Esports Law and Practice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shmatenko, Leonid.

Contributor:

Volkov, Oleksandr.

Ruffié-Farrugia, Rodolphe.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar Information Law and Practice Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

eSports (Contests)--Law and legislation.

eSports (Contests).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (502 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar, 2025.

Summary:

Esports Law and Practice serves as an authoritative guide to the fast-growing field of esports law. It covers all aspects of this intricate and dynamic sector, exploring the history and evolution of its legal landscape. The book provides practical insights into the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the world of esports.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

In memoriam: Andrea rizzi

Part I: Esports, lex sportiva, and the olympic movement

1. Essentials of esports law and practice / Leonid Shmatenko and Oleksandr Volkov

2. Esports and the olympic movement / Oleksandr Volkov, Veronika Hodlevska and Valeriia Yakimova

3. Esports - lex sportiva or lex mercatoria? / Ashot Kyureghyan

Part II: Esports under the prism of intellectual property

4. The organization of esports tournaments: An overview / Andrea Rizzi and Gaetano Dimita

5. The role of copyright and eulas in the esports ecosystem / Despoina Farmaki

6. Intellectual property rights within esports: The future of nfts and the metaverse / Dwayne Bach and Bo Huyn (Jenny) Kim

Part III: Esports in the context of mergers and acquisitions

7. Valuing esports organisations / Ekaterina Lohwasser and Francesco Di Ianni

8. Esports m&a - transaction documents / Karsten Faulhaber, Benedikt Midgal and Damien Simonot

9. Esports and antitrust law / Soojin Nam, Viktoria H.S.E. Robertson and Fabian Ziermann

10. International tax implications in esports / Masha Stolbova and Stanislau Lashkevich

Part IV: Governance in the esports realm

11. Loot boxes, esports, and gambling laws / Darius Gambino

12. Match-fixing/betting fraud in esports / Bernhard Campara-Kopeinig and Daniel Diller

13. Doping and other illicit performance-enhancing practices in esports / Nick Williams

14. Esports employment contracts / Alex Polishuk

Part V: Esports and dispute resolution

15. Dispute resolution in esports / Anton Sotir

16. Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for intellectual property and commercial disputes in the esports industry / Leandro Toscano, Oscar Suárez Bohórquez and Alexia Gkoritsa

17. Esports regulations and the potential for investor-state arbitration / Leonid Shmatenko and Anastasiia Dulska

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-80392-600-7

OCLC:

1521199488