Professor Maureen Weston Quoted in "Call of Duty Players Suit Is First to Test Esports’ Market Power" -- Bloomberg Law

Professor Maureen A. Weston is quoted in the Bloomberg Law article, "Call of Duty Players Suit Is First to Test Esports’ Market Power." The article considers a lawsuit accusing Activision Blizzard Inc. of unlawfully wielding its monopoly over its Call of Duty video game.

Excerpt from "Call of Duty Players Suit Is First to Test Esports’ Market Power"

At issue in the case is whether esports should be treated like other professional sports.

“In pickleball, no one owns the ball and the racket,” said Maureen Weston, a professor at the Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law and a sports law expert. “In esports, the publishers create that specific piece of the game, which is intellectual property.”

The complete article may be found at Bloomberg Law