports in the 21st Century. The emergence of the Internet, Facebook and other social platforms and destinations, Apple iOS, Android, Windows Mobile and other digital delivery vehicles, and the explosive growth of casual and social gaming, have broadened the reach and audiences for games far beyond videogame consoles and personal computers. Any lawyer who represents creators of content, developers of technology or other intellectual property should have a basic understanding of current business and legal issues and practices in this dynamic field.
Lecture Topics [Total time 06:05:52]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION* [00:11:42]
Jim Charne, Daniel O'Connell Offner
- Understanding and Negotiating Core IP and Game Development Deal Points [01:59:40]
Jim Charne, Lane Kiriyama, Riley R. Russell, Amy Cano
- The Regulatory and Legal Overlay: The FTC, Privacy, Maintaining Personally Identifiable Information, Marketing to Children, Contests and Sweepstakes in a Social Media World [02:01:25]
James Alan Cook, Dona J. Fraser, Nerissa Coyle McGinn
- Finance of Game Developers from Start-up to Cash Out [01:53:05]
Daniel O'Connell Offner, Sinjin Bain, Jeffrey Lapin, Greg Roussel
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- Overview/The Big Picture
Jim Charne
- Treatment of Unsolicited or Confidential Information
Jim Charne
- Independent Contractor Agreements
Jim Charne
- Specialized Services Agreements
Jim Charne
- Game Dev, Publishing, and License Agreements
Jim Charne, Daniel O'Connell Offner
- Miscellaneous
Jim Charne
- U.S. Regulatory Framework--Complying with COPPA to Avoid FTC Scrutiny: Legislation and Rules
James Alan Cook, Dona J. Fraser, Nerissa Coyle McGinn
- U.S. Regulatory Framework: FTC Actions and Related Matters
James Alan Cook, Dona J. Fraser, Nerissa Coyle McGinn
- State Legislation and Court Cases Regarding Privacy, Data Security and COPPA
James Alan Cook, Dona J. Fraser, Nerissa Coyle McGinn
- Making Privacy Policies, Terms of Service/Use, and EULAs Work Within the U.S. Regulatory Framework
James Alan Cook, Dona J. Fraser, Nerissa Coyle McGinn
- Contests, Sweepstakes and Promotions in a Social Media World
James Alan Cook, Dona J. Fraser, Nerissa Coyle McGinn
- Letter of Intent
Daniel O'Connell Offner
- Stock Purchase Agreement
Daniel O'Connell Offner
- Series Seed Documents
Ted G. Wang, Greg Roussel
- Silicon Valley Venture Survey First Quarter 2012
Barry J Kramer, Greg Roussel
- Index to Representing the Games Industry Client 2012
Presentation Material
- Finance of Game Developers from Start-up to Cash Out
Greg Roussel
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