Activision Blizzard was accused of discriminating against employees based on gender. According to the lawsuit, the company intentionally does not promote women in the service and understates their salaries. They complain about harassment and compare the atmosphere at work with the atmosphere of a fraternity. However, the company itself denies such accusations.The lawsuit was filed on July 20 in Los Angeles Superior Court following a two-year investigation.

In Australia, the hearing on the case of Epic Games and Apple will continue. He was “frozen” in April due to a similar trial in the United States. But now the court agreed with the arguments of the creators of Fortnite and recognized that the situation should be considered from the point of view of local laws.

Google was sued. The authorities of Washington and 36 US states accused the corporation of monopolizing Google Play. They are concerned that Google allegedly does not allow other stores on Android and pays competitors not to make their own app stores.

Semenov&Pevzner Law Firm has prepared a large-scale report on the largest legal conflicts in the gaming industry over the past six months.

Why a dispute about the right to use the song “Music connected us” in the trailer of the Atomic Heart game turned out to be possible, as well as how to protect yourself from getting into similar situations, — he told in his column on App2Top.ru Roman Lukyanov, Managing Partner of Semenov &Pevzner Law Firm.

The story around the Atomic Heart trailer and the song “Music Connected Us” used in it continues to unfold. The head of the Mundfish studio, Robert Bagratuni, responded to the public claims of the founder of the Mirage group, Andrei Lityagin.

With App2Top.ru representatives of the Mirage group contacted. They declared the legality of removing the Atomic Heart trailer from Mundfish and revealed how the situation with the trailer looks from their side.

Today, the Atomic Heart trailer was blocked on the official YouTube channel of the Mundfish studio, which used the song “Music connected us” by the Mirage group. The official reason is copyright infringement. According to the head of Mundfish, Robert Bagratuni, the trailer was illegally blocked.

Yesterday, US President Joe Biden revoked the orders of his predecessor Donald Trump, who demanded to ban TikTok, WeChat and a number of other Chinese applications in the country. Instead, he ordered to carefully study all applications from “foreign opponents” and assess their danger.

Roblox allows users to embed special players into the games they create, through which music can be played. Major music labels don’t like it. They accuse the company of lost profits and demand at least $200 million in compensation.The lawsuit against Roblox was filed in the Central District Court of California, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Alexandra Kurdyumova, Senior Partner of the VERSUS.legal law firm, said App2Top.ru about a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Capcom related to the illegal use of other people’s photos in their games. We discussed the legal specifics of the case, the statute of limitations and the available evidence base.Note: You can read more about designer Judy Juracek’s lawsuit against Capcom in our material.

The government is preparing a new tax for foreign IT companies. It will amount to 3% of the income they receive from Russian users. The new law will also affect app stores.

Over the weekend, Capcom faced a multimillion-dollar lawsuit from designer Judy Juracek. She accused the company of illegally using her photos in games. Roman Lukyanov, Managing Partner of Semenov&Pevzner law Firm, said App2Top.ru about the specifics of such lawsuits, as well as whether Capcom could have committed intentional plagiarism.Evgeny Obedkov, App2Top.ru : The designer demands up to $12 million in compensation and payments of up to $25 thousand for each photo used.

Designer Judy Juracek filed a lawsuit against Capcom and accused the company of using her photos to create textures in their games. We are talking at least about Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry. Yurachek cites more than 200 examples of copying and demands over $10 million from a Japanese publisher.Resident Evil 4

Gaming companies in Russia may be subject to the “Spring law”, that is, oblige to store gamers’ data and the history of their correspondence. This initiative was taken by one of the centers controlled by Roskomnadzor. Experts also suggest regulating donation collection services and gaming loot boxes.This was reported by the Kommersant newspaper with reference to the study of the Main Radio Frequency Center (GRFC), which is part of the structure of Roskomnazdor.

The Chinese giant Tencent has problems at home. She was sued by the Beijing Center for the Protection of Children’s Rights (BCLARC), which was not satisfied with the game Honor of Kings. According to human rights activists, the title encourages gambling addiction and shows “unacceptable content”: openly dressed characters, violence and a distorted history of China.

Yesterday, the Cabinet of Ministers supported the so-called “landing” law, which will oblige large foreign IT companies to open branches in the territory of the Russian Federation. Roman Lukyanov, Managing Partner of Semenov&Pevzner Law Firm, in the column for App2Top.ru I have sorted out the key issues to the law. In particular, about the seriousness of the Government’s intentions and the criteria for selecting legal entities and individuals who fall under its action.Roman Lukyanov

In the final article on jurisdictions for doing business, VERSUS.legal examines the conditions for opening and operating a business in Ireland.

Neither Epic Games nor Apple may get what they want as a result of court proceedings. This is indicated by the statements of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers (Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers). But whatever decision she makes, an appeal is “almost inevitable.”