Twitch's ban of Dr. Disrespect in the Summer of 2020, when he was then one of the platform's most popular streamers, has been a constant topic of debate and conversation in the gaming and game streaming industries. Now, that debate has changed as talk of lawsuits fill the air.
Will Dr. Disrespect sue Twitch? Can he even survive dismissal? And on what grounds might such a lawsuit be premised?
You can see the groundwork being laid, but it's a difficult road indeed...in Virtual Legality.
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#Twitch #Ban #DrDisrespect
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
02:06 Disrespect Says He's Suing Twitch
07:48 Possible Legal Theories
17:15 Black Widows and Arbitration
23:32 Conclusion
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Discussed in this episode:
"Twitch Bans Dr. Disrespect - A Lawyer's Take On What We Know (VL254)"
YouTube Video - June 29, 2020 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/wfgiEiefZ2E
"Dr. Disrespect Banned From Twitch: Doc’s Statement And What We Know"
Forbes - June 28, 2020
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2020/06/28/statement-respond-why-dr-disrespect-banned-from-twitch-for-mysterious-reasons/?sh=5e8ed8652c0e
"DrDisrespect FINALLY opens up about you know what."
YouTube Video - August 24, 2021 - DrDisRespect
https://youtu.be/PkqZhyukSW0
"Intentional Interference With Prospective Economic Relations - Essential Factual Elements"
California Jury Instructions - Justia
https://www.justia.com/trials-litigation/docs/caci/2200/2202/
"Negligent Interference With Prospective EconomicRelations"
California Jury Instructions - Justia
https://www.justia.com/trials-litigation/docs/caci/2200/2204/
"Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress - EssentialFactual Elements"
California Jury Instructions - Justia
https://www.justia.com/trials-litigation/docs/caci/1600/1600/
"Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress - 'Outrageous Conduct' Defined"
California Jury Instructions - Justia
https://www.justia.com/trials-litigation/docs/caci/1600/1602/
"Negligence - Recovery of Damages for EmotionalDistress - No Physical Injury - Direct Victim - Essential Factual Elements"
California Jury Instructions - Justia
https://www.justia.com/trials-litigation/docs/caci/1600/1620/
"Contracts in Restraint of Trade"
California Code 16600
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=16600.
"Terms of Service"
Twitch - Updated January 1, 2021
https://www.twitch.tv/p/en/legal/terms-of-service/
"Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate"
9 USC 2
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/9/2
"Scarlett Johansson Slams “Misogynistic” Disney Response As Mouse House Tries To Move ‘Black Widow’ Suit Behind Closed Doors – Update"
Deadline - August 21, 2021
https://deadline.com/2021/08/scalett-johansson-disney-lawsuit-black-widow-response-arbitration-1234819262/
Periwinkle v Walt Disney
Defendant's Motion to Arbitrate - Filed August 20, 2021
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/black-widow-disney-arbitrtion-motion.pdf
"Arbitrability – Who Decides?"
ABA Article - February 2019
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/publications/committee_newsletters/bcl/2019/201902/fa_3/
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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).
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