Business & Legal Primer for Game Development (Hardcover)

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Business & Legal Primer for Game Development is an insightful and unique collection of articles containing the valuable advice of highly-respected lawyers, business owners, and game developers who graciously came together to share their wisdom, mistakes, and triumphs. By learning from and using this information you could save thousands of dollars in potential attorney’s fees and costly business missteps.

Too often, people get into game development without considering the vital business and legal issues that are part of running a business. If game developers ignore these issues, the chances of success are greatly diminished, and that means great ideas never become great games. This in-depth resource was compiled to cover the major issues you must consider and understand as a game publisher or developer.

The book contains practical introductory sections on business and legal problems that often confront the development community, including business structure, contracts, employment law, taxation, and intellectual property. And for those seeking to start your own game company, you’ll find invaluable information about getting started, basic business operations, marketing, licensing intellectual property, and exit strategies.

The Business & Legal Primer for Game Development is the ideal starting point for anyone who has ever wanted to start a game business, and it’s an excellent reference for those already involved in game development.

《遊戲開發的商業與法律入門指南》是一本富有洞察力且獨特的文章集，其中包含了受人尊敬的律師、企業主和遊戲開發者的寶貴建議，他們慷慨地分享了他們的智慧、錯誤和成功。通過從這些信息中學習和應用，您可以節省成千上萬美元的律師費用和昂貴的商業失誤。

很多時候，人們在進行遊戲開發時並未考慮到經營企業所涉及的重要商業和法律問題。如果遊戲開發者忽視這些問題，成功的機會將大大減少，這意味著偉大的點子永遠無法成為偉大的遊戲。這本深入的資源被編輯成了一個涵蓋遊戲發行商或開發者必須考慮和了解的主要問題的手冊。

該書包含了關於商業和法律問題的實用入門部分，這些問題經常困擾著開發社區，包括商業結構、合同、雇佣法、稅務和知識產權。對於那些想要開設自己的遊戲公司的人來說，您將找到有關入門、基本業務運營、市場營銷、知識產權許可和退出策略的寶貴信息。

《遊戲開發的商業與法律入門指南》是任何曾經想要開設遊戲業務的人的理想起點，對於已經參與遊戲開發的人來說，它也是一本優秀的參考書。