Research Handbook on Interactive Entertainment Law

Author: Gaetano Dimita; Yin Harn Lee; Michaela MacDonald; Marc D. Mimler
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781800883543
Published In: March 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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In this innovative Research Handbook, expert contributors provide insights into the legal and regulatory challenges shaping digital games and interactive entertainment. Organized around the themes of gameplay, community, and commerce, the volume explores the complex legal landscape surrounding games as creative works, digital environments, and dynamic commercial ecosystems.

Covering a broad range of aspects from copyright and patents to human rights and environmental regulation, this Research Handbook presents an interdisciplinary perspective on the future of interactive entertainment. It sheds light on cutting-edge topics in the field such as the use of artificial intelligence in game development, gaming in the Metaverse, modding, and virtual economies. Contributing authors assess legal frameworks from a variety of jurisdictions, with a focus on regional differences in intellectual property and platform regulation. Chapters showcase tools for navigating this complex and rapidly evolving legal landscape, clarifying how law affects game design and underlining the protection of creative and commercial assets.

Academics and students in intellectual property law and information and media law will greatly benefit from this Research Handbook’s exploration of emerging issues. Featuring practical insights, it is also an invaluable resource for legal practitioners within or advising the games, tech, and creative industries, as well as creative professionals.

Acknowledgements ix

Introduction: from code to culture – Understanding games and interactive

entertainment as complex intellectual property works 1

Interactive entertainment law – the manifesto 6

Gaetano Dimita, Yin Harn Lee, Michaela MacDonald and Marc Mimler

Ludology and copyright subject matter 10

Anthony Catton

Key topics in interactive entertainment patent law 29

Kirk A. Sigmon and Tom Hamer

Tolerated use 2.0: user-generated content, no action policies, and controlled

monetisation of fan works in the video game industry 45

Mitchell Longan