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2020 Esports and the Law 1 (2020)

handle is hein.hackboth/esprtlw2020 and id is 1 raw text is: at Esports and the Law Eh Court Grants Injunction for Nintendo Against Gaming Pirate By Ellen M. Zavian, Esquire, with Lauryn Robinson, GW Law, 2L fit is too good to be true, then it prob- ably is... illegal. This is exactly what gaming company Team-Executor, Sergio Moreno, found out the hard way. In 2018, his company, Offer-Up, enabled hundreds of users to play their favorite Nintendo games for free or at a reduced cost. In March of2017, Nintendo ofAmerica (Nintendo) released the Nintendo Switch, a multifunctional video game system de- signed to be used at home or on-the-go. Users can purchase games online or insert an authorized game cartridge (Nintendo Switch Game Card) into the Nintendo Switch device. Either way, the Switch costs at least $300 and the cartridges start at $50. A hefty price for any gamer! So it is no wonder why gainers flocked to Offer-Up for a free version of the Nintendo games. Since the pirated games attracted hundreds of users, it was on Nintendo's radar screen. In response, Nintendo filed suit against Moreno for copyright and trademark infringement on Dec. 11, 2018 in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Southern Division. Nintendo claims Moreno committed various counts of copyright and trademark infringement. By alleging that defendants modifications are (a) designed or produced for the primary purpose of circumvent- ing technological measures that control access to works protected by Nintendo's copyrights or that protect Nintendo's copyrights as a copyright owner; (b) have Anthony Dreyer's Long Love Affair With Sports and Video Games Leads to Successful Legal Practice in Esports By Jason Re, GW Law 1L o really know Anthony Dreyer, one cannot merely look at his current title, Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, or even the bio on the firm's website. Rather, one must go back, way back, to when Dreyer took over a paper route in order to pay for video games. His youth was filled with passionate participation in games such as NES, Sega Genesis (original PlaySta- tion), and that passion continues today with each generation of X Box, and the current game, Switch. That love for sport and video games comes through in his work, as he has become one of the esports industry's leading attorneys. But that is hardly Dreyer's only area of legal expertise. He also has extensive experience counseling clients on a wide range of sports mat- ters, from the PGA TOUR, to ticket sales policy involving Madison Square Garden (MSG Network, NY Knicks, NY Rangers), and a class action involving the NCAA, NBA, NHL, NFL and MLB in a suit brought to prevent New Jersey's authorization and licensing of gambling at athletic events. These and many other matters have led him to be recognized by the Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the Nationwide Sports Law category and to be named by the SportsBusiness Journal as a sports law power player. Question: What did you study during Se D YE S LOEPg 4 I COYRGH 0 00HCNYPBIAIN HCNYULCTOSCM

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