
The Game That Never Ends
How Lawyers Shape the Videogame Industry
- Paperback
334 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2024
Summary
A guide to the fascinating legal history of the videogame industry, written for nonlawyers.
Why did a judge recall FIFA 15, a nonviolent soccer game, from French shelves in 2014? Why was Vodka Drunkenski, a character in Nintendo-Japan’s Punch-Out!, renamed Soda Popinski in the US and then in Western Europe, where the pun made no sense? Why was a Dutch-American company barred by US courts from distributing a clone of Pac-Man? Julien Mailland answers all these questions and more in …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262549394 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262549395 |
| Author: | Julien Mailland |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 334 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Game Histories |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Mailland has not just presented a comprehensive review of the legal history of videogames. He also has provided one of the most complete accounts I have seen of the history of the industry itself.”—Jim Levy, founding Chairman and CEO of Activision“Julien Mailland’s book tells the fascinating story of the birth of Atari and the videogames industry with telling insights gained from the players who made it happen.” —Lon Allan, Chairman Emeritus, Silicon Valley Directors’ Exchange“Mailland captures the complex legal intricacies engendered by the competition in videogames in an accessible and humorous history full of captivating stories and lively imagery.”—Edward D. Manzo, author of Patent Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit
About The Author
Julien Mailland
Julien Mailland is a technology industry attorney. He is also Associate Professor of Media Management, Law & Policy at the Indiana University Media School and Adjunct Associate Professor of Informatics at the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. He is coauthor of Minitel- Welcome to the Internet.
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