Video Games Are Cheated Out Of 1st Amendment Rights
By Michael Garfinkel (October 3, 2018, 1:04 PM EDT) -- When will video games get the respect they deserve? They have spawned tent-pole action films starring Hollywood's biggest stars and most respected actors. Steven Spielberg's most recent movie, "Ready Player One," is based on a worldwide best-selling novel about a dystopian future in which the inhabitants seek salvation within a virtual reality video game. The emergence of ELEAGUE and other competitions has made it more difficult for parents to complain that their kids are wasting their time honing their gaming skills. Watching others compete is now a big business in its own right. A record 680,000 people recently streamed Tyler "Ninja" Blevins playing "Fortnite" on Twitch. Yet, when it comes to right of publicity case law, video games are treated as second-class citizens....
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