Tag: Game developer

The Federal Court of Justice confirms: AI cannot be an inventor In its most recent decision X ZB 5/22 of 11 June 2024, the Federal ...

Introduction In my many years as a lawyer, I have drawn up numerous publishing agreements and advise mobile game developers, among others. The development of ...

Austrian court ruling against "Counter-Strike" lootboxes: a precedent for Germany? A recent court ruling in Austria has caused a stir in the video games industry ...

Introduction Geoblocking is a complex but highly relevant issue that affects not only online stores, but also a wide range of other players such as ...

The legal challenges and opportunities arising from the use of AI in game development. In today's digital world, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly ...

Introduction The games industry is a dynamic and complex field that constantly offers new challenges and opportunities. One of these options is co-production. Co-production deals ...

In an exciting but certainly trend-setting development, the GAME Bundesverband, the leading association of the German computer games industry, has founded a collecting society for ...

A new BGH ruling confirms the risks of bogus self-employment - be prepared In recent years, I have repeatedly pointed out the risks that pseudo-self-employment ...

Notice: Before you get into the differences between typical and atypical silent partnerships, I would like to point out that this construct is a private ...

Recently, the GVU made headlines in the scene of private server operators, those who offer game servers outside the original provider, for online games. The ...

There are always schemes where, as a lawyer, you are pretty sure that these clients are unknown. And § 32d UrhG is almost certainly one ...

In recent weeks, I have already published a few articles on the topic of AI and law. Even though I am convinced that AI in ...

What laws should you follow to avoid violating copyrights? In Germany, copyright law is a complex issue. Therefore, to avoid violating any laws, you should ...

In my professional career I have created, corrected, extended or advised on many publishing contracts for game developers. Unfortunately, I have to say again and ...

Introduction: Blockchain and computer games - what do they have to do with each other? The use of blockchain technology in computer games is a ...

The following list is intended to provide a brief overview of the main points of copyright in computer games. It should be noted that this ...

In today's digital world, blockchain, distributed ledger technology (DLT), gaming, and esports have become important and promising fields. Merging these areas offers a variety of ...

Introduction From the first game console in 1972 to millions of games on the smartphone, a lot has changed in the digital gaming world. The ...

Today an exciting interview with me went online, which the "ZAP - Zeitschrift für die Anwaltspraxis" published. The journal is aimed primarily at practitioners among ...

In a somewhat longer blog article, I just reported information about the new material defect concept for digital content, which will probably apply in Germany ...