Game Development Business and Legal Guide

By Ashley Salisbury

Programmers/developers dreaming of creating the next mega-selling game quickly realize they need a solid understanding of the legalities specific to the game business, but they don't know where to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592000428
• ISBN13: 9781592000425
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Good Advice for All

I've been running a video game company that is now over 10 years old. It is refreshing to read a book that distills the important information, approaches the industry with a clear mind, and promotes useful thought even for veterans. Well done!

Finally, somone that knows something about law!

This is a great book for anyone that wants to know the actual details of media related law and intellectual property, but doesn't have the time to get a law degree. I own a small software and web company and we are constantly paying attorneys to review "potential" copyright, patent, and other infringements. I have wasted so much time paying for legal advice, but it seems like these experts never can give me a straight answer. I have been looking for a book that can be understood by a non-attorney, but that has explicit examples of copyright law, trademarks, what is legal, and what is not. After reading this book, I feel 100x more confident now, and I immediately no longer need legal advice in many areas, I KNOW the law in the areas, and can be confident that my decisions are reasonable. I highly recommend this book to any executive or business person that is in the intellectual property loop, but is sick of not understanding what is what.

A lifesaver

I manage nearly 50 software engineers at a fortune 500 company. Once I got this book, I realized that our engineer contracts are extremely weak given the volatile nature of many software developers (something I've personally witnessed), and if anything ever went wrong under our existing terms, we'd be in a very litigious situation. Thanks to the information presented here, however, I've been able to outline a strategy for our legal department to consider for a revised draft that could potentially save our company millions of dollars and countless manhours of paperwork in averted lawsuits and other such nightmares. Take it from me-- most engineering managers and entrepreneurs are not as well versed in legal issues as they should be. This book was a huge eye-opener and I recommend it highly.