Professors Examine Esports and Title IX at SRLA Conference
(The following is the capturing of a presentation on Esports and Title IX at the recent SRLA Conference in Atlanta. Making the presentation were Dr. Jeffrey Levine, J.D.; Ph.D. (Drexel …
Upcoming Esports Conferences in 2022
By Ellen M. Zavian, Esq., Editor-in-Chief ESL We have seen the numbers of growth for gamers during the past 3 years, along with the prediction of growth for the audience …
Workers at Vodeo Games Created Vodeo Workers United, the First Officially Recognized Video Game Company Union in the United States
By Johana Vargas Arias, Esq. GW Law LLM Candidate 2023. JD earned from The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law We have all witnessed …
Activision Blizzard’s Multi-Million Dollar Harassment Settlement in Flux; Will The Appellate Court Allow Third-Party Intervention?
By Jason Re, GW Law 3L In September of 2021, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a complaint against Activision Blizzard (AB), alleging that the video game publishing …
Skater Can’t Land Lanham Act Complaint Against Video Game
By Marcelo Barros, of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Zachary Miller, a well-known professional skateboarder, was paid by Easy Day Studios Pty. Ltd. and Reverb Communications, Inc. to …
Aggression Against Ukraine Prompts ESL Gaming to Suspend Teams and Tournaments in Russia
ESL Gaming, one of the world’s leading esports company, is not happy with Russia’s attack on the Ukraine and has taken steps to prove it. The company issued the following …
League of Legends Developer Files Suit Over ‘Knock-Off’ Game
By Anthony Dreyer, Jordan Feirman and James Pak, of Skadden Arps On January 20, 2022, Riot Games, developer of the popular League of Legends (LoL) and related games, filed suit …
Court’s Decision Represents a Warning for Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile Cheaters
By Lisa MacBeth, GW Law, 2L In November 2021, the United States District Court for the Central District of California reviewed a motion for default judgment against Andre Swirszczuk (“Swirszczuk”) …
PUBG vs Free Fire, Apple, and Google: A Legal Battle Royale
By Courtney Seams, 3L, GW Law (Editor’s note: The following article appeared in Esports and the Law, a periodical published by Hackney Publications.) Krafton, the maker of PUBG: Battlegrounds, filed …
Dismissal of Overgrowth Developer Wolfire Games Antitrust lawsuit against Valve
Brianna Rodriguez, GW Law, 2L In April of 2021, Worlfire Games, the developer of the action video game, Overgrowth, filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Valve Corporation, the owner of Steam, …