30 Sep 2026
12:15 pm - 12:55 pm
Hermosa Room
Legal, Policy & Regulation Track: Licensing in the Age of AI: Legal Frameworks for Modern Game Development
As licensed IP continues to drive game development strategy, legal complexity is increasing. This session will examine how licensing agreements are being structured in 2026 — and where the legal risks are evolving.
Topics include:
- Drafting development and publishing agreements for licensed IP
- Royalty structures, minimum guarantees, and recoupment mechanics
- Approval rights, creative control, and canon protection
- AI-assisted development: disclosure, restrictions, and ownership
- Training data limitations when using licensed characters or worlds
- Indemnities, representations & warranties, and risk allocation
- Moral rights and talent considerations in character-based properties
- Termination triggers and performance milestones
- Live-service updates, DLC, and ongoing approval frameworks
- Cross-border content regulation and censorship issues
- Insurance coverage and E&O considerations for licensed titles
- Dispute resolution trends in franchise and adaptation agreements