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Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports

Jan. 4, 2013

Dispute between game makers gets messy

Just like the rest of the entertainment industry, the world of free-to-play gaming is not without its dark, seedy underbelly.

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."

Just about everyone plays free-to-play games these days. If you own a mobile device, you've probably played Angry Birds or Words With Friends. What you may not know, though, is that just like the rest of the entertainment industry, the world of free-to-play gaming is not without its dark, seedy underbelly, where even the cute and cuddly characters are forced to work in digital sweatshops and sell virtual drugs on simulated street corners just to make ends meet.

Well, ok, maybe...

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