Tag: Games

Cookies go around In the last time I have already written some things about the cookie decision of the ECJ. Many clients or potential clients ...

Creating and correcting publishing contracts for computer games is just as much my day-to-day business as contracts for freelancers and other agreements. Again and again, ...

The problem with stolen gamertags In recent months, more and more clients, especially well-known streamers, have approached me because their gamertag has been misused in ...

The following article was originally written by Andrea Rizzi from www.insightlegal.it and is published here in German and in an adapted version by arrangement. The ...

The following article was originally written by Andrea Rizzi from www.insightlegal.it and published by me here on the blog in German after consultation. Italy has ...

Steam and other providers of computer game licenses are currently under pressure in Europe to violate the Geo-blocking Regulation(see this article). Now there is more ...

The District Court of Frankfurt am Main has issued a new, interesting verdict on the subject of file sharing. In doing so, the Landgericht first ...

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

The question of the amendment of the Broadcasting State Treaty and which standards from broadcasting law apply to YouTubers or even Twitch streamers is currently ...

The KJM has recently been making a name for itself mainly due to the Jusprog problem(see this article), which currently means that computer games rated ...

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

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

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

Skillgaming? I have just completed an expert opinion on the admissibility of Skillgaming under Section 284 of the German Criminal Code (StGB) and the Gambling ...

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

I'm currently receiving a number of inquiries about the impact of youth protection legislation and the JusProg problem(see this article) on how to deal with ...

Currently there is an interesting verdict from the OLG Celle regarding warnings and complaints in the field of file sharing. This concerns the transferability of ...

The topic of keyselling is diverse and also peppered with countless false (legal) information. In addition, some law firms, which currently represent publishers and software ...

Federal Minister for Families Franziska Giffey (SPD) has announced a new Youth Media Protection Act for 2020 in order to bring the regulations from the ...

Is Lasertag a sport/recreational event that endangers young people? This is at least as controversial a question as the question of the youth danger of ...