Despite the difficulties of recent years, game studios continue to open and operate in Russia. An overview of the current state of regulation, primarily tax, for such companies was prepared by Roman Motorin, a lawyer at Versus.legal.

Amendments on labeling to the law “On Advertising” should be in effect in Russia for about a year. Recall that they oblige to mark Internet advertising and threaten violators with large fines. In which case the amendments concern game developers and whether they are put into force, — says Marina Pozhidaeva, lawyer Versus.legal.

Roman Motorin, a lawyer at Versus.legal, told about the tax regimes that exist in Kazakhstan that are suitable for gaming and IT companies in his column for App2Top.

The year 2022 was rich in legal initiatives against loot boxes. The Versus.legal law firm has prepared a detailed overview of them, broken down by country.

We continue to sum up the results of 2022 together with the heads of gaming companies and market experts. Next up is an interview with Alexandra Kurdyumova and Bogdan Mikhailov, Senior partner and Head of Digital at Versus.legal, respectively.

Versus.legal continues a series of articles on preferential tax regimes for IT in neighboring countries. The new material is about Georgia.

The Versus.legal command on the pages App2Top.ru launches a series of materials on preferential legal regimes for IT companies in the countries of the near arc. The first article is about working in Armenia.

On March 2, 2022, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree on the main measures to support the IT industry. Versus.Legal has prepared an overview of who can apply for new benefits and how to get them.

The Versus.Legal law firm has collected up-to-date information as of March 11 about the current restrictions that IT companies operating in Russia may face.

In the current conditions, when restrictions are constantly being added and changed, and their principles of operation and consequences are not yet obvious, the Versus.Legal law firm has collected up-to-date information as of March 1 about the current restrictions that IT companies operating in Russia may face.

The VERSUS.legal law firm has prepared a second article on the pitfalls of concluding deals with publishers. This time we will talk about the calculation of royalties, the obligation of the parties and the terms of withdrawal from the contract. As always, with cases.

We continue to summarize the results of 2021 together with top managers and experts of the gaming industry (and related ones). Next up is an interview with Alexandra Kurdyumova and Alina Davletshina, senior partner and senior lawyer at VERSUS.legal.

What a publishing contract might look like and what you should pay attention to when signing it, — says in his column for App2Top.ru Alina Davletshina, Senior Lawyer at VERSUS.legal.

Who owns in—game items and how international legislation relates to them, – says in his column for App2Top.ru Alexey Vikharev, lawyer at VERSUS.legal.

Versus.legal continues the cycle of analysis of foreign jurisdictions and special economic zones (SEZ) in Russia for doing business. Articles about Cyprus, Ireland, Delaware and the Kaliningrad Region SEZ have already been published. This time she decided to stay in Russia and turn to another interesting option for moving IT companies to the Murmansk region.

The VERSUS.legal law firm continues a series of articles on jurisdictions for doing business. This time we will talk about the Kaliningrad region — a special economic zone (SEZ), where there are tax breaks for IT companies.

Alexandra Kurdyumova, Senior