Generative AI (GAI) applications have raised numerous copyright issues. These issues include whether the training of GAI models constitute infringement or is permitted under fair use, who is liable if the output infringes...more
Recently, there has been a frenzy of legal activity with U.S. gambling laws and the number of gambling-related legal issues with video games. U.S. gambling laws have changed more in the past few years than they have in a long...more
9/14/2018
/ Blockchain ,
Casinos ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
eSports ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Gambling ,
Game of Skill ,
Games of Chance ,
Internet ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Gaming ,
PASPA ,
Sports Betting ,
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) ,
Video Games ,
Virtual Currency ,
Virtual Goods ,
Wire Act
Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines have been updated to address various aspects of crypto currency. Some of the relevant provisions include the following.
One of the provisions relates to prevents an app from including...more
7/13/2018
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Apple ,
Banks ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Mining ,
Financial Institutions ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Securities Exchanges ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Video Games ,
Virtual Currency
The flurry of proposed legislative activity around loot boxes continues. State Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-South Saint Paul) introduced H.F. 4460in Minnesota this week. H.F. 4460 would prohibit game purchases that result in random...more
4/27/2018
/ Gambling ,
Gaming ,
Illegal Gambling ,
Internet ,
Minors ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Gaming ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Retailers ,
Rewards ,
Video Games ,
Virtual Goods ,
Warning Labels
As previously reported, The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a purported class action and held that a social casino game constituted illegal gambling under Washington law. According to...more
4/9/2018
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Casinos ,
Class Action ,
Dismissals ,
Gaming ,
Illegal Gambling ,
Mobile Apps ,
Popular ,
Reversal ,
Social Media ,
Websites
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a purported class action and held that a social casino game constituted illegal gambling under Washington law. According to the Court, all online or...more
3/30/2018
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Casinos ,
Class Action ,
Dismissals ,
Gaming ,
Illegal Gambling ,
Mobile Apps ,
Reversal ,
Social Media ,
Terms of Use ,
Transaction Fees ,
Transfer Fees ,
Virtual Currency
Apple just announced a number of changes to its App Store Review Guidelines, including the requirement that apps offering “loot boxes” or other mechanisms that provide randomized virtual items for purchase must disclose the...more
Hugely successful games attract lawsuits. Pokémon Go has been hugely successful and, predictably, has attracted a lawsuit.
In a recently filed class action, a plaintiff has alleged that a number of the GPS coordinates...more
Another lawsuit alleging illegal gambling in a social game has been dismissed. Over the last year, social gaming mobile applications have come under attack from the Plaintiffs’ bar as gambling in disguise. Plaintiffs’...more
Lumos Labs recently paid $2 million to the FTC to settle claims that it deceived consumers about its brain training application’s ability to increase cognitive function. According to the FTC, the company alleged that its...more