Sacred Symbols+, Episode 181: Hoeg Law Talks Activision, Bungie, and Embracer (Patreon)

Please welcome Last Stand Media Legal Analyst Rick Hoeg back to +. Today, I (Colin!) invited Mr. Hoego to the show deal with a small collection of legal issues currently circulating throughout our industry. We start at the top, with a duo of Activision-related stories: The quitting-in-protest of a California lawyer with claims of interference from the governor's office in regards to the state's legal inquiries into Activision, and the refusal of Activision to cede a new pay structure to Raven's unionizing QA team. We then go over to soon-to-be Sony property Bungie, which has undertaken a rather interesting lawsuit in pursuit of nearly a dozen false-flaggers on YouTube, who abused DMCA takedowns on the company's behalf, without permission and likely in retaliation for previous takedowns. We then wrap things up by discussing Embracer Group, which recently told The Financial Times that it plans on growing in size in a major way, a rather confusing statement for a behemoth that already owns 115 teams (yes, 115). How can further growth even be possible, or sustainable, or even legal? So... why not hit play and learn yourself something?