Podcast: TL Taylor and Greg Lastowka on Video Games, User Generated Content and Regulatory Regimes

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gregIn this episode of Culture Digitally the Podcast, MIT’s TL Taylor and Rutgers Law School’a Greg Lastowka share their insights into emergent video game culture practices that may run aground on copyright law.  Greg talks about his recent NSF  funded work surveying user generated content (UGC) in video games and TL discusses emergent video gameplay live-streaming practices on Twitch TV.   Their conversation took place at the School of Media and Communication at Temple University with the school’s and Culture Digitally’s support.

Editor’s Note:  This Episode of Culture Digitally the Podcast was recorded in the Spring of 2013.  Since then, some of the details on the data presented in the conversation may have changed given that some platforms discussed adjust terms of service agreements and content policies often.

Greg Lastowka’s Book:  Virtual Justice

TL’s Book : Raising the Stakes