Technology, Media & Telecommunications

In the first part of a three-part podcast series, Winston & Strawn Attorneys speak with Tony Justman, VP, Deputy General Counsel of Sony Interactive Entertainment about his evolving role in the company since the launch of PlayStation^®3.

Twitch, a live streaming platform, has become the world’s most popular source of videogame broadcasts. However, unlike some characters in games streamed on the platform, Twitch does not have immunity, shields, or extra lives when it comes to facing legal challenges. 

Non-Fungible Tokens, known as NFTs, recently made headlines with sales of individual tokens valued at millions of dollars, comparable to sales of fine art.  Christie’s– a “conventional” auction house – sold its first NFT, the piece “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days” by the artist Beeple – for a staggering $69 million.