Tag: Minors

Although the e-sports industry is experiencing an unprecedented boom, this rapid growth is also accompanied by numerous challenges and problems. A recent ruling by the ...

As a lawyer who represents many tournament organizers, esports players and esports teams, I realize that the issue of taxation of esports tournament winnings is ...

Management in the influencer sector is no longer uncharted territory. Numerous success stories have already been written with platforms such as Instagram, YouTube or TikTok. ...

A new precedent: what was the starting point? YouTube provides us with a powerful platform to share thoughts and ideas, showcase creative projects, and forge ...

Children and young people in particular are drawn to screens, with never-ending online games that involve meeting friends virtually often posing the risk of excessive ...

The Interstate Treaty on the Media entered into force on November 7, 2020, replacing the Interstate Treaty on Broadcasting that had been in force until ...

The games "Coin Master," "Coin Trip" and "Coin Kingdom" are not harmful to minors within the meaning of the German Youth Protection Act, ruled the ...

Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (mabb) and Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Dienstanbieter e. V. (FSM), as well as JusProg e. V. as a respondent, have reached a settlement before the ...

Sweepstakes on social media are a great way to build customer loyalty or even to grow your own social media channels. However, the legal requirements ...

In addition to e-sports teams/gamers, streamers and influencers, I also continue to advise game developers on the review and drafting of publishing contracts, but also ...

Based on the selection of legal news here on the blog, it should be apparent that I represent many, many Esports teams and players as ...

This is currently good news for streamers and YouTubers, as well as everyone who has to face youth protection issues on the Internet, especially in ...

Since I was asked about it. Both the political and legal situation is completely different from what it was 12 years ago. The issues from ...

In its meeting today, the Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media (KJM) determined that the Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Dienstleister e.V. (Voluntary Self-Monitoring of ...

From last year's experience, I would like to accumulate in this article ten tips that YouTubers and streamers on the Twitch platform should seek legal ...

There is very good news for streamers today. The Media State Treaty was finally adopted, which is expected to enter into force next autumn. In ...

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 ...

What is it all about? Currently, the report commissioned by the DOSB to assess whether esport can be regarded as a sport is making a ...

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 ...