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US legislators single out violent game makers
Tax Reform Act of 2014 drafters say they're withholding tax credits from violent game devs, but wording covers all software development
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King drops Candy trademark in US
Candy Crush Saga company withdraws application for rights to individual word in hit game's title
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Nintendo wins 3DS patent dispute
International Trade Commission sides with Mario maker, denies claims from three patent-licensing companies
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IGDA criticizes King's "predatory" trademark tactics
Dev group targets Candy Crush Saga maker, has business/legal special interest group looking into the issue
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King accused of more trademark trolling
CandySwipe creator says Candy Crush Saga company purchased victory in legal dispute
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Watch Dogs trademark abandonment was fraudulent
Fraudster posed as CEO Yves Guillemot in USPTO filing
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Rovio: We don't work with government spies
Angry Birds maker says it won't share end user info with NSA or other surveillance agencies
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King: "We should never have published Pac-Avoid"
Publisher posts open letter on ongoing IP conflicts
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King: We do not clone other people's games
Candy Crush company denies accusations but removes game in question "for the avoidance of doubt"
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Judge overturns multimillion dollar award in Madden lawsuit
Ruling says jurors did not have enough evidence to conclude EA copied programmer's work
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Anti-piracy circumvention may be legal, EU court rules
Ruling finds value in thwarting Nintendo protection measures for reasons other than pirating games
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Blizzard sues Hearthstone clone developer
Warcraft maker and NetEase looking for $1.65 million from developer of Android, iOS look-alike
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King trademarks "Candy", goes after developers
UPDATE: King responds "we don't enforce against all uses of CANDY"
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Apple settles FTC complaint over kids' in-app purchases
iPad maker questions regulator's involvement, but will pay $32.5 million to avoid legal battle
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Nintendo acquires patents from IA Labs following legal victory
IA Labs had sued Nintendo, alleging that Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus violated its patents - now IA has lost its patent portfolio to Nintendo
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Investor sues EA over Battlefield 4 bugs
Class-action suit accuses publisher, execs of lying about shooter's development to inflate stock price
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Sex scandal played role in Al Lowe leaving Replay
Larry creator left after Replay CEO Paul Trowe pleaded guilty to showing sex video to minor
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NCAA sues EA over settlement with former players
Collegiate group refuses to be last defendant standing in suit brought by ex-student athletes
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Zynga triumphs in Scramble With Friends lawsuit
Mattel's Scrabble copyright suit fails, but Zynga must change the Scramble logo
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Rapper sends cease and desist to Rockstar
Daz Dillinger upset at GTA soundtrack, "I can't let them get away with it."
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Activision sale cleared by Delaware Supreme Court
The injunction blocking Vivendi's sale of Activision has been overturned
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Foxconn using unpaid students to build PS4s - Report
Manufacturer says interns had been assigned night shifts and overtime in violation of policies; Sony stands by Foxconn
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Is it legal to sell second hand digital games?
Nic Murfett looks at two recent legal cases and questions the current laws on digital content
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SNK demands halt of Neo Geo X sales
Original console maker says licensing agreement with Tommo was terminated last week, wants it pulled from stores