Dan Rogers
Adjunct Professor of Law
Education
J.D., San Joaquin College of Law
B.S., San Diego State University
Courses Taught
Professor Rogers practices interactive entertainment, transactional, and intellectual property law, primarily within the video game and social media industries. His writing, research, and lectures have helped many understand the dynamics of the video game and interactive media industries. Currently, Professor Rogers serves as the senior partner at the law firm of Premack Rogers based in Bellevue, Washington. Prior, Professor Rogers served as a senior partner with Interactive Studio Management, general manager with Sierra On-Line (now Vivendi Universal), and director of entertainment software for IBM.
Scholarship
- Selling Yosemite, LinkedIn (Jan. 27, 2016).
- Understanding Your Kickstarter Legal Liabilities, LinkedIn (Mar. 9, 2015).
- Publicity Rights and Video Games, LinkedIn (Mar. 7, 2015).
- General Patton’s Final Battle – Publicity Rights of Departed Celebrities in Video Games, Gamasutra (www.gamasutra.com) (Jan. 26, 2015).
- Why Zenimax v. Oculus Matters, Gamasutra (www.gamasutra.com) (Jul. 17, 2014).
- Hitting the Reset Button on Video Game Copyrights, Gamasutra (www.gamasutra.com) (Aug 13, 2013).
- EA v. Zynga – Legal Perspective, Gamasutra (www.gamasutra.com) (Aug. 7, 2012).
- Curse of the NDA, Next Generation Magazine (no longer in publication) (2007).
- Real Deal, GameDaily (www.engadget.com/gaming) (2007).
- Playing It Smart with IP, Game Developer Magazine (no longer in publication) (2005).
- A Coming Storm, Gamasutra (www.gamasutra.com) (2004).
- The End Game: How Top Developers Sold Their Studios-Part One, Gamasutra (www.gamasutra.com) (Mar. 3, 2004).
- Game Agents: Show Me the Money? Part Three: Their Side, Gamasutra (www.gamasutra.com) (Jun. 20, 2003).
- Why Should I Use an Agent, Gamasutra (www.gamasutra.com) (2003).