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Gabe Newell Updates Steam Users on November 2011 Hack

Gabe Newell Updates Steam Users on November 2011 Hack

Some backup information was stolen, though sensitive data was encrypted.

Online, Piracy, Steam, Gabe Newell, Legal

Blizzard Files Notice of Opposition Against Valve's DOTA Trademark

Blizzard Files Notice of Opposition Against Valve's DOTA Trademark

Blizzard is not letting the DOTA name go without a fight.

Activision Blizzard, Valve Corporation, Trademark, Legal

6waves Lolapps CEO Denies Violating NDA With Spry Fox Ordeal

6waves Lolapps CEO Denies Violating NDA With Spry Fox Ordeal

Rex Ng has said that his company did not violate its NDA and copying Spry Fox’s Triple Town.

Lawsuit, Social, Independent

ESA Lobbying Cost $1M Last Quarter

ESA Lobbying Cost $1M Last Quarter

ESA spends over $1 million on lobbying for SOPA and PIPA support, other issues.

Financial, ESA, Legislation, Legal

Game Tax on Teen and Mature Rated Titles Introduced in Oklahoma Legislature

Game Tax on Teen and Mature Rated Titles Introduced in Oklahoma Legislature

Oklahoma Representative William Fourkiller wants 1 percent tax on teen-and-up rated games.

Financial, Legislation, Legal, Game Art

DeNA Files Countersuit Against Gree

DeNA Files Countersuit Against Gree

The Japanese mobile social giants are battling. Will Tokyo be safe?

Mobile, Apple, Japan, Lawsuit, Social, China, Android, DeNA

Zynga CEO: We Are 'Contributing Massively' to Innovation

Zynga CEO: We Are 'Contributing Massively' to Innovation

Mark Pincus addresses the issue of game copying, and IndustryGamers takes another look at the legal issues involved.

Mobile, Social, Zynga, Legal

iOS Developer Spry Fox Files Suit Against 6Waves Lolapps

iOS Developer Spry Fox Files Suit Against 6Waves Lolapps

The developers claim 6Waves Lolapps copied one of their games while in negotiations to publish it.

Mobile, Social, Legal

Tera Online Launch the Target of NCSoft Lawsuit

Tera Online Launch the Target of NCSoft Lawsuit

NCSoft has filed against Bluehole to stop the North American launch of Tera Online.

MMO, Online, Lawsuit, NCsoft

Copying Game Designs: Is It Legal?

Copying Game Designs: Is It Legal?

IndustryGamers talks to an attorney to find out if Tiny Tower has a case.

Apple, Social, Zynga, Legal

Entertainment Law

Loeb & Loeb's Interactive Entertainment Practice Group represents many of the leading companies in the interactive entertainment industry. Our Interactive Entertainment Practice is part of Loeb & Loeb's multidisciplinary entertainment practice that has been a recognized leader for over a century. Our representation covers not only the interactive entertainment industry's leading videogame publishers, console makers and developers but also technology, internet, social media, social gaming, entertainment, management companies and talent that are involved in this space. Our attorneys assist our clients across a wide range of platforms, applications and technologies.

Our work includes deals done for the console, PC, Mac, Mobile (iPhone and Android), Facebook, massively multiplayer, and server/cloud based computing platforms as well as deals for games, content, technologies, and applications across traditional and digital business models and methods of exploitation.

In addition, we have a strong competitive advantage in that Loeb & Loeb's Interactive Entertainment Practice Group combines deep industry business and legal knowledge with cutting edge capabilities in the entertainment, emerging media, corporate, finance, advertising, intellectual property and litigation areas to provide unparalleled expertise and service for clients.

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