In this blog, I'll be posting a series of video presentations explaining the law, with examples predominately drawn from the board and role playing game industry.
There are many misconceptions and myths about copyright. In this presentation, IP lawyer Neil Wehneman explains the basics of copyright.
It's been a month and a half, but I'm back! Several weeks out of state tends to push "non-essential" activities off the radar, but regular posts should resume now.
Five major areas of law make up "intellectual property." In this presentation, IP lawyer Neil Wehneman gives a crash course in copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and the right of publicity.
Here's a crash course in the basic differences between the different types of "intellectual property." The next several episodes will be "Copyrights in Ten Minutes or Less" and similar.
"Intellectual Property" is a phrase that is often tossed about. What does it mean, and how do intellectual and physical property compare? In this presentation, IP lawyer Neil Wehneman unpacks the meaning behind the phrase "intellectual property."
By popular demand, I've put off doing the first-year curriculum, and am instead going straight into the IP topics. This series will be an overview, and then I'll go into detail of the specific topics.
I start this presentation off a little fast, but quickly get into a normal cadence. I might re-record this one at some point to fix those first few seconds.
Mutual consideration is required to create enforceable promises and enforceable contracts. In this presentation, IP lawyer Neil Wehneman defines and discusses consideration.
This video was recorded two weeks ago, but evidently never got posted here. Sorry!
IP lawyer Neil Wehneman starts off the discussion of contracts by discussing the meaning of the word "contract." A contract, at its core, is an exchange of enforceable promises.
There are multiple sources of law, and oftentimes those sources of law conflict. In this presentation, IP lawyer Neil Wehneman discusses the hierarchy of different laws.
"The Law" is really made up of multiple different sources of law, and there is a hierarchy to these different sources.
There are many sources of law, such as constitutions and statutes, and many of these sources of law are created or interpreted by courts. In this presentation, IP lawyer Neil Wehneman discusses and describes the court systems within the United States.
Here's intro video #2, explaining my favorite branch of government, the judiciary.
In this first episode of the Rules of the Legal Game, IP lawyer Neil Wehneman discusses “The Law of the Horse.” The idea behind “The Law of the Horse” is that different areas of the law are really simply the application of generally applicable principles of foundational areas of law, such as contract or tort.
So here's the first episode. It only took me about twenty takes to get it right. (Darn the perfectionist in me.)
