EA, Respawn, and ResetEra (?): A Primer on Intellectual Property Assignment (VL144)

It's rare enough that an interesting legal discussion envelopes both gaming site ResetEra and the social media landscape at large. But when it hits so close to my day-to-day? Well, that's a Virtual Legality episode.

What is an intellectual property assignment provision or agreement?

Why is it correct to say that such assignments are common in every IP-facing industry, while also noting that there is much more to the tale?

And why is EA's apparent use of ultra-broad definitions for "covered IP" still worthy of discussion?

We try to limit things to the scope of *our* employment...in Virtual Legality.

#EA #Respawn #IP

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Discussed in this episode:

"EA (And Other Studios) Apparently Have Policies That Require Developers To Gather Permission Before Producing Any Creative Works Outside Of Work"
ResetERA Thread - December 1, 2019


"Um. Yes. They are called assignment clauses, and they are normal in EVERY industry."
Tweet - December 1, 2019 - Mike Futter (@Futterish)


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