Topic 1:Review this case in conjunction with Chapter 10 – The Law of Contracts and Sales II, and then address the following questions.1)What evidence would Klyap have had to possess for him to prevail in this case?2)Why might the court have not enforced the contract provisions in question if the liquidated damages provision had been 40 percent, rather than 20 percent?Topic 2:You are a newly promoted supervisor for Playing with God, a company that makes computer games for a Christian bookstore. One of the directors on the corporate board is Jon Bakker, a long-lost nephew of TV evangelists Jim and Tammy Faye. Jonâs son, Larry Bakker, is a member of your department. He writes the story lines that go into the different games. He has very little computer expertise, but he does have a creative writing degree and writes really great Bible-based game stories. One of his games has won an award in the Christian video game arena.This morning, you are served with a lawsuit from Nintendo. It alleges that your last game, Praying with Larry Podder, violates their exclusive right to market games under the Harry Potter label. You are incensed. Larry Podder was the invention of Larry Bakker and was actually a story he made up about himself, drawing on his own childhood experiences. At least, that is what he told you. You personally know that the aunt in the game looks just like Tammy Faye. To make matters worse, you receive a phone call from your boss that Warner Brothers is preparing a lawsuit, unless you agree right now to pull Praying with Larry Podder from shelves and send them all the profits from the game to date.Praying was your number one seller this year and could move your company into the first place rankings for Christian video games. Your boss, a company vice president, demands to know if the story line is even remotely like Harry Potter. You are horrified to admit you have no idea, having neither played the game, nor having read Harry Potter.As if this wasnât bad enough, your boss states, âAnd why do you suppose Warner Brothers mentioned the Napster case in the call? Weâre not hosting file sharing in that game, are we?â You are suddenly stricken as you remember that one of the really cool things about the game is that players can go online and share prayers, sheet music for hymns, and Christian music CDs in MP3 format. That was one of the best parts of the game. The vice president states, âThe Warner Bros. exec said that his daughter just bought the game and called it the Christian Napster. Furthermore, I have a message from J. K. Rowlingâs attorney I have to return next. You better have an answer for this!â He hangs up. Youâre not a lawyer, but you did hear about Napster. Itâs time to do some research. You need to call in Larry and find out about this video game.Choose one of the questions (1 – 4) below and respond to it, or respond to a classmateâs response. More questions and deeper movement to follow!1)What things do you need to find out from Larry?2)If you are allowing file sharing on this game, does this open you up to liability for violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?3)If it is true that the game is about Larry Bakkerâs life and not Harry Potterâs, what will you need to prove to defend against this lawsuit?4)Is it analogous to parody?
Why might the court have not enforced the contract provisions
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