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• The Research Center for Esports Law (Forschungsstelle für eSport-Recht; FeSR) was officially
founded in January 2019 after a pre-foundation phase of about six months. It is an
independent research institution at the Faculty of Law of the University of Augsburg
(Germany)
• To date it is the only comparable institution of its kind in Europe (possibly worldwide)
• The goal of the FeSR is to conduct objective, neutral and independent research on the legal
implications of the esports industry in order to support its healthy development. In addition,
the FeSR acts as an objective, neutral and independent advisor for politicians, ministries,
associations and companies.
• (Bilingual) website: https://www.esport-recht.de/en-gb
Individuals and cooperation partners
Researchers and student assistants
• Director: Prof. Dr. Martin Maties
• Members: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel, Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) and
Philipp Schlotthauer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.)
• Student assistants: N. Maucher, S. Rapp, S. Püschel, H. Schäfer, T. Vogel and M. Wörner
Associated researchers
• 45 associated lawyers from the German-speaking esports and sports industry
• Dr. Jörg Alvermann, Dr. Tim Bagger von Grafenstein, Urim Bajrami, Anna Baumann, Kai
Bodensiek, Dr. Martin Böttger, Roman Brtka, LL.M. Eur., Dr. Lennart Brüggemann, Dr. Roman
Deringer, Prof. Dr. Christian Duve, Joachim Eckert, Alexander Engelhard, Tarek Fadl, Dr. Paul
Fischer, Prof. Dr. Dieter Frey, LL.M. (Brügge), Kai Florian Furch, Prof. Dr. Ulrich M. Gassner,
Felix Hilgert, LL.M., Dr. Henning Hofmann, Valentin Horst, Dr. Holger Jakob, LL.M. Eur., Dr.
Andreas Jens, Christian Koops, Roman Koudous, Dr. Michael König, LL.M. (Stellenbosch), Dr.
Thomas C. Körber, Thomas Krumrey, Simge Kurt, Moritz Mehner, David Menz, Dr. Anne
Paschke, Lorenzo von Petersdorff, Patrick Petschinka, Dr. Henriette Picot, Prof. Dr. Christian
Piska, Prof. Dr. Christian Quirling, Sarah Rachut, Dr. Christian Rapani, Dr. Christian Rauda, Dr.
Felix Ruppert, Prof. Dr. Martin Schimke, LL.M., Dr. Daniel Schmid, Dr. Carsten Schucht,
Sebastian Schwiddessen, LL.M., Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wurmnest, LL.M. (Berkeley)
Cooperation partners
• Biggest international research network in esports: Esports Research Network
• Leading European academic institute in esports: Institut für eSports (HAM)
• Leading global esports organization: G2 Esports
• Major German trade union: Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (München)• Leading German law firms in the fields of
o IT/media and esports: SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte
o sports and esports: von appen I jens legal
o gambling and esports: MELCHERS Rechtsanwälte
• Leading Austrian law firm in esports: Stadler Völkel Attorneys at Law
• Leading global law firm: Baker McKenzie
Past and current projects
Events of the FeSR
Q1 2021 (postponed Symposium: Esports and Gambling
from April 30, 2020) Location: Vienna
Cooperation partner: Stadler Völkel Attorneys at Law
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Martin Maties, Nepomuk Nothelfer, Philipp
Schlotthauer (FeSR), Urim Bajrami, Lukas Pachschwöll (law firm Stadler
Völkel Attorneys at Law), Prof. Dr. Michael Tsambikakis (law firm
Tsambikakis & Partner), Prof. Dr. Christian Piska (University of Vienna),
Dr. Raffaela Zillner, LL.M. (Austrian Association for Betting and
Gambling), Dr. Lennart Brüggemann (law firm HLB Schumacher
Hallermann), Dr. Tobias Scholz (University of Siegen), Stefan Barloh
(Austrian Esports Association), Joseph Macey (University of Tampere),
Moritz Maurer (GRID esports), Moritz Mehner (law firm SKW Schwarz
Rechtsanwälte), Tom Lemke (Skillshot Consulting), Dominik Beier
(Interwetten Group), Philipp Trattner (Austrian Ministry of Sports), Paul
Polterauer (HEROcoin, herosphere.gg)
Link: https://www.esport-recht.de/en-gb/esports-and-gambling
September 3, 2020 Conference: The Incorporation of Esports into the German Legal
System
Location: Mittweida (University of Applied Sciences Mittweida)
+ stream on various platforms
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Martin Maties, Nepomuk Nothelfer, Philipp
Schlotthauer (FeSR), Prof. Dr. Peter Fischer (judge at the BFH a.D.), Prof.
