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newmediarightsstudio uploaded a video 1 month ago

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What Makes a Game Fun? Interviews with successful game developers

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Some successful game developers talk about what makes a game fun.

Featuring: Chris Avellone, Gabe Newell, Zach Barth, Edmund McMillen, Naomi Alderman, Peer Schneider, Rami Ismail, Shay Pierce, and Jordan Weisman

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded a video 2 months ago

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What form do I need to register my copyright for my music?

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What form do I need to register my copyright for my music? New Media Rights has the answer.

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded a video 2 months ago

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Do I need to put a copyright notice on my work?

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Do I need to put a copyright notice on my work? New Media Rights has the answer.

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded and posted 2 months ago

Learn about the "Six Strikes" Copyright Alert System and how it may affect your ability to legally share and download content.

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Copyright Alert System: six strikes & your internet goes away?

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Learn about the issues that internet users may face with the new Copyright Alert System being voluntarily introduced by many of the major American ISPs including Comcast and Time Warner. This system may limit user's abilit...
newmediarightsstudio uploaded a video 2 months ago

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How much does it cost to register your music with the US copyright office?

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How much does it cost to register your music with the US copyright office? New Media Rights has the answer.

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded a video 3 months ago

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What do I need for an effective copyright notice?

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What do I need for an effective copyright notice? New Media Rights has the answer.

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from MrNickBarker 5 months ago

Good question. The phrase "Just Do It" in the way that Nike uses it is not something copyright protected, it's protected by "trademark" laws which are completely independent of copyright. This video only deals with copyright protection. The very simplified trademark answer to your question is: using the phrase "Just Do It" in association with selling commercial sports products is unique enough that trademark laws protect that phrase from others using it to sell sports products.

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What CAN'T be copyrighted?

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from newmediarightsstudio 5 months ago

Beyond that incredibly simplified general information, if you'd like information specific to your situation, Bergquist3D, feel free to contact us when your question arises! :)

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LAGD Ep3 -Trademarks and branding for game developers - Part 2

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LAGD is a video series for indie game developers to teach them about video game laws and the video game industry. As soon as you name your game or ...
newmediarightsstudio uploaded and added to LAGD: Zach Barth - Creator of SpaceChem 5 months ago

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Zach Barth - NDAs and privacy policies for accepting user generated information

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded and added to LAGD: Zach Barth - Creator of SpaceChem 5 months ago

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Zach Barth - Going from hobbyist game developer to commercial developer

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded and added to LAGD: Shay Pierce - Creator of Connectrode 5 months ago

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Shay Pierce - Trademarks and marketing indie games like Connectrode

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from Dreamifism 5 months ago

You're definitely pointing out one of the big debates about copyright, and copyright reform in general. U.S. copyright law doesn't make a distinction right now between hobbyists making work for fun and large companies making work for profit. And the line between those two are getting blurred everyday. Some would argue that culture should be "free" and everyone should get a shot at making a Disney character movie if they get a good idea. Others would disagree. It's an interesting debate!

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Does the expansion of copyright laws help or hurt artists?

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from ThePosetowns 5 months ago

Hahaha, we did not expect him to be wearing a hat.

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Chris Avellone - Warning signs of a struggling game development studio (Black Isle Studio)

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded and added to LAGD: Rami Ismail - Founder of Vlambeer 5 months ago

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Rami Ismail - Vlambeer's legal business entity and its formation

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded, replied to a comment from MadameBerry and added to LAGD: Rami Ismail - Founder of Vlambeer 5 months ago

Good catch, it is cut off. We will hopefully have time to fix this in the next few months... You can find the Vlambeer press kit template at dopresskit [dot] com or by Googling "Rami Ismail press kit"

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Rami Ismail - Pros of starting your company with small games and Vlambeers free press kit

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from ogpizzaboy 5 months ago

Thanks, we'll follow up with that. All hte help is much appreciated! Sometimes its difficult convincing people that what we do is important to support :)

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Edmund Mcmillen - General tips for new game developers

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded and added to LAGD: Rami Ismail - Founder of Vlambeer 5 months ago

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Rami Ismail - NDAs, reasons for legal agreements, and when you need a lawyer

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded and added to LAGD: Naomi Alderman - Co-creator for Zombies, Run! 5 months ago

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Naomi Alderman - Introduction and pressures investors put on the game developers

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from LMAOinPublic 5 months ago

Yeah, he seriously gets it.

