In this video, Jon Festinger, Q.C. discusses Video Game Law, Video Game Censorship and the importance of Freedom of Speech. Below is a short summary about Jon Festinger:
“Jon Festinger is a Vancouver, British Columbia based lawyer as a graduate of McGill University’s Faculty of Law. Jon’s experiences include becoming General Counsel of WIC Western International Communication, Senior Vice President of the CTV Television Network and Executive Vice President, Business & General Counsel of the Vancouver Canucks and GM Place.
Now, Jon has returned to private practice with his own firm Festinger Law & Strategy LLP, and is the author of the first edition of “Video Game Law” published by LexisNexis in 2005 and a co-author of the 2nd Edition which was published in 2012. He has been an Adjunct Professor at the faculties of law at both the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria, was appointed Queens Counsel ("Q.C.") by the Province of British Columbia in 2009. Jon is a director of Ronald McDonald House British Columbia, City Opera Vancouver and the Simon Fraser University Foundation.”
Jon Festinger." The Centre for Digital Media. Web. 16 Mar. 2015. http://thecdm.ca/people/faculty/jon-f....
"Video Game Law" 2nd Edition: http://store.lexisnexis.ca/store/ca/c...
Jon Festinger’s Video Game Law Blog: http://videogame.law.ubc.ca/
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