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Entertainment & Sports

Oct. 21, 2010

Online Games' Rise Bring New Legal Issues

It wasn't long ago that console-based video games were taking the entertainment world by storm. Now, mobile gaming is changing the legal landscape for interactive entertainment specialists.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

It wasn't long ago that console-based video games were taking the entertainment world by storm, posting sales figures that easily rivaled the box office revenues of top Hollywood blockbuster films.

But as sales of packaged games for bulky home video game systems continue to fall, the industry is embracing the growing popularity of free and low-cost games available on mobile de...

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