Loading Law A Strategy Guide for Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Video Game Development

This book presents a thorough review of basic legal principles that control the video game industry. It is a "how-to" guide for better game development business practices which offers a comprehensive strategy for game developers. It will help readers understand legal principles so they may avoid bad habits that could jeopardize the success of their creations. It is not intended to be a substitute for hiring professionals like lawyers, accountants, or business managers, but rather a crash course in need-to-know information that will inform good legal and business decision making. Key Features How to successfully Kickstart a project from start to finish How to navigate the approval process for the most popular game platforms Charts describing the state of law in all 50 states on topics like Privacy, Business Entities, and Gambling Regulation Sample forms and contracts for a variety of video game business topics

Introduction. Intellectual Property: Copyright, Trademark, Patent. Free Speech/Right of Publicity. Contracts. Business Incorporation. Crowdfundng. Compliance: Privacy/Children, Gambling/eSports. Ascending Platforms.

Ross A. Hersemann is a writer, gamer, and attorney licensed to practice in Illinois. He is an organizer of the Chicago Video Game Law Summit, the founder and alumni advisor of the Video Game Law Society at the John Marshall Law School, the President of the VGA Gallery, the Legislative Liaison of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyer Section Creative Arts Committee, and Founder of the video game law blawg Loading Law. Ross has contributed articles on video game law to IGDA Perspectives, Legati Law, and Game Dev Law. He routinely volunteers with the IGDA Chicago and Chicago Loot Drop and has presented lectures on game law at EPXCON, the Ohio Game Developers Expo, IndyPopCon and numerous other conventions devoted to video games and Pop Culture.