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Publication June 2018

The key to key presses: eSports game input streaming and copyright protection

Scott M. Kelly and Kirk A. Sigmon are the authors of a paper on data ownership, eSports, copyright, and data rights: The key to key presses: eSports game input streaming and copyright protection, published in the first Interactive Entertainment Law Review. it is available for free on the IELR website. Abstract The eSports industry has […]

Copyright Intellectual Property

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Publication October 2013

Promoting Your Game With a Game: Legal Trouble Spots to Watch Out For With Sweepstakes and Contests

Ross Dannenberg authored this publication on Promoting Your Game With a Game: Legal Trouble Spots to Watch Out For With Sweepstakes and Contests. The piece addresses practical intellectual property and technology issues tied to the subject.

Intellectual Property Legal Analysis

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Publication October 2011

Computer Games and Virtual Worlds: A New Frontier in Intellectual Property Law

This book explores and discusses how to obtain traditional intellectual property law rights in the non-traditional settings of video game and virtual world environments, and serves as a primer for researching these emerging legal issues. Each chapter addresses: end user license agreements; copyrights, patents, trademarks; and trade secrets, as addressed by U.S. law. It also […]

Immersive Tech Intellectual Property

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Publication October 2010

Enforceability of Machine Patents in Virtual Worlds

13 Journla of Internet Law No. 7, Jan. 2010

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Publication February 2010

Ross Dannenberg profiled in the February IDGA newsletter

Please click here to read the article. Posted: February 12, 2010

Intellectual Property Legal Analysis

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Publication May 2009

DMCA Copyright Protections: Uniquely American or Common & Uniform Abroad?

*Please note this article was published in the May 2009 issue of Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal* DMCA Copyright Protections: Uniquely American or Common & Uniform Abroad? By Ross Dannenberg and David R. Gerk

Copyright Intellectual Property

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Publication April 2009

‘Til Lawsuits Do Us Part, IEEE Spectrum Magazine, April 2009

Ross Dannenberg authored “‘Til Lawsuits Do Us Part,” published in IEEE Spectrum Magazine in April 2009. The piece addresses practical intellectual property and technology issues tied to the subject.

Intellectual Property Legal Analysis

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Publication February 2009

The Rocky Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds, Part 1: Trademarks

TECHNOLOGY LAW CORNER The Rocky Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds, Part 1: Trademarks By Ross Dannenberg LinuxInsider 11/12/08 As virtual worlds evolve from geek playgrounds into parallel business universes, legal questions that might have seemed absurd a few years ago are beginning to take on new import. One of the trickiest areas to navigate is […]

Immersive Tech Intellectual Property

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Publication February 2009

The Rocky Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds, Part 3: Copyrights

TECHNOLOGY LAW CORNER The Rocky Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds, Part 3: Copyrights By Ross Dannenberg LinuxInsider 11/25/08 Have you created something that is uniquely your own? If the answer is yes, you probably own a copyright in that intellectual property — and that generally applies even if you created that work in a virtual […]

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Publication February 2009

The Rocky Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds, Part 2: Patents

Ross Dannenberg authored this publication on The Rocky Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds, Part 2: Patents. The piece addresses practical intellectual property and technology issues tied to the subject.

Immersive Tech Intellectual Property

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