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“Video game law” emerges as a specialty. Facebook and eBay test the limits of Section 230. Forum selection clauses become more important in Internet legal documents. Myspace tries to turn piracy into profit with a new technology. A man claims that an emoticon turned him into a pedophile against his will. Hear Professor Michael Scott and Attorney Josh Kagan tackle these issues and more on this episode of The Singularity Law Podcast!

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Here are the show notes for this week’s episode:

Shownotes for The Singularity Law Podcast: Episode 8 for December 8, 2008

Our Panel for Today:

• Prof. Michael Scott of The Singularity Law Blog
• Josh Kagan of The Josh Kagan Blog

Video Game Law as a Hot New Practice Area: Hype or Reality?

• Wall Street Journal: Video-Game Law: The Niche Legal Practice Du Jour
• LA Times: These Lawyers Got (Video) Game
• Michael Scott’s blog: Videogame Law: New Legal Specialty or Marketing Hype?

The Limits of Section 230 Immunity, Part 1: Malware

• 47 U.S.C. §230
• Venkat Balasubramani’s SPAM NOTES blog: Could Facebook Be Liable for Spreading the Koobface Virus?
• Green v. AOL

The Limits of Section 230 Immunity, Part 2: Trademarks

• Alleyinsider: Amazon, Google: eBay Shouldn’t Have To Hunt For Trademark Infringers
• EFF: Jewelry Company Quest to Expand Trademark Law Could Quash Internet Commerce

Practice Pointer: The Continued Importance of Forum Selection Clauses

• “Internet Cases” blog: Court enforces forum selection clause in web hosting agreement
• Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 499 U.S. 585 (1991)

Turning Piracy Into Profit: The Myspace Experiment and Other DMCA Issues

• Reuters: MySpace, MTV Test Piracy-Profit Plan
• Michael Scott’s blog: Priming the Pump – Copyright Style

Final Thoughts: Entrapment by Emoticon

• Wall Street Journal: Emoticons on Trial at the Nebraska Supreme Court

This recording is an informational resource only. It is not designed to offer legal advice.