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Tim Langdell Resigns From IGDA Board
5:40AM Owen Good | Tim Langdell, the CEO of EDGE Games, which has been at the heart of many controversies regarding trademark rights to the word “Edge” in video gaming, has stepped down from the board of directors of the International Game Developers Association. More »
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Local Gym About To Get A Letter From Nintendo
5:30AM Owen Good | Looking to buff up or slim down in Tucson, Arizona? Check out WE-FIT. If you have trouble finding it, it’s the gym at 6437 N. Oracle Road—since that name might change in the future. More »
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Korean Game Trailer Likes Halo A Little Too Much
5:30PM Luke Plunkett | South Koreans are renowned for many things, but when it comes to games development, adhering to copyright laws isn’t one of them. Latest case in point: this trailer for Sudden Attack. More »
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Kid Icarus “Clone” Changes Its Name To Something Less Icarian
11:00AM Luke Plunkett | Since Nintendo won’t be releasing a Kid Icarus game on the Wii any time soon, OTT Games decided to release something very similar in Icarian: Kindred Spirits. Turns out it might have been too similar. More »
No, Nintendo, You Are Not Allowed To Trademark The Term ‘Wii Remote’
1:40PM Luke Plunkett | In March, Nintendo sought to trademark the term “Wii Remote”. As you’d expect, what with the device being theirs and all. But last week, a letter arrived at Nintendo HQ. The sender? The United States Patent Office. Their response? More »
Capcom Wins Dead Rising Copyright Case
9:20AM Stuart Houghton | A judge has dismissed the court case against Capcom by The MKR Group, which claimed that mall-based Zombie satire Dead Rising was a bit too similar to mall-based Zombie satire Dawn Of The Dead. More »Sony Updates PSN Terms, Can Exploit Your LittleBigPlanet Content
4:22PM Seamus Byrne | Seems the Ts & Cs for Playstation Network have been updated recently to include reference to User Generated Content, no doubt just in time for the launch of LittleBigPlanet. According to Dean over at I Have The Princess, there is a clause that claims Sony and affiliated companies may license, sell, “or otherwise exploit” your user material with no payment to you.
They clearly needed to give themselves some leeway to redistribute content created by users, and for most players the prestige of a highly rated LBP creation will be enough. But what about if that made it onto an expansion disc at retail with no kickback for the creator?
Clearly many will be annoyed that there isn’t much to suggest they are recognising user copyright at this stage. As news spreads I’m sure a clarification will have to come from up on high, as previous suggestions have pointed to LBP players being able to set prices for their creations. Nice pick up by Dean at IHTP.
LittleBigRipoff? Sony can sell your user content [I Have The Princess] More » 
