A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. RUMOR: Google Is Launching An Augmented Reality Based E-Book Line Google is going to be launching a line of e-books that utilize augmented reality using technology that was developed by Niantic Labs. Niantic Labs…
California Senator Mark Leno recently introduced Senate Bill 467, a bill that would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation prohibiting a government entity from obtaining the contents of a wire or electronic communication from a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service. California Penal Code…
Pillsbury is teaming up with Covert & Co. to host an exclusive VIP reception during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) on March 27, 2013 at the W Hotel in San Francisco. This will be the highest quality private event at GDC, attended by 200 leaders in the game/media sector. The…
FINCEN has recently issued what is perhaps the most specific piece of regulatory Guidance on the financial regulatory issues with virtual currencies. This guidance clarifies the applicability of the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) to entities creating, obtaining, distributing, exchanging, accepting, or transmitting virtual currencies. These guidelines relate to a wide variety of virtual…
Please join us at GSummit 2013 (SF, April 16-18) for 3 days of workshops, sessions, panels and networking dedicated to understanding how to drive behavior in consumers, employees and stakeholders. Top experts in the fields of gamification, loyalty, CRM, enterprise, human resources and training converge at this one-of-a-kind event to share best…
Most companies have employment policies, various website compliance policies and other audit and compliance practices to mitigate risk. Many companies have not yet integrated social media into those policies. Of those that have made some attempt to do so, most have ineffectively or incompletely done so. In fact, a Wall Street…
On March 12th, the Federal Trade Commission issued a report updating its mobile and online advertising guidelines. The recently issued report was a follow-up to the year 2000 “Dot Com Disclosures” to address the marked technical and legal changes that have occurred in the past 13 years. The FTC guidelines…
On March 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued the first in a new series of guidance releases aimed at addressing emerging legal issues. In that edition of “IM Guidance Update”, the SEC focused on clarifying filing and disclosure requirements associated with investment companies’ use of social media, identifying…
Sean F. Kane will be a featured panelist at the upcoming Video Game Bar Association’s inaugural Game Business & Legal Affairs conference. The conference will provide an in-depth analysis of the prevalent and pertinent legal and business issues within the video game industry. Sean will be serving as a panelist…
Hiring a lawyer for a general counsel role – either in-house or by retaining outside counsel to perform that role – can benefit organizations in countless ways. Unlike outside attorneys who are consulted on a piecemeal basis, corporate or general counsel are very familiar with the organization’s operations, leadership, and…