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Take-Two sues BBC over 'Grand Theft Auto' movie

The BBC's movie about the making of Grand Theft Auto has just run into a mountain-sized obstacle: Take Two Interactive. The publisher of the series and the owner of Rockstar Games is suing the BBC over...

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Emails between USTR and ESA, MPAA, and RIAA show influence on the...

One of the things that is fascinating about recently released emails between U.S. trade representatives negotiating trade treaties like the Trans-Pacific Partnership and trade groups like the...

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ICANN: 'we won't be copyright cops'

The president of the International Corporation for Assigned Named and Numbers (ICANN), the organization responsible for giving those pesky internet IP numbers actual names that you can type into your...

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Australia passes new anti-copyright infringement law

Australia has passed a controversial new anti-piracy law, according to this Ars Technica report. Why is it controversial?  Because it makes it easier for rights holders to censor websites. The bill,...

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UK High Court Kills 'personal use' ripping of copyrighted material

Remember when ripping DVDs and music CDS for personal use was legal in the United Kingdom? Well those days are officially over thanks to a new court ruling. Ars Technica reports that the 2014...

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Secretly shot 'Fallout 4' video finds refuge on Pornhub

Bethesda's legal team is playing a game of DMCA whack-a-mole all this week with people reposting a secretly shot Fallout 4 gameplay video during Gamescom last week. The video first surfaced on popular...

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Fan-created 'Resident Evil 2' remake project shut down

As expected, the fan-made Resident Evil 2 remake project has been shut down. But before you grab your virtual pitchforks and torches and head over the Capcom HQ (or its Unity Blog), the end of the...

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'Duke Nukem' lawsuit settled

The legal battle between Gearbox Software, 3D Realms, and Interceptor Entertainment is at an end. The case has been settled, with Gearbox the "full and rightful" owner of Duke Nukem. Terms of the...

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Pokemon Company Hates Fun. Sues To End PAX Party

The Pokémon Company has sued to end a Pokémon themed party at PAX Prime this year. According to the filing in US District Court, The Pokémon Company believes the organizers of the party are violating...

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ECA Hits The Streets Of DC

In the last week of March, the Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) took to Capital Hill to meet with members of Congress about SOPA, PIPA and other issues that effect gamers and game...

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