Editors --- "Law and Computer Games" [2007] SydUPLawBk 52; in Fitzgerald, Brian; Coates, Jessica and Lewis, Suzanne (eds), "Open Content Licensing: Cultivating the Creative Commons" (Sydney University Press, 2007) 189

Law and Computer Games

Games History, Content, Practice and Law The Future

GREG LANE, PROFESSOR LAWRENCE LESSIG, PROFESSOR BRIAN FITZGERALD, PROFESSOR STUART CUNNIGNHAM, SAL HUMPHREYS, JOHN BANKS, KEITH DONE AND NIC SUZOR

The following papers were presented as part of a special ‘Law and Computer Games’ forum that was run in conjunction with the main conference. This forum focused particularly on the role open content licensing plays in the larger gaming landscape. Introduction This presentation by Greg Lane provides an understanding of the development and importance of the games industry. Games History, Content, Practice and Law Professor Brian Fitzgerald, Sal Humphreys, John Banks, Keith Done and Nic Suzor provide an overview of the history of games, the current games landscape and some immediate legal issues. The Future In this section, a panel of industry experts including Sal Humphreys and Professors Lawrence Lessig and Stuart Cunningham, each consider the challenges that are ahead for both the industry and its regulatory environment. Professor Brian Fitzgerald (Head, QUT Law School)