Video game lawyer says all her clients have anti-AI contracts
Games Echoing Palworld dev, video game lawyer says all her clients have anti-AI contracts because gamers hate it and it's a copyright landmine: "I think we're going to see lawsuits" News By Austin Wood Published 12 August 2026 "Don't touch it. It's not worth the legal liability" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. I would say about two to three-ish years ago, you'd see a little bit of it," she says of anti-AI clauses.
- ▪Games Echoing Palworld dev, video game lawyer says all her clients have anti-AI contracts because gamers hate it and it's a copyright landmine: "I think we're going to see lawsuits" News By Austin Wood Published 12 August 2026 "Don't touch
- ▪It's not worth the legal liability" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
- ▪I would say about two to three-ish years ago, you'd see a little bit of it," she says of anti-AI clauses.
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Games Echoing Palworld dev, video game lawyer says all her clients have anti-AI contracts because gamers hate it and it's a copyright landmine: "I think we're going to see lawsuits" News By Austin Wood Published 12 August 2026 "Don't touch it. It's not worth the legal liability" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Crystal Dynamics / Flying Wild Hog) Copy link Facebook X Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Video game lawyer Haley MacLean has seen such a sharp rise in anti-AI wording in the game dev and publisher contracts she reviews that virtually "all" of her clients now explicitly oppose…
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