AYLABTU is a part of the Institute for Information Law and Policy legal blog network. It is a student written, edited and operated blog that analyzes and comments on the pressing legal issues in the video game industry. The blog’s title is a reference to a popular video game meme based on a mistranslation from a Japanese game: “all your base are belong to us.” Though legal issues in the video game industry are complex, we will analyze them thoroughly until we make them ours.

Many of the students from our program at New York Law School have gone on to work in the video game industry. See our Careers page.

The AYLABTU Staff

Rommel Hueck – Editor in Chief

Kristoff Gropse – Articles Editor

Ryan Morrison – Articles Editor

Anthony Grassi – Articles Editor

Dan Arcuri – Articles Editor

Lauren Flynn – Articles Editor

Charles Hwang – Articles Editor

Catherine Kim – Articles Editor

Greg Boyd – Faculty Advisor

Rommel Hueck, a J.D. expectant for 2012 with an emphasis in Patent Law, is the Editor in Chief for AYLABTU.  He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California-Davis with a major in Biotechnology.  Last year, Rommel contributed to the blog as an associate editor and has publication credits from his prior work experience in the biotechnology field.  He enjoys playing basketball, (non-legal) reading, and writing consumer reviews for various establishments.  His favorite video game series is the Resident Evil franchise and his favorite character is Link from The Legend of Zelda series.

Kristoff Gropse is an editor for AYLABTU. He graduated from New York University with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Kristoff is most interested in Intellectual Property Law. He enjoys the creative and editorial work he does for ALABTU.

Dan Arcuri graduated from Pace University with a degree in Finance, and is a J.D. expectant for 2013. Upon graduation, he intends to practice in the field of intellectual property with an emphasison copyright and trademark issues. Dan spends his free time watching sports and playing video games. Currently, his favorite video game series is the Call of Duty franchise, but his all time favorite is game is Shenmue for Sega Dreamcast.

Charles Hwang graduated from the University of Michigan with degrees in Political Science and Sociology, and will graduate from New York Law School in June of 2012. Upon graduation Charles hopes to advise clients in matters of intellectual property such as trademark, copyright, and licensing. Charles spends his free time listening to music, working out, reading The Economist, and playing video games. His current favorite video game series is Uncharted.

Greg Boyd is an adjunct professor at New York Law School where he manages the Video Game Law career track. He is an attorney with Davis & Gilbert LLP in New York and has represented some of the most prominent game companies in the world. His work includes counseling, corporate, and intellectual property transactional services for many game industry companies including publishers and developers. He is an author and co-editor of the popular reference book, Business and Legal Primer for Game Development. He has been an invited lecturer at Harvard Business School, MIT, Columbia Law School and other academic institutions. Dr. Boyd has spoken at several national and international conferences including GDC US/Europe/Online, PAX, Montreal International Game Summit, and State of Play. His commentary on business and law in the game industry has appeared in several news sources including Fortune, Forbes, CNN, Game Developer Magazine, and Gamasutra. He sits on the Board of Advisors for Mobygames. Dr. Boyd obtained MD and JD degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from NYU-Stern.