Mona Ibrahim, J.D.
It's amazing how my hatred for the eCO system grows exponentially each time I use it. Now it's down. Good job team.
Seattle
Female
About
JD, Entertainment and Media Law LL.M. from Southwestern University College of Law. I've lived in West Virginia, Kentucky, Vermont, Los Angeles and I'm currently in Seattle. Career focus is law in the practice area of entertainment, new media, IP and telecomm.
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2 weeks ago
Clone Games and Fan Games: Legal Issues
There are a few misconceptions in the indie development community concerning the definition and legality of clone games. Some take it as given that a legal clone can be a fan game including many of the same visual and sound elements as the original. This entry …
3 weeks ago
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Round 6
There is enough news on this to not require a long post, and after last night's 2,000 word monster a little brevity won't hurt.
Short version: we're in the 6th round of negotiations for ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), a multilateral trade agreement …
3 weeks ago
Understanding DMCA Safe Harbors
I briefly discussed the DMCA safe harbors in a previous post. However, considering the complexity of the safe harbors (and at the behest of Washu over at Gamedev.net) some elaboration is necessary.
What are the safe harbors?
Simply put, the safe harbors limit the …
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