European Accessibility Act and BFSG: Accessibility will be mandatory for websites, online stores & software from 2025
Accessibility in the digital world is no longer just a voluntary option, but is becoming a legal obligation. The European...
AI-controlled NPCs and procedurally generated content – Copyright and contract design
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in video games - for example through AI-controlled NPCs (non-player characters) and procedurally generated...
Contracts with co-development studios: IP splitting, rights allocation and risk allocation
International collaboration in software and game development offers great opportunities - from shared expertise to faster product creation. However, co-development...
Modding and user-generated content: legal, economic and strategic aspects
Mods - video game modifications created by players - are an integral part of gaming culture. Whether new levels, improved...
Selling a craft business – legal, tax and practical tips for succession
A profitable craft business cannot be sold overnight. Over the next few years, thousands of skilled crafts businesses in Germany...
Chain of rights in game development: Who ultimately holds the rights to the game?
In game development, intellectual property is the most valuable asset. Every aspect of a video game - from the source...
Open source in software development: legal principles and practice
Open source software has become an integral part of modern software development - whether in the development of computer games(game...
Influencers abroad: no free pass from German laws
Many influencers dream of escaping the German winter and their local obligations - be it to Dubai, Madeira or the...
Contractual framework conditions and models for live service games (games as a service)
The games industry is increasingly moving towards live service games or "Games as a Service" (GaaS). Unlike traditional video games,...
Influencer agency contracts and Section 627 BGB: Effectively exclude termination in a relationship of trust
Contracts between influencers and their agencies or between managers and artists are often based on a close relationship of trust....
Legal risks associated with long development times and discontinuation of crowd-funded games
Crowdfunding has established itself as a financing model in the games industry. Developers collect money from supporters to pre-finance the...
Contracts with voice actors, streamers and test players – legal guidelines in games law
The development and marketing of modern video games is hardly conceivable without cooperation with external partners. Whether voice actors, streamers...
Coalition agreement 2025: changes to commercial law for companies, the self-employed and investors
The 2025 coalition agreement of the (presumably) new federal government under the leadership of the CDU/CSU and SPD contains extensive...
Game jams and open collaborations: Who owns the prototype?
Game jams are short-term development competitions in which creative minds work together to create game prototypes in just a few...
Employee participation in early-stage start-ups: work for equity from a legal perspective
In the early phase of a start-up, there is often a lack of liquidity to pay salaries in line with...
Modern contract design 2025 in the influencer and agency business
Influencer marketing and agency collaborations have gained enormously in importance in recent years. With new technologies, global networking and changing...
Virtual employees, AI influencers and synthetic content – legal classification and international perspectives
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual technologies means that virtual employees and AI influencers are increasingly becoming...
Pay-to-win or pay-to-lose? Monetization in gaming between business and consumer deception
The computer games industry has experienced unprecedented economic growth in recent years. In Germany alone, over 5.5 billion euros were...
Flash scaling and aggressive business models: Innovation between progress and evasion
Digitalization has given rise to a new generation of business models that are growing at a rapid pace and revolutionizing...
The romanticization of the “fail fast” principle in startups – When does failure become deception towards stakeholders?
"Fail fast, fail often" - hardly any other motto characterizes the start-up culture as much as the idea of trying...
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Right of withdrawal for consumer contracts
Most important points Consumers have a statutory right of withdrawal for many contracts concluded online or off-premises, which allows them...
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