Dr. Christian-Henner Hentsch, M.A., LL.M. (game Association),
Dr. Felix Ruppert (University of Bayreuth), Moritz Mehner (law firm
SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte), Kai Bodensiek (law firm Brehm &
v.Moers)
Link: https://www.esport-recht.de/en-gb/upcoming
December 5, 2019 Colloquium: Sports Betting, Esports and Compliance
Location: Augsburg (University of Augsburg)
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel, Nepomuk Nothelfer (FeSR),
Karin Klein (Tipico), Dr. Tim Bagger von Grafenstein (law firm Lentze
Stopper), Hans-Joachim Eckert (former judge and former chairman of
the FIFA Ethics Committee), Prof. Dr. Michael Tsambikakis (law firm
Tsambikakis & Partner)
Link: https://www.esport-recht.de/en-gb/colloquiumMay 17, 2019 Conference: Politics, Practice and Science in Dialogue
Location: Augsburg (University of Augsburg)
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Martin Maties, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel,
Nepomuk Nothelfer, Philipp Schlotthauer (FeSR), Benjamin Adjei, MdL
(Bavarian parliament; Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Britta Dassler, MdB
(German parliament, FDP), Hans Jagnow (German Esports Association),
Dr. Holger Jakob, LL.M. Eur. (G2 Esports), Thomas Krumrey (VfL
Wolfsburg), Felix Hilgert, LL.M. (law firm Osborne Clarke), Jan-Hendrik
Heuschkel (Freaks4u Gaming)
Additional: Conference proceedings (publishing house: Nomos)
Link: https://www.esport-recht.de/en-gb/kick-off-conference
Publications of the FeSR members
Own publication series: „Schriften der Forschungsstelle für eSport-Recht” (Publications of the
Research Center for Esports Law) (publishing house: Nomos)
Published by FeSR members:
• „eSport-Recht – Politik, Praxis und Wissenschaft im Dialog” (Esports Law – Politics, Practice
and Science in Dialogue)
o P. 19-86: Maties, Begriffsbildung im eSport-Recht
(Definition in Esports Law)
o P. 87-100: Kubiciel, Integritätsrisiken im eSport und geltendes Strafrecht
(Integrity Risks in Esports and Applicable Criminal Law)
o P. 101-144: Fischer/Menz, Implementierung der Organisationsstrukturen des
Wettkampfsports im eSport – Vorteile, Hindernisse, Ausblick
(Implementing the Organisational Structures of Competitive Sports in Esports –
Advantages, Obstacles, Perspective)
o P. 145-158: Hilgert, Spieler, Cheater, Streamer – Rechtsfragen im eSport aus Sicht der
Publisher
(Players, Cheaters, Streamers – Legal Issues in Esports from the Publishers'
Perspective)
o P. 159-178: Krumrey, Befristung von Spielerverträgen im E-Sport
(Fixed-Term Player Contracts in Esports)
o P. 179-208: Schlotthauer, Die Besonderheiten bei der Gestaltung des eSport-
Sponsoringvertrags
(The Specifics of Drafting an Esports Sponsorship Agreement)
o P. 209-247: Nothelfer/Wörner, Grenzen der Vertragsgestaltung im eSport am
Beispiel des Rechtsstreits Tfue vs. FaZe Clan
(Limits of Contract Drafting in Esports based on the Example of Tfue vs. FaZe Clan)
o Furthermore: Nothelfer, Ein Jahr in neuen Gefilden – Jahresbericht 2019 der
Forschungsstelle für eSport-Recht (A Year in New Territories – Annual Report 2019 of
the Research Center for Esports Law) (p. 7-18) and various presentation reports
(p. 249-264)Individual publications:
• Maties: „Lootboxen aus zivilrechtlicher Sicht – millionenschwere Rückzahlungen?“ (Loot
Boxes from a Civil Law Perspective - Repayments Worth Millions?) (submitted to Neue
Juristische Wochenschrift)
• Kurt/Nothelfer: „Die Anwendbarkeit des technischen Arbeitsschutzrechts bei spielbezogenen
eSport-Tätigkeiten“ (The Applicability of Technical Occupational Safety to Game-Related
Esports Activities) (RdA 2020, S. 211-220)
• Nothelfer/Schlotthauer: „(e)Sport im rechtlichen Sinne und privatrechtliche Beziehungen
zwischen Clan und eSportler" ((E)Sports in the Legal Sense and the Relationship between
Clan and eAthlete under Civil Law) (eSport – Status quo und Entwicklungspotenziale, 49-78)
• Kubiciel: „Entwicklung des eSports und Schutz seiner Integrität" (Development of Esports and
Protection of its Integrity) (ZRP 2019, S. 200-203)
• Francken/Nothelfer/Schlotthauer: „Der Arbeitnehmer im professionellen eSport“ (The
Employee in Professional Esports) (NZA 2019, S. 865-870)
