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After a bruising takedown fight, Star Control: Origins is once again available for purchase on Steam, and all without a court order for one side or the other. What does this mean for Stardock and Star Control going forward? What can we read into Valve and Steam's willingness to reject the safe harbor liability protection afforded by the DMCA? And what does it mean for the industry at large? CHECK IT OUT ON VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/kqrbtBJR2oQ CHECK OUT OUR EARLIER VIDEOS ON THE TOPIC: "Star Control: Origins, Stardock, and the DMCA" (https://youtu.be/gVJIgLnDbcQ) "Look, Feel, and the DMCA" (https://youtu.be/xgmX2GHF88o) FULL DISCLOSURE: Hoeg Law is located near Stardock's headquarters and has had numerous personal and professional contacts with the company. No part or portion of the matters discussed in this video have been discussed by Hoeg Law with Stardock or any of its personnel. #Stardock #StarControl #VirtualLegality *** Discussed in this episode: "Star Control: Origins Returns to Steam Following DMCA Takedown" DualShockers, January 18, 2019 (https://www.dualshockers.com/star-control-origins-returns-steam-dmca) Denial of Preliminary Injunction December 27, 2018 (https://www.scribd.com/document/396682032/Stardock-Systems-Inc-vs-Paul-Reiche-III-and-Robert-Frederick-Ford-Order-Denying-Motion-for-Preliminary-Injunction) US Copyright Act, Section 512 (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512) "Notice of Copyright Infringement" (DMCA Takedown) December 28, 2018 (https://content.screencast.com/users/draginol/folders/Snagit/media/530875f0-933f-4aff-943c-d15035d58a3a/12.31.2018-16.33.png) *** THANKS FOR WATCHING! FOR MORE CHECK US OUT: On Twitter @hoeglaw At our website: https://hoeglaw.com/ On our Blog, "Rules of the Game", at https://hoeglaw.wordpress.com/ On "Help Us Out Hoeg!" a regular segment on the Easy Allies Podcast (formerly GameTrailers) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrxXp1reP8E353rZsB3jaA) Biweekly on "Inside the Huddle with Michael Spath" on WTKA 1050