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Virtual Reality Content for Education: Legal Concerns, Part 1

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By: David Hoppe

2016-01-06

Virtual reality is playing an increasingly significant role in education, especially in the context of classes that are traditionally theory-based and abstract, delivering content has been difficult and uninteresting to…

Trademark 101 for Virtual Reality Content Creators

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By: David Hoppe

2016-01-06

Like other intellectual property issues, trademark issues may arise in interesting ways in the context of virtual reality. While virtual reality companies face trademark-related concerns similar to those in any…

Collateral Damage: Real Legal Risks for Virtual Reality Companies

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By: David Hoppe

2016-01-06

Virtual Reality devices are opening a new universe of possibilities for hardware makers and application developers. However, these opportunities may lead to new and still unexplored liabilities. In particular, the…

How Does “Fair Use” Apply to Virtual Reality Content?

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By: David Hoppe

2016-01-06

A primary defense against a copyright infringement lawsuit is fair use, but particularly in virtual reality cases, fair use should not be viewed as a guarantee since the outcomes in…

Could Your VR Content be an Unauthorized Derivative Work?

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By: David Hoppe

2016-01-06

In addition to strength of copyright protection, discussed in a previous post, another concern for owners of copyrights in virtual reality products may be derivative works, which are creations based…

How Strong is that Copyright in Your Virtual Reality Content?

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By: David Hoppe

2015-08-03

While patent law usually comes to mind first when considering how best to protect virtual reality technology, copyright law may provide protection to virtual content. However, the strength of the…

Oculus Rift Revisted

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By: David Hoppe

2014-06-09

We’ve written before about the hot new virtual reality, Oculus Rift. A few months ago, Facebook announced that it was going to purchase Oculus Rift for a whopping $2 Billion.…

Is Virtual Reality the future of gaming (again)?

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By: David Hoppe

2013-04-24

If, in the mid-1990’s, you had asked any gaming industry expert about the future of gaming, you would have received a singular unequivocal response, in unison: Virtual Reality. Thinking back…