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All about Summit On Tour II, and other community news

This issue muses about what makes conferences useful, announces the winners of Legal Challenge VII – and outlines what to expect at Summit On Tour II in Limassol.

On Tour II is a month away: the what, the why and the how

Summit On Tour II offers 14 panels with 50+ speakers, on topics that vary from litigation to regulation. With 220 registrations from 42 different countries, this will be our biggest On Tour event thus far.

On Tour II / LC VII updates

Good morning, wherever you are! In today's issue, we catch up on the conference news, confirm the program, and announce the preliminary results of Legal Challenge VII, where 4 teams have progressed to the oral pleadings (and we have a few surprises). We also look in more detail

🇨🇾 On Tour II – Running Club

All the details that you need to know, about the Morning Runs at Summit On Tour II in April 2024 in Limassol.

Legal Challenge VII is open: Clarity Frames vs Fungaming

This year's story is about Clarity Frames, a tools developer with a strong position in the games industry, that changes the terms of its licensing agreement – and runs into a problem with Fungaming, a global games studio with offices around the world.

Summit VIII – Speaker Awards, feedback and equality

We're pleased to announce the top three sessions of the Summit 2023, and the presenters that gathered the most votes from the audience.

Summit VIII – The Game is On!

Welcome to Vilnius, and welcome to the 8th edition of the Summit – the game is on! We're humbled to host 312 attendees from 49 countries, representing over 200 studios and law firm offices. What an amazing community! Here's last-minute changes, and a few details to keep

Summit VIII – Agenda

Summit 2023: an overview of the agenda, and a few words about the community time at the event.

EVENTS: On Tour 2023 – Speaker Awards & Photos

Facts about Summit on Tour 2023 in Warsaw, list of winners of the Speaker Awards, some special moments – and a link to the official photo gallery from the event.

EVENTS: On Tour 2023 about to start in Warsaw

Details about Summit on Tour 2023 in Warsaw, so that those who attend can better plan their visit – and those considering future events, can get a better idea of the format of the event.

FEATURE: Preparing for litigation in the games industry

Katya Nemova & Philipp Behrendt discuss the increasing risk of product liability, consumer claims and class action suits in the games industry in Europe, and how studios can prevent, prepare and manage such cases.

FEATURE: Artificial Intelligence & Games Industry

Katya Nemova & Luca Guidobaldi discuss the ways in which the current crop of AI tools already affects the games industry, and identify the challenges faced by the studios when addressing these issues.

FEATURE: Trade Sanctions & Games Industry

Sergei Klimov & Leonard von Rummel talk about sanctions in the context of the games industry: what sanctions are – how they apply to the studios in the industry – and in which areas of business games companies are most likely to encounter issues with compliance.

Thanks for all the fish, 2022

It's time to wrap the year, my friends. Recently, I saw an interview with a person who found himself in the middle of the war in Serbia, sheltering at a local monastery for a while. When he asked the monks about the perspective on all the troubles befalling

Legal Challenge, Summit 2023 and embracing the open source

Welcome to newsletter #98! With this issue, we switch to a new engine: the open source platform Ghost that uses the old-school pay-to-use model, without any ads. We look forward to using its extended features as we try provide entertainment the brief period between your visits to Vilnius. If you&