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Former Gamestop vice president Frank Christopher Olivera has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for committing fraud. GI.biz reports Olivera, who previously held the position of VP of corporate communications and public affairs at Gamestop Texas, was charged with defrauding his own company for more than $1.7m. Olivera …
Read More »ISPs refuse BPI request to block access to three torrent sharing sites
A request from the British Phonographic Industry for ISPs to block access to three additonal torrent sharing sites has been rebuffed. The BBC reports that the BPI sent a letter – which was subsequently leaked – to BT, Sky, Virgin Media, O2, EE and TalkTalk asking that they voluntarily block …
Read More »Former Infinity Ward devs settle with Activision
Former Call of Duty developers Jason West and Vince Zampella have settled their lawsuit with Activision. The LA Times reports both parties have reached a settlement under ‘strictly confidential’ terms. "All parties to the litigation have reached a settlement of the dispute, the terms of which are strictly confidential,” a …
Read More »Former NCAA athletes lawsuit against EA moves forward
The class action lawsuit filed by former NCAA athletes accusing EA of using their likenesses without providing compensation of any kind will continue on, following denial of the publisher’s request for dismissal. Courthouse News reports U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken revealed the decision last week. The same judge had ruled …
Read More »Infinity Ward versus Activision court date set
Infinity Ward co-founders and defunct Activision employees Jason West and Vince Zampella will be taking their former publisher to court next month. The trial date for the case, originally set for May 7th, will now take place on May 29th according to GameInformer. The date was moved back at the …
Read More »French courts illegalise console piracy
The Court of Appeal in France has followed the UK’s lead in effectively illegalising the sale of the DS piracy device R4. Six companies failed in their appeal against their conviction for selling the R4, meaning that as is the case in the UK legal precedent has now outlawed the …
Read More »Activision gains control of ModernWarfare3.com
Up until yesterday ModernWarfare3.com was not owned by Activision. Now, however, it is. In July publisher EA was accused of snapping up the domain so it could redirect fans to its own Battlefield 3 website. It transpired, though, that the URL was owned by Florida resident Anthony Abraham – a …
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