Right now I hold in my hands the first legal journal dedicated to esports law. It aims to present esports law in practice and hopefully in this way also bring other lawyers and perhaps also courts closer to the various legal issues in player contracts or sponsorship agreements that I have to deal with on a regular basis.

Key Facts

The new legal journal focuses on esports law and practical solutions for lawyers and courts.
It is published monthly and is aimed at consultants, decision-makers and opinion leaders in the sports and e-sports industry.
The April issue contains articles by Prof. Dr. Martin Nolte and Dr. Caroline Bechtel on the topic of esports.
One focus is on the regulation of gambling law in esports.
The journal is intended to provide practical options for action.
There are already numerous articles on various aspects of law in esports on the blog.
The publication is a positive sign for professional sport and its further development.

It is a monthly trade journal that aims to bundle knowledge at the highest level in a practice-oriented manner and provide concrete options for action. It is aimed at consultants, decision-makers and opinion leaders and multipliers in the sports and e-sports industry.

The issue for April contains two articles on esports, namely “Esport im Lichte von Sportrecht” by Prof. Dr. Martin Nolte and Dr. Caroline Bechtel and “Das Versäumnis des Gesetzgebers in der Causa eSport und dessen Auswirkungen auf die Praxis”. On both topics together, there are now a triple-digit number of articles on all possible facets of law in esports here on the blog as well.

The first article is also dedicated to the gambling law regulation of sports values in esports, which I am currently also facing with some clients.

I am very excited to see how the magazine continues! But I am sure that it is a good sign for professional sports that such a magazine has been launched!

Author: Marian Härtel

Marian Härtel ist Rechtsanwalt und Fachanwalt für IT-Recht mit einer über 25-jährigen Erfahrung als Unternehmer und Berater in den Bereichen Games, E-Sport, Blockchain, SaaS und Künstliche Intelligenz. Seine Beratungsschwerpunkte umfassen neben dem IT-Recht insbesondere das Urheberrecht, Medienrecht sowie Wettbewerbsrecht. Er betreut schwerpunktmäßig Start-ups, Agenturen und Influencer, die er in strategischen Fragen, komplexen Vertragsangelegenheiten sowie bei Investitionsprojekten begleitet. Dabei zeichnet sich seine Beratung durch einen interdisziplinären Ansatz aus, der juristische Expertise und langjährige unternehmerische Erfahrung miteinander verbindet. Ziel seiner Tätigkeit ist stets, Mandanten praxisorientierte Lösungen anzubieten und rechtlich fundierte Unterstützung bei der Umsetzung innovativer Geschäftsmodelle zu gewährleisten.

Tags: Blog E-sports Esport Legal issues Legal question Regulation Sponsor Verträge