Is Valve's Steam Platform Anticompetitive? | Court Okays Lawsuit (VL674)

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.

#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
   • Valve Sued over Steam: Is "Most Favor...  

LAWSUIT DOCUMENTS
https://s3.documentcloud.org/document...
https://storage.courtlistener.com/rec....
https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/d...

STEAM KEYS
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/fe...

LAW ARTICLES AND LEGAL ANALYSIS
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-a...
https://www.hausfeld.com/en-us/what-w...
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default...

WORLD OPPONENT NETWORK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_O...

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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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DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL.

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