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Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports

Jan. 19, 2012

Kanye West and his copyright infringement woes

Do those copyright lawsuits that do not kill Kanye West only make him "stronger?"

Dan D. Nabel

Principal Counsel, Riot Games

Dan also teaches Video Game Law at USC Gould. His new book, "Video Game Law in a Nutshell," will be available in July 2018 from West Academic."

On a Saturday night in September, I took my wife to the first ever "Call of Duty" convention, hosted by Activision Blizzard. It was held inside a hangar on the old airfield where Howard Hughes built the Spruce Goose. Did I tell her ahead of time that I was taking her to a nerd convention where the only food available would be burgers and fries from a recreated fictional in-game restaurant called "Burger Town?" No way!

I told her I was taking her to a Kanye West concert. Which ...

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