Tomorrow, a symposium for lawyers focusing on computer games and digital media will be held in Frankfurt.
I will also be there tomorrow in the following blog
17.15-17.35 The Epic BOT Battle
- Marian Härtel, Lawyer, Consultant (pro bots)vs.
- Mark Brown, Partner, Bristows (against bots)
and will of course at the same time try to pick up on the latest trends for current and future clients. I will be happy to report what is currently developing – also outside Germany.
The full program is as follows:
PROGRAMS
09.30-09.45 Welcome – Dr Gaetano Dimita, Dr Andreas Lober
09.45-10.45 Youth Protection, Censorship & Culture Panel
Chair: Petra Fröhlich, Editor in Chief, Gameswirtschaft
- Professor Jon Festinger, UBC & CCLS, QMUL
- Taras Derkatsch, Lawyer, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Moscow
- Dr Andreas Lober, Partner, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Frankfurt
- Richard Sheridan, Assistant Manager Europe Age Ratings, Nintendo
10.45-11.15 M&A Fireside Chat
- Mark Miller, CEO & Managing Partner, CapCap
- Dr Gesine von der Groeben, Partner, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Frankfurt
11.15-11.30 Coffee Break
11.30-12.00 Streaming Boxes
- Professor Jon Festinger, UBC & CCLS, QMUL
12.00-12.30 Right of withdrawal for digital content
- Felix Hilgert, LLM, Counsel, Osborne Clarke, Cologne
12.30-13.00 Filesharing – insides and anecdotes from a judge
- Olaf Weber, LLM, Judge in Saarbrücken
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.30 More than just a Game – Law and Regulation of Games
- Professor Dr Michael Ronellenfitsch, DPA Hesse
14.30-15.15 ‘GDPR how you never knew it’ Panel
Chair: Dr Andreas Lober, Partner, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Frankfurt
- Susanne Klein, LL.M., Partner, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Frankfurt
- Mike Atamas, Legal Counsel, Epic Games
- Darya Firsava, Intellectual Property Counsel, Wargaming
- Beata Sobkow, LL.M., CIPP/E, Associate, Harbottle & Lewis LLP
- Professor Dr Michael Ronellenfitsch, DPA Hesse
15.15-16.00 Coffee Break
16.00-16.45 Crypto meets Games
- Dr Christof Aha, Partner, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Frankfurt
- Benjamin Robson, Senior Business Development, The Laurel Foundry Lt. (GamerToken).
- Andreas Schemm, CEO, Shaping Games AG
16.45-17.15 Civil Law 2.0: The Digital Content Directive
- Professor Dr Christian-Henner Hentsch, Head of Legal and Regulatory, game e.V.
- Dr Axel von Walter, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Munich
17.15-17.35 The Epic BOT Battle
- Marian Härtel, Lawyer, Consultant (pro bots)vs.
- Mark Brown, Partner, Bristows (against bots)
17.35-17.50 The role and impact of independent academic research on interactive entertainment law
- Dr Gaetano Dimita, LLM, PhD, Senior Lecturer in International Intellectual Property Law, CCLS, QMUL
17.50-18.00 Closing Remarks
