Dan, a graphic designer by trade, was looking to move into game development. He uploaded some of his design concepts onto the Australian games industry website Tsumea. What followed was an unexpectedly unpleasant correspondence.
In Oregon, when I trade my games in, I’m required to certify there is no lien against them, like the IRS wants my copy of NCAA Football 11. It’s one of the many fun-filled ways in which local ordinances regulate the sale of used games. Madison, Wisconsin, is scheming up another.