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Edmund McMillen - Originality and the need for self-promotion

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from numgun 5 months ago

Very well said! Edmund definitely knows what he's talking about

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Edmund McMillen - The problem with relying on cloned concepts for indie game developers

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded, replied to a comment from phoneau and added to LAGD: Adrian Hon - Creator of Zombies, Run! 5 months ago

It seems like a pretty common tactic. If the Kickstarter hits 100% of it's goal or more, people seem to start really paying attention. If a Kickstarter raises its goal a bit more and is stuck at 20%, even if it raised more money, it may still seem like a failure.

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Adrian Hon - Where does the extra money in a game Kickstarter go

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded, replied to a comment from Zwacky and added to LAGD: Gabe Newell - Co-founder of Valve 5 months ago

Awesome! Thanks so much for supporting our fundraiser. We're really hoping that our non-profit will raise enough to make more videos.

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Gabe Newell - Why Valve decided to remake Half-Life after a year of development

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded and added to LAGD: Chris Plante - Gaming journalist and Editor at Polygon 5 months ago

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Chris Plante - The 24 hour news cycle in gaming blowing issues out of proportion

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from albin289 5 months ago

Agreed! He's the best.

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Gabe Newell - Valve's original vision for Steam as a new game distribution model

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from Charlie Ocasek 5 months ago

Thanks!

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Gabe Newell - How Half-Life Episodes and other distribution models create value for gaming consumers

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from VALVeisG0D 5 months ago

Yeah, Gabe is great!

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Gabe Newell - The importance of working with people you like and trust

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from TMulharin 5 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion. We're always open to suggestions on how to make these videos better. We couldn't afford the right lights to light both the room and the screen without one of them being really blue. We have a fundraiser going on to fund a "Season Two" of these videos so hopefully we'll be able to afford some better lights if people support us

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Gabe Newell - On the importance of treating employees well and avoiding crunch time

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from AnkelzFilms 5 months ago

Thanks! I'm a big fan of that hat.

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Gabe Newell - The cons of Valve's loose organizational structure

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newmediarightsstudio replied to a comment from Tim TwiceCircled 6 months ago

Great to hear, these are useful. Trademark laws are actually QUITE DIFFERENT outside of the United States, so as much as a few concepts here overlap, you should look up the laws of your own jurisdiction. Things like Copyright Laws are much more similar between the UK and the US but you I wouldn't apply this information when you're selling products outside the US like on Steam or locally.

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LAGD Ep3 - Trademarks and branding for game developers - Part 3

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newmediarightsstudio uploaded a video 6 months ago

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Adrian Hon - Designing/selling an alternate reality game at a venture capital funded company

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About newmediarightsstudio's channel

New Media Rights has been providing free legal assistance to game developers, filmmakers, independent creatives, and internet users since 2007. We work directly with artists and consumers to make sure they aren't victims of legal bullying and censorship. In the past, we have partnered with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Press, and Harvard Berkman Center. And when we're not working directly with people, we've testified for copyright reform before the Copyright Office, and advocated against laws like SOPA and for things like net neutrality. We also make a ton of fun educational videos.

All educational scripts are general information written by licensed California attorneys and read by law students. This should not be considered legal advice since the facts of your specific situation can't be known. These videos often contain radical simplifications of complex legal concepts.

by newmediarightsstudio

Date Joined Mar 20, 2009

Country United States