Video Games and the Law

The video game industry is big business, not only in terms of the substantial revenue generated through retail sales of games themselves, but also in terms of the size and value of parallel and secondary markets. Consider any popular video game today, and you most likely are looking at a franchise that includes not only the game itself and all o

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Ron Gard is Director of the Law/Culture/Innovation Initiative and teaches in the Communication department at Tulane University. He is a Non-Resident Fellow at Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society.

Elizabeth Townsend Gard is the Jill. H and Avram A. Glazer Professor in Social Entrepreneurship at Tulane University, Director of the Tulane Center for IP, Media & Culture, and teaches intellectual property at Tulane Law School.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Copyright and Video Games

Chapter 3: Legal Issues Beyond Copyright

Chapter 4: The Gaming Community and Fans

Chapter 5: Employment

Chapter 6: Legal Issues With eSports

Chapter 7: Conclusion: The New Normal