An Australian perspective on the esports industry and its core legal issues

2018 has seen esports continue to grow in Australia and throughout the world. Hardly a week goes by without a new development: from new esports events to lucrative sponsorships of, or acquisitions of interests in, esports teams.

LawInSport has published a number of articles to help demystify the esports ecosystem and its core legal and commercial issues. Continuing in this theme, this article offers an Australian perspective on the industry, examining:

• Background to the industry

  • Esports as an umbrella term

  • Is esports actually a sport?

  • Esports in Australia

• Key legal issues

  • Intellectual property

  • Governance

  • Integrity

  • Sponsorship and merchandising

  • Event organisation

  • Playing contracts

  • Player welfare

  • Investments

• Comments