The world of gaming in 2021 is much different than it has been throughout its history. Multiplayer and live service games dominate the landscape, and licensed material has found more of a home, not just in the soundtracks of play, but in their substance.
So, it is no real surprise that Dead by Daylight, one of the more popular multiplayer games around is now faced with pulling content as a prominent license expires.
But what can that tell us about copyright, game licensing, and the strategies being employed by Netflix? Some potentially...strange things.
It's all fun and games until someone terminates the license...in Virtual Legality.
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#DBD #StrangerThings #License
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
02:53 Stranger Things Removal
08:25 How Copyright License Work
14:04 Netflix's New Strategy
18:05 Conclusion
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Discussed in this episode:
"Nancy, Steve, and The Demogorgon are leaving..."
Tweet - August 16, 2021 - Dead by Daylight
https://twitter.com/DeadByBHVR/status/1427276944018653194
"Dead By Daylight’s “Stranger Things Chapter” being removed from sale in November"
Reddit Thread - August 16, 2021
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/p5ieqn/dead_by_daylights_stranger_things_chapter_being/
"F.A.Q | Stranger Things Last Chance Sale"
Dead by Daylight Forums - August 16, 2021
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/kb/articles/292
"FORM OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AGREEMENT"
SEC EDGAR Archives
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1494538/000119312511040241/dex99k3.htm
Netflix Q2 2021 Investor Report
https://s22.q4cdn.com/959853165/files/doc_financials/2021/q2/FINAL-Q2-21-Shareholder-Letter.pdf
"Enter the Upside Down in Smite with the Stranger Things crossover tomorrow"
PlayStation Blog - July 12, 2021
https://blog.playstation.com/2021/07/12/enter-the-upside-down-in-smite-with-the-stranger-things-crossover-tomorrow/
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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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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo
DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL.
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