Law

Tort Law

Category: CC BY-SA, Law, Textbook, Undergraduate Lower Division, Undergraduate Upper Division

Author(s): Samuel Beswick

Description: The law of obligations concerns the legal rights and duties owed between people. Three primary categories make up the common law of obligations: tort, contract, and unjust enrichment. This casebook provides an introduction to tort law: the law that recognises and responds to civil wrongdoing.

LAW423b: Video Game Law

Category: CC BY, Courses and Course Modules, Law, UBC Vancouver, Undergraduate Upper Division

Author(s): Jon Festinger

Description:The interactive entertainment and video game industries are governed by a variety of international and domestic laws dealing with intellectual property, communications, contracts, tort liability, obscenity, employment, defamation, and freedom of expression. The goal of this course is to continue scholarship in the area and the instructors are providing open access to course content, including lecture notes and slides, as well as open discussion on the course site.