The Game That Never Ends by Julien Mailland - ISBN: 9780262549394
Paperback
Uncover the surprising legal battles behind your favorite videogames.

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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