‘Sony has been overcharging PlayStation gamers for six years, a new legal claim alleges, and could be forced to pay almost £5bn in damages if the claim succeeds.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK advertising watchdog has ruled against online games Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils in a crackdown on adverts pressuring children to spend money.’
BBC News, 26th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An advert for a computer game that contained ‘scenes of graphic violence’ involving fighting between a man and several women wearing ‘sexually provocative clothing’ was not likely to cause widespread offence or distress to viewers, was not socially irresponsible and did not glamorise violence against women, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Retailers that supply age-rated video games to children who are below the specified age could face up to six months in jail and a £5,000 fine under a new age classification regime in operation in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into how ITV mistakenly included video game footage in a documentary that supposedly showed the IRA shooting down a helicopter with weapons supplied by Muammar Gaddafi.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Gilham [2009] EWCA Crim 2293; [2009] WLR (D)
“In relation to the offence of selling a device which is primarily designed, produced, or adapted for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the circumvention of effective technological measures, it must be established that there has been copying of the whole or a substantial part of a copyright work, but it was not necessary to consider a computer game as a whole because copyright also subsisted in the various drawings which resulted in the images shown on the television screen or monitor.”
WLR Daily, 10th November 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A teenager who sexually assaulted women in the street after spending hours playing the violent video game Grand Theft Auto has been jailed indefinitely.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The computer games industry is launching a crackdown on people who illegally download games from the internet by writing to 25,000 people in Britain suspected of illegally sharing files and asking them to pay £300 immediately to avoid any further legal action.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A British woman who put a game on a file-sharing network has been ordered to pay damages to the game’s creator.”
BBC News, 19th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Where do the plans for new rules come from? Earlier this year, Tanya Byron, a psychologist advising the Government, said that video game ratings should to be overhauled to make them easier for parents and children to understand.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Central London County Court has ordered four BitTorrent users to pay a video games company £750 interim damages following a landmark victory by no win, no fee copyright lawyers.”
The Register, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“A man who ran a business selling computer chips that helped games consoles play pirated games has had his conviction for copyright infringement overturned on appeal. The High Court judge called him ‘fortunate’ and criticised the prosecution case.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Plans to introduce cinema-style age classifications for video games have been criticised by the world’s largest games developer.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
R v Higgs [2008] EWCA Crim 1324; [2008] WLR (D) 211
“To establish the offence of selling a device which is primarily designed, produced, or adapted for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the circumvention of effective technological measures, it must be shown that the technological measure concerned physically prevents infringement of copyright, and is not merely a discouragement or commercial hindrance to copyright infringement.The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) so held in allowing an appeal by the defendant, Neil Stanley Higgs, against his conviction on 19 October 2007 in the Crown Court at Bristol before Her Honour Judge Hagen of 26 offences contrary to s 296ZB of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.”
WLR Daily, 26th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Children are illegally buying violent video games over the internet because traders are failing to check their age, an investigation has found.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Most children believe that playing violent computer games does lead to aggressive behaviour, according to a survey by the broadcasting regulator.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Plans to widen the use of cinema-style rating for computer games are at risk of failing, amid predictions that soon there will be too many for the censors to regulate.”
The Times, 30th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The ban on controversial video game Manhunt 2 in the UK has been lifted and the game will now go on sale.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The classification system that prevents children from playing violent or sexually explicit video games is likely to be extended under recommendations in a report commissioned by the Prime Minister.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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