Securing The Village: On Sony And Capcom's Purported RE VIII Agreement (VL450)

With a purported copy of the Sony-Capcom marketing agreement for Resident Evil (VII): Village sweeping the internet, many have asked about it's veracity and the functionality of certain of its provisions.

Join us as we take a look at why the language of the agreement suggests it was written by lawyers, why a 10 page document might make sense for an agreement of this type, and why folks may well be reading too far into restrictions on "parity" and access to "Game Pass".

It takes a Village to raise a console...in Virtual Legality.

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#Sony #Capcom #Village

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Last of Us Leak Legalities
YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-ULKii2yP9AY-Emo1_G8xN

"Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use"
17 USC 107
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/107

"Hoeg says it’s definitely a document that is using a framework crafted by lawyers, but..."
Tweet - April 20, 2021 - Hoeg Law
https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1384698867103457281

"Massive Capcom Leaks Reveal Dragon's Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, and Potentially More"
IGN - November 24, 2020
https://www.ign.com/articles/capcom-leak-dragons-dogma-2-street-fighter-6

XBOX CONSOLE PUBLISHER LICENSE AGREEMENT
SEC Filing
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000071251520000075/ex-101xboxconsolepubli.htm

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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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