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Brian Pyne is Senior Director & Counsel at Take-Two Interactive Software, the parent company of 2K and Rockstar Games. Prior to joining the Take-Two, Brian was Director of Legal Affairs and Enforcement for the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) and legal counsel to the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC). Brian has also taught a course on intellectual property law and the video game industry and spoken on those and related topics at a variety of events. Brian is admitted to practice law in New York and Texas.

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	Video Game Law: Everything You Need to Know About Legal and Business Issues in the Game Industry by S. Gregory Boyd, Sean F. Kane, Brian Pyne (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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