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1 Antitrust @ Sports L. 1 (2022-2023)

handle is hein.journals/anttspdlw1 and id is 1 raw text is: Winter 2022 Vnl 1 CCiiP 1 Dismissal of Overgrowth Developer Wolfire Games Antitrust lawsuit against Valve By Brianna Rodriguez, GW Law, 2L n April of 2021, Wolfire Games, the developer of the action video game Overgrowth, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Valve Corporation, the owner of Steam, a digital distribution platform. A few months later, in November 2021, the court awarded Valve Corp the win, by dismissing the action, but permitting Wolfire to file an amended complaint within 30 days of the order. The decision brings some light into the how courts might apply antitrust laws to the gaming space, as the industry grows. FACTS This case involved an antitrust Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint (CAC) from Wolfire Games, LLC, a desk- top computer game publisher[1], against Valve Corporation, Yer Out (For Now): MLB Dismissed from Antitrust Lawsuit Because of Historic Antitrust Exemption By Julian Perlman, of BakerHostetler federal district court granted a motion to dismiss filed by ajor League Baseball (MLB) on the basis of its storied antitrust immunity. Coming almost on the eve of the World Series, this decision, which is now under appeal, will surely keep the MLB's antitrust exemption, unique for a sports league, front and center as Congress investigates its effects and considers legislation to eliminate it. In a decision from Southern District of New York Judge Andrew Carter, the court noted it was constrained to apply U.S. Supreme Court and Second Circuit precedent creating and refining professional baseball's exemption from U.S. competition laws. The case, Nostalgic Partners, LLC et al. v. The Office of See MLB on Dage 6 the owner of Steam Games, the desktop gaming platform (Steam Platform) and the desktop gaming store (Steam Store). Wolfire Games claimed that Valve Corp. created a monopoly that forced desktop game publishers to sell their See WOLFI RE on page 5 Copyright © 2022 Hackney Publications (hackneypublications.com) ANTITrust @ Sports Law