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Game Development Business and Legal Guide (Premier Press Game Development)

ISBN: 1592000428
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 63

Authors: Ashley Salisbury

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• Main page
• Table of contents
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Letter from theSeries Editor
• Introduction
• How to Use this Book
• Chapter 1. 118 Things to Know About Running a Game Development Company
• In Action
• 3 Things to Know About Your Publisher
• 115 Things to Know About Running Your Company
• Chapter 2. First Steps
• First Steps in Action
• Decide Ownership Stakes
• Choose an Entity for Your Business
• Issue the Ownership Stakes
• Deciding Ownership Stakes
• Choose a Business Entity
• Issuing Ownership Stakes
• Summary
• Chapter 3. Financing a Game Development Venture
• Financing in Action
• Introduction
• How Much Money Do YouNeed to Raise?
• Raising MoneyFinancing the EarlyStage Venture
• Selling the Company
• Getting Into and Out of Trouble
• Summary
• Chapter 4. Staffing Up
• Staffing Up in Action
• Introduction
• See Things from Your Employees Point of View
• Employ People without GettingSued or Screwed
• State and Federal Regulations
• Do s and Don ts
• Anatomy of an EmploymentAgreementIncluding StockCompensation
• Independent Contractors
• Avoiding Lawsuits
• Summary
• Chapter 5. A Primer on Intellectual Property
• Intellectual Property in Action
• IP 101
• Protecting Your Assets
• Summary
• Chapter 6. The Publishing Contract
• The Publishing Contract in Action
• Introduction
• Long-Form versus Short-Form
• Tips for Reading and Negotiatinga Contract
• Work for Hire Publishing Agreement
• For Content
• Summary
• Chapter 7. Licensing
• Licensing in Action
• Introduction
• Content Licensing
• Key Concepts and Contract Terms
• Four Examples
• Global Licensing
• Summary
• Glossary