Boutique Business Litigation Firm
Portland, OR
Joined July 2016
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Check out @AdamStarrLawyer's latest post about bananas, duct tape, and intellectual property.
Great news! You can duct-tape a banana to the wall! 🍌
Why? Because the court ruled that duct-taping a banana to the wall is not protected IP!
See how the court's analysis applies to video game copyrights!
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Markowitz Herbold PC retweeted
How does @Roblox's DMCA process work?
Here's a quick overview of the process!
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#Roblox #RobloxDev #IndieGames #RobloxLaw #VideoGameLaw
Check out attorney @AdamStarrLawyer's recent post about game studios' biggest contract mistakes.
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Check out attorney @AdamStarrLawyer's latest post on good faith and fair dealing in video game contracts. #indiedev #videogame #gaming #videogamelaw
Let’s do more examples of the implied covenant of good faith & fair dealing and #videogamelaw contracts.
Today let’s look at it from the perspective of the #Roblox game owner.
#Robloxlaw #indiedev #indiegame #Robloxdev
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Markowitz Herbold PC retweeted
We talked about how to use #videogamelaw contracts to manage risks. But a contract can’t cover every conceivable issue. Fear not! There are some legal concepts that can fill in contract gaps.
Enter: the “covenant of good faith.”
#Robloxlaw #Roblox #Indiegame #gamedev
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Markowitz Herbold PC retweeted
It’s #videogamelaw day! Picking up where we left off last week. Here’s a common issue:
You agree to take a percent of a game. What’s to stop the game owner from doing something shady to cut you out of the revenue stream?
Thread time! 🧵⬇️
#Roblox #Robloxdev #Indiedev #Robloxlaw
Check out attorney @AdamStarrLawyer's latest post discussing his pro bono work fighting domestic abuse.
1/x Several years ago I discovered a way to get trial experience without all the hassle of discovery!
And for an important cause.
Representing survivors of domestic violence in restraining order trials.
This one is for the #lawyers ( 🧵)
#lawtwitter #trials
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It’s #Robloxlaw time!
I talked re the trouble with splitting costs when using #Roblox autopay to pay partners
I gave an example for how to deal with this, but it’s not perfect
But wait...there's more!
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#videogamelaw #RobloxDev #gamedev #indiegame #IndieDevs #LawTwitter
Markowitz Herbold PC retweeted
Great article about some #Roblox legal issues and pre-planning to avoid later disputes about game ownership.
Particularly important are work-for-hire agreements and IP assignments.
Markowitz Herbold lawyer @AdamStarrLawyer discusses #roblox autopay features and what every developer should know. #videogamelaw #videogames #indiedev
More #videogamelaw payment talk today!
#Roblox’s autopay feature for making ongoing revenue payments is great. But it’s not perfect.
Here’s why—and what to do about it. 🧵⬇️
#Robloxlaw #indiegame #IndieGameDev #RobloxDev #indiedev
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Markowitz Herbold PC retweeted
We’re talkin’ #videogamelaw again!
Payment. When and how are you getting paid??!
One of the key terms in an agreement to transfer a % of a game.
And there’s a solution for contracts involving #Roblox games.
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#Robloxlaw #indiegame #IndieGameDev #RobloxDev #indiedev
Join MH attorney Laura Salerno Owens and a powerhouse panel Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. PT for Leading Through COVID-19, a free weekly webinar for business leaders.
Register today using the link below. #covid19 zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
Laura Salerno Owens has teamed up with four brilliant women to answer your questions about #fmla , contracts, staffing plans, investments, #sbaloans, and more. Join them on April 1st at 11 AM PST for a free webinar. Be sure to register using this link! zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
Join @markowitzpc attorney Harry Wilson along with @Lines_for_Life CEO @dwightholton and Clinical Training Strategist Colleen Cadell for the @OregonStateBar CLE "Meeting Crisis in Your Practice" on March 5th. bit.ly/39mh6R1
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We are proud to be ranked #8 in the @PDXBIZJournal's list of most diverse law firms. #diversity #inclusion #MarkowitzHerbold
We are honored to be recognized as one of Oregon's Most Admired Companies in the Law & Accounting category by the @PDXBIZJournal.
The 2020 @USLawDirectory “Best Law Firms in America” rankings are out, and once again we’re ranked Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Individuals and Management, and Real Estate Litigation.