Whether you are a game developer, publisher, or professional player, managing legal risks is essential to safeguard your operations and prevent legal issues.

We assist players, game developers, publishers, and other industry professionals in safeguarding their rights. Our work includes, among other things:

Licensing agreements
Development and publishing agreements
Project agreements
Financing and advertising agreements
Employment agreements and freelancer agreements related to the game industry and professional players.

Law in the game industry

Developing the best possible game requires collaboration between many different parties. This collaboration also involves a significant number of legal issues. Over its 20+ year history, Reson has represented numerous game developers, players, and other stakeholders in the games industry.

Law of developers

The primary goal for studios is to develop an excellent game. Achieving this goal requires teamwork. Legal pitfalls in the development process can be avoided with the help of an experienced lawyer. The development process should take into account the following considerations:

Who owns the intellectual property rights to the game? How have these rights been protected?
How are rights and responsibilities allocated between individual developers, the studio, and the publisher?
Has it been ensured that open-source components or used assets do not lead to copyright issues?
How have data protection issues related to data collected in the game been addressed?

Law of publishers

The interests of publishers differ partially from those of developers. While publishers also want developers’ games to be of high quality, their focus is often on the financial profitability of their investments. As in other areas of software development, a significant portion of disputes in projects arises from ambiguities in contracts and differing interpretations of terms. By involving a lawyer specialized in the games industry in drafting contracts, you can reduce the risk of disputes.

Law of players

The significance of player-related legal matters has grown in recent years. The main reason for this is money: professional gaming has become viable a career path, prize pools in esports tournaments are increasing year by year, and the financial value of virtual assets in games can reach millions. This creates a need to protect players’ rights. Reson has been assisting players in safeguarding their rights for many years.