Valve's Steam platform joins the formal antitrust lawsuit party, but why is the Court's holding on Most Favored Nation (MFN) provisions not as dispositive as it might first appear?
Not even the G-Man knows where this all winds up...in Virtual Legality.
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#Valve #Steam #MFN
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction (Thanks FalkusVipus!)
01:24 Wolfire v Valve
06:01 The Case Survives (in part)
25:14 The Problem with MFNs
28:52 Conclusion
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Discussed in this episode:
HOEG LAW VIDEO
https://youtu.be/mOEG5qmMQas
LAWSUIT DOCUMENTS
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20466284/steam.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.298754/gov.
https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/WolfireGamesLLCetalvValveCorporationDocketNo221cv00563WDWashApr27/3?1652211577
STEAM KEYS
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys
LAW ARTICLES AND LEGAL ANALYSIS
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/valve-loses-bid-to-end-antitrust-case-over-steam-gaming-platform
https://www.hausfeld.com/en-us/what-we-think/competition-bulletin/confusion-continues-in-the-antitrust-evaluation-of-most-favored-nation-provisions/
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/atr/legacy/2012/09/11/286852.pdf
WORLD OPPONENT NETWORK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Opponent_Network
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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).
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