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Deliberately Indifferent: An Analysis Of Sexual Harassment Claims In University Sponsored Esports Activities Using Simpson V. University Of Colorado Boulder’S Deliberate Indifference Standard, Peyton Phillips

Marquette Sports Law Review

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Professional Gamers Are Today’S Professional Athletes, Troy Viger

Georgia State University Law Review

Recall the adversities faced by many in the entertainment industry. Freddie Mercury tried to join several bands before forming Queen. Judy Garland signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at age thirteen after performing with her sisters throughout her childhood. Babe Ruth signed his first professional baseball contract with the minor-league Baltimore Orioles. Those same historic adversities faced by these giants of the entertainment industry are being repeated today in a closely related field—the Esports industry.

Esports, a form of competitive video gaming, attracts audiences that “rival some of the world’s great sporting events.” A thorough due diligence review of the industry-norm contract must …

Pausing The Game: Esports Developers’ Copyright Claims To Prevent Or Restrict Tournament Play, Alexander Tu

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

Unlike traditional sports, esports are-—at their core—-video games, which must be designed and programmed by a game company. These video game developers are the copyright owners of the esports titles they create, which, in turn, results in continued developer control even after a player has purchased or downloaded the game. Because there is no relevant court precedent that is directly applicable to the world of esports, game developers unimpededly exert their copyright authority in order to restrict third-party tournaments that utilize their games, and in some cases, prevent those events from occurring altogether. This use of copyright authority is an …

Legal And Practical Barriers To The Viability Of Traditional Esports Titles As Olympic Medaling Sports, Quinn A. Stigers

Marquette Sports Law Review

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The Principles Of Esports Engagement: A Universal Code Of Conduct, Yen-Shyang Tseng

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

Section I of this article provides a brief background of esports and the ESA. Section II states the four principles of esports engagement announced by the ESA. Section III applies these four principles by reviewing specific problems that have plagued the video game and esports industries, such as toxicity (especially towards women and other minorities), swatting, cheating, and other malicious behavior. This article concludes by discussing implementation of a universal code of conduct in esports based on the principles of esports engagement.

Esports, Player Positions, And The Benefits Of Unionization, Roshan Patel

Duke Law & Technology Review

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Tfue V. Faze Clan And Newly Created Players Associations: What Has Happened And How Will It Impact The Future Of Esports?, Chase Cripe

Marquette Sports Law Review

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Pre-Game Strategy For Long-Term Win: Using Trademark Registration And Right Of Publicity To Protect Esports Gamers, John Bat

Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology

The soaring popularity of esports across the globe has turned ultra-talented gamers into a blend of athlete and entertainer. The youthful esports ecosystem is exploding in growth, and the world is taking notice. But are the gamers who are eyeing professional play taking basic legal steps to develop and shield their brands, as well as bolster their collective negotiating leverage with teams, leagues, and miscellaneous entities? This note explores what features of an up-and-coming esports gamer might be worth protecting through a trademark and/or personality-rights schema, which in turn, could assist competitive gamers who are interested in developing their careers …

Esports And Its Reinforcement Of Gender Divides, Kruthika N. S.

Marquette Sports Law Review

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Here Comes A New Challenger! Esports And California Ab 5, Patrick Hankins

Marquette Sports Law Review

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A Call Of Duty To Counterstrike: Cyberharassment And The Toxic Gaming Culture Plaguing Female Gamers And Developers, Natasha N. Phidd

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

The frequency with which female gamers and game developers experience sexual harassment and threats of violence online is significant enough to warrant concern about a section of our society— female gamers and game developers—having their sexuality and gender identity used against them, both as weapons and as barriers blocking them from access to a lucrative economic venture. An examination of the 2014 Gamergate controversy and various other instances of cyberharassment against female gamers and developers, as well as a look into the realm of eSports and an analysis of cyberharassment and the concept of true threats, indicate that this particular …

A Polymorphic Approach To Esports Betting, Chadohl Kang

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

With the Supreme Court ruling in Murphy v. NCAA, states can legalize sports betting. Many states have chosen to do so. Unfortunately, it is still unclear whether electronic sports, or Esports, is included in the legislations. This is due in part to society not seeing Esports as a true sport. For a growing, nearly billion dollar industry, this isn’t good news. The polymorphic approach can be a resolution to this situation. The polymorphic approach to sports allows states to decide if it is in their interest to view Esports as a sport in betting legislation. Based on the possible revenue …

"Skins" In The Game: Counter-Strike, Esports, And The Shady World Of Online Gambling, Taylor Stanton Hardenstein

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

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The First Competitive Video Gaming Anti-Doping Policy And Its Deficiencies Under European Union Law, Colby Stivers

San Diego International Law Journal

This Comment identifies the deficiencies of the ESL anti-doping regime and proposes solutions for compliance with international law. In addition to achieving compliance, the proposed solutions analyzed are selected to serve the values of eSports stakeholders, as well as the philosophical valuesof sports competition as a whole. Section II will identify those stakeholdersand values. Section III will identify and attempt to solve potential noncompliancewith EU treaty-based law under the European Convention on Human Rights and resolutions of the Council of Europe. Section IV will identify and propose solutions transposed from traditional sports anti-doping policies that address discrepancies with EU law …

Not Just A Game: The Employment Status And Collective Bargaining Rights Of Professional Esports Players, Hunter Amadeus Bayliss

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Fantasy (E)Sports: The Future Prospect Of Fantasy Sports Betting Amongst Organized Multiplayer Video Game Competitions, Matthew R. Tsai

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.