In progress: „Stichwortkommentar zum eSport-Recht“ (Keyword-Commentary for Esports Law)
(publishing house: Nomos); approx.. 50 authors, approx. 700 pagesPresentations, keynotes, panels and workshops of the FeSR members
Q1 2021 (postponed Symposium: Esports and Gambling and Panel: Esports Betting
from April 30, 2020) Moderation by Nepomuk Nothelfer
Gambling and Loot Boxes
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties
Panel: Esports Betting
Moderation by Nepomuk Nothelfer
Panel: Pay-to-win, Lootboxen und Skin-Gambling
Panel participation by Philipp Schlotthauer
Event: Symposium: Esports and Gambling
Location: Vienna (University of Vienna)
December 8, 2020 Labor/Employment Law in Esports
Workshop by Nepomuk Nothelfer
Event: Online seminar of the Landeszentrum für eSport und Digitalisierung
Schleswig-Holstein (State Center for Esports and Digitization Schleswig-
Holstein)
Link: tba
October ?, 2020 Legal Implications of Esports regarding Gambling
Workshop by Nepomuk Nothelfer and Dr. Holger Jakob, LL.M. Eur. for
LOTTO Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (state-owned gambling company)
Location: tba
October 1, 2020 Esports – Game, Business, Legal Case
Presentation by Nepomuk Nothelfer
Event: digiWiesn 2020 (digital Oktoberfest)
Location: Munich and Berlin + Stream (https://digiwiesn.bayern/)
Patroness: Dorothee Bär (German State Minister for Digital Affairs)
September 29, 2020 Tradition meets Future
Panel participation by Nepomuk Nothelfer
Event: digiWiesn 2020 (digital Oktoberfest)
Location: Munich and Berlin + Stream (https://digiwiesn.bayern/)
Patroness: Dorothee Bär (German State Minister for Digital Affairs)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBj9ecYEsEw&feature=youtu.be
September 25, 2020 Betting on Esports Competitions: Illegal and even Punishable?
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel
Event: 6th German Gambling Law Day
Location: Frankfurt on the Main
September 19, 2020 Panel: Esports and Non-Profi Status
Panel participation by Nepomuk Nothelfer
Event: Volunteer Day of the Metropolregion Rhine Neckar
Location: Mannheim + Stream
Link: tbaSeptember 3, 2020 Conference of the Research Center for Esports Law: The Incorporation of
Esports into the German Legal System
Moderation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties
The Esports Definition
Presentation by Nepomuk Nothelfer and Philipp Schlotthauer
Working Time in Esports
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties
Event: Conference of the Research Center for Esports Law: The
Incorporation of Esports into the German Legal System
Location: Mittweida (University of Applied Sciences Mittweida)
+ stream on various platforms
Link: https://www.esport-recht.de/en-gb/upcoming
June 30, 2020 Compliance Challenges in the Esports Industry
Keynote by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel
Webinar: Gamblification of Esports (law firm Hogan Lovells and Bernstein
Group)
August 25, 2020 Panel: Sports & Esports
Panel participation by Nepomuk Nothelfer
Online format: German Mittelstand After Work
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swR0S9JkYtc
June 25, 2020/ Tutorial: Esports Law
July 2, 2020/ Online workshop by Nepomuk Nothelfer, Roman Koudous (G2 Esports) and
July 9, 2020 Moritz Mehner (law firm SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte)
May 7, 2020 Panel: Esports and Research
Panel participation by Nepomuk Nothelfer
Online format: Esports Home Office (Austrian Esports Association and
Stadler Völkel Attorneys at Law)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE2K8T0PI6w&feature=youtu.be
April 2, 2020 Panel: New Developments in Entertainment and Sports Technology
(cancelled due to Panel participation by Nepomuk Nothelfer
COVID-19 pandemic) Event: Global Entertainment & Sports Law + Industry Conference
Location: Miami (Donna E. Shalala Center, University of Miami)
March 4, 2020 Esports – Definition and Legal Framework in Germany
Workshop by Nepomuk Nothelfer
Event: The Digital Infrastructure Investment Summit 2020
Location: Frankfurt on the Main (Airport Club Frankfurt)
January 28, 2020 Business Models in Esports
Keynote by Nepomuk Nothelfer and Marc Theiner (Lawyers Club)
Event: New Year‘s Reception of the German Mittelstand e.V.
