Law and computer games

Mods add new content to video games, improve graphics or add completely new ways of playing. Hardly any major PC...

Introduction Arbitration agreements have a good reputation in the games sector: confidential, faster, internationally compatible. Publishers and platforms have been...

A complete chain of title is the basic legal requirement for the financing, publishing, distribution and subsequent exploitation of a...

The question of whether cheat software is inadmissible under copyright law has been a constant issue for the games industry...

As a support for young studios, this series summarizes the essential steps for founding a game development company. The guide...

The news that many game developers in Germany have been waiting a long time for has finally arrived: federal funding...

Introduction Definition and origin: Play to Earn (P2E ) refers to a category of blockchain-based computer games with their own...

Modern multiplayer games battle cheating on a daily basis - unauthorized tricks or hacks that give individual players an unfair...

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in video games - for example through AI-controlled NPCs (non-player characters) and procedurally generated...

International collaboration in software and game development offers great opportunities - from shared expertise to faster product creation. However, co-development...

Mods - video game modifications created by players - are an integral part of gaming culture. Whether new levels, improved...

In game development, intellectual property is the most valuable asset. Every aspect of a video game - from the source...

The games industry is increasingly moving towards live service games or "Games as a Service" (GaaS). Unlike traditional video games,...

Crowdfunding has established itself as a financing model in the games industry. Developers collect money from supporters to pre-finance the...

The development and marketing of modern video games is hardly conceivable without cooperation with external partners. Whether voice actors, streamers...

Game jams are short-term development competitions in which creative minds work together to create game prototypes in just a few...

The computer games industry has experienced unprecedented economic growth in recent years. In Germany alone, over 5.5 billion euros were...

The integration of face models and voice models in computer games offers developers a multitude of possibilities to create realistic...

As a lawyer specializing in IT law and media law, I have dealt intensively with the legal challenges arising from...

As a lawyer specializing in IT and media law, I experience on a daily basis how the booming gaming industry...