Law and computer games

Time and again, the question arises in the area of computer game tenants whether game rules are protected or whether...

In a case I represent, the District Court of Neukölln has ruled that an account in the World of Warcraft...

I have already written something here on the question of whether loot boxes should be considered gambling. A few provocative...

Since the topic is topical in Germany, today a short execution on criminal responsibility for the operation of pirate servers....

The question of the amendment of the Broadcasting State Treaty and which standards from broadcasting law apply to YouTubers or...

The discussion around the question of whether and under what conditions swastikas are allowed in computer games is in full...

Currently, there is a persistent discussion about whether videos from the game "Wolfenstein: Youngblood" can be shown in the English...

Only recently there was a lot of debate in relevant forums as to whether loot boxes should actually be regarded...

An overview for esport teams and streamers My blog is now full of legal questions and warnings that affect esports...

Skillgaming? I have just completed an expert opinion on the admissibility of Skillgaming under Section 284 of the German Criminal...

Almost unnoticed, the Bavarian State Agency for New Media published a new version of the joint youth protection guidelines (JuSchRiL)...

On 15 May 2019, the Commission for the Protection of Youth Media (KJM) declared the JusProg youth protection programme ineffective...

I hinted at it in this post on the geo-blocking regulation. Now the European Commission has informed Valve, as owner...

In a file-sharing case, the Federal Court of Justice has ruled that a woman is eligible as the perpetrator of...

Prohibited clauses in player contracts of esport teams A few days ago, I reported how many types of contracts are...

The Heidelberg District Court has fined the operator of several piracy servers for the online game Metin2. The judgment was...

Yesterday it was announced that Alfonso Ribeiro, best known to most as the character Carlton Banks from the series "The...

Currently, I can only warn against offering unauthorized fan items from Fortnite, the manufacturer Epic Games, such as the replica...

As mentioned in the previous article, many games that use Free2Play as a distribution model may also be in breach...

In a case I am representing, the question currently arises, in addition to numerous other problems, as to whether the...