Location: Munich (Headquarter Noris Networks AG)December 5, 2019 Colloquium: Sports Betting, Esports and Compliance
Moderation by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel
Compliance and Legal Framework for Sports Betting Companies in
Germany
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel
Esports and Regulation: Where are we?
Presentation by Nepomuk Nothelfer
Panel: (E)Sports, Betting and Compliance
Panel participation by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel and Nepomuk
Nothelfer
Event: Colloquium: Sports Betting, Esports and Compliance
Location: Augsburg (University of Augsburg)
December 5, 2019 Lootboxes from a Civil Law Perspective
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties
Sponsoring Contracts in Esports
Presentation by Philipp Schlotthauer
Panel: Let’s play: Esports, Economy and Law
Panel participation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties and Philipp Schlotthauer
Event: Let’s play: Esports, Economy and Law
Location: Vienna (Tech Gate Vienna)
November 20, 2019 Introduction to Esports Law
Workshop by Nepomuk Nothelfer and Philipp Schlotthauer
Location: Munich/Ismaning (Hochschule für angewandtes Management)
November 12, 2019 Esports Law
Online presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties at Rotary eClub Bodensee
International
October 22, 2019 Labor/Employment Law in Esports
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties
Event: Sports Law Congress
Location: Munich (Bankhaus von Donner & Reuschel)
September 3, 2019 The Esports Investment – Industry, Stakeholders and Legal Framework
Presentation by Nepomuk Nothelfer
Event: Borderless Lunch
Location: Munich (Schuhbecks in den Südtiroler Stuben)
July 17, 2019 Esports Law – New Legal Ground?
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties, Nepomuk Nothelfer and Philipp
Schlotthauer
Event: Workshop Talks of the Faculty of Law at the University of Augsburg
Location: Augsburg (University of Augsburg)May 17, 2019 Kick-off Conference of the Research Center for Esports Law – Politics,
Practice and Science in Dialogue
Moderation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties
Definition in Esports
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties
Play Hard, Work Hard – When Gaming Becomes Work
Presentation by Nepomuk Nothelfer and Philipp Schlotthauer
Panel: Esports Law – Politics, Practice and Science in Dialogue
Panel participation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties and Philipp Schlotthauer
Event: Kick-off Conference of the Research Center for Esports Law –
Politics, Practice and Science in Dialogue
Location: Augsburg (University of Augsburg)
April 24, 2019 Challenges and Risks of Esports Law
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties
Location: Bielefeld (University of Bielefeld)
Teaching of the FeSR members
Winter semester Propaedeutic Seminar in Civil Law: Esports and Civil Law
2019/2020 Lecturers: Nepomuk Nothelfer and Philipp Schlotthauer
Cooperation partner: G2 Esports
Winter semester Core seminar in the university degree course: Working with and in
2019/2020 ront of the Computer – with a Special Focus on Esports
Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Martin Maties and Nepomuk Nothelfer
Specialization: Labor/Employment Law and Corporate Law
Summer semester Core seminar in the university degree course: Esports, Digitalization,
2019 Criminal Law
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel
Specialization: Criminal Science
In addition, Nepomuk Nothelfer and Philipp Schlotthauer are lecturers at the Institut für eSports at
the Hochschule für angewandtes Management and hold various legal lectures at several German
locations for the degree course Sports Management with Industry Focus on Esports Management.
Miscellaneous
The Research Center for Eports Law is a founding member of the international "Esports Research
Network e.V." with more than 150 members from over 30 nations. Nepomuk Nothelfer provided
legal support during the entire founding process. Prof. Dr. Martin Maties is member of the board.Future projects
• Continuous provision of legal literature
o The keyword commentary for Esports Law will be accessible via Beck-Online to every
German court and thus provide elementary support for jurisdiction in an area of legal
expertise that is highly significant in economic terms yet still unknown (to many
judges).
• Driving forward the legal discourse through further conferences, publications, lectures and
workshops
• Expanding the range of courses at the Faculty of Law of the University of Augsburg
o There is no specialization at the Faculty of Law of the University of Augsburg that
focuses specifically on the legal implications of digitalization. If such a specialization
were to be created, esports would be particularly suitable as an object of study and
illustration. It is a very diverse industry with a large number of participants in need of
special protection as they are operating in virtual worlds due to digitalization.
• Advising politicians on legislative projects
o In contrast to the associations of traditional sports as well as esports/gaming, the
FeSR works neutrally, objectively and independently. It can advise politicians in many
different aspects with regard to possible legislative projects.
o Drafting of legal expert opinion
• Drafting of standard contracts
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