A brief history of esports -- The esports industry today -- Esports and federal intellectual property rights -- Esports gamers' right of publicity -- Esports labor and employment issues -- Esports broadcasting issues -- Violent content in video games -- Collegiate esports -- Women in esports -- Esports and gambling -- Doping in esports -- Immigration law.
Summary:
"...[T]he rapid growth of the esports industry ... presents a range of new questions about underlying legal issues. First, there are questions about whether esports actually constitute sports. ... Second, there are questions about which laws govern exports, and how the bodies of law that apply in the context of traditional sports are both similar to, and distinct from, those governing esports. ... Third, there are questions about who will emerge as the lawyers who play an important role in developing the structure of commercial esports, and what credentials will make them most qualified"--Introduction.
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