Just in time for (some of) your papers, the World Intellectual Property Organization has released a study called “The Legal Status of Video Games: Comparative Analysis in National Approaches”. Lots of useful information, but as always appropriate academic consideration should be given in assessing the study to the agenda and mandate of the funding organization.
From the introductory press release: “The current landscape of the legal protection of video games appears extremely complex indeed. Although Article 2 of the Berne Convention provides a solid basis for eligibility for protection of video games by copyright, they are in fact complex works of authorship, potentially composed of multiple copyrighted works.”
The study may be downloaded through the link immediately below:
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