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More Than Just a Game
A day of presentations and panel discussions devoted to the legal protection and regulation of Games and Interactive Entertainment in Germany. Video Game Publishers, Lawyers, Industry Representatives and Academics will come together to discuss challenges, and explore solutions, for a more appropriate understanding, promotion, and protection of Games and Interactive Entertainment.
For more information and reservation, please visit the event website.
Contact
BEITEN BURKHARDT Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Melanie Jost
+49 69 756095-582
Mail: Melanie.Jost@bblaw.com
Program
09.30-09.45 Welcome (Dr Gaetano Dimita, Dr Andreas Lober)
09.45-10.45 Youth Protection, Censorship & Culture Panel
Chair: Petra Fröhlich, Editor in Chief, Gameswirtschaft
1- Professor Jon Festinger, UBC & CCLS, QMUL
2- Taras Derkatsch, Lawyer, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Moscow
3- Dr Andreas Lober, Partner, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Frankfurt
4- Richard Sheridon, Assistant Manager Europe Age Ratings, Nintendo
10.45-11.15 M&A Fireside Chat
1- Mark Miller, CEO & Managing Partner, CapCap
2- Dr Gesine von der Groeben, Partner, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Frankfurt
11.15-11.30 coffee break
11.30-12.00 Streaming Boxes - Professor Jon Festinger, UBC & CCLS, QMUL
12.00-12.30 Right of withdrawal for digital content: Felix Hilgert, LL.M. Counsel, Osborne Clarke, Cologne
12.30-13.00 Filesharing - insides and anecdotes from a judge - Olaf Weber, Judge in Saarbrücken
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.30 Keynote- Professor Dr Michael Ronellenfitsch, DPA Hessen
14.30-15.15 ‘GDPR how you never knew it’ Panel
Chair: Prof. Dr. Ronellenfitsch, DPA Hessen
1- Susanne Klein, LL.M., Partner, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Frankfurt
2- Mike Atamas, Legal Counsel, Epic Games
3- Darya Firsava, Intellectual Property Counsel, Wargaming
4- Beata Sobkow, LL.M., CIPP/E, Associate, Harbottle & Lewis LLP
15.15-16.00 coffee break
16.00-16.45 Crypto meets Games
1- Dr Christof Aha, Partner, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Frankfurt
2- Benjamin Robson, Senior Business Development, The Laurel Foundry Ltd. (GamerToken)
3- Andreas Schemm, CEO, Shaping Games AG
16.45-17.05 The Epic Bot Battle
Pro Bots: Marian Härtel, Lawyer, Consultant
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Contra Bots: Mark Brown, Partner, Bristows
17.05-17.35 Civil Law 2.0: The Digital Content Directive
1- Dr Christian-Henner Hentsch, Head of Legal and Regulatory, game e.V.
2- Dr Axel von Walter, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Munich
17.35-17.50 The role and impact of independent academic research on interactive entertainment law
Dr Gaetano Dimita, LL.M., PhD, Senior Lecturer in International Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary University London
17.45-18.00 Closing remarks
Eventlocation
BEITEN BURKHARDT Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Mainzer Landstraße 36
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Experts
Dr Christof Aha Rechtsanwalt Partner |
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Susanne Klein Rechtsanwältin, LL.M., Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law, external data protection officer (certified by TÜV Nord) Partner |
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Dr Andreas Lober Rechtsanwalt Partner |
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