The Game Production Handbook, 3rd Edition

4

Legal Information

In This Chapter

• Intellectual Property Rights

• Legal Agreements

• Licenses

4.1 Introduction

As a producer, you might communicate with an attorney or the publisher’s legal department on certain matters. For example, a developer producer participates in negotiating development milestones in the publishing agreement. A publisher producer might work with potential licensees to define the details of a licensing agreement. In each instance, the producer works with qualified attorneys to ensure that all the legalities are properly handled, so it is not necessary for a producer to have a law degree. However, it is helpful for a producer ...