Kotick Stepping Down? | Activision and the Art of Saying Nothing (VL580)

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is facing one of the most precarious times of his long reign at the video game publisher.

Now, reports of the CEO’s willingness to step down have been reported to the Wall Street Journal, but everything is not as it otherwise might appear. For if there’s one thing a public CEO knows…it’s how to say something without giving up much.

To Bobby Kotick, you say it best when you say nothing at all…in Virtual Legality.

#Activision #UnderFire #Kotick


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Discussed in this episode:

"Activision Under Fire: A Legal View"
YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9PBxr5dNcoQLh2erIt2XrZ

"Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Tells Colleagues He Would Consider Leaving if He Can’t Quickly Fix Problems"
Wall Street Journal - November 21, 2021
https://www.wsj.com/articles/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-tells-colleagues-he-would-consider-leaving-if-he-cant-quickly-fix-problems-11637533064

"Report: Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Will ‘Consider’ Quitting If He Can’t ‘Fix’ Company’s Culture"
Kotaku - November 21, 2021
https://kotaku.com/report-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-will-consider-quitt-1848100036


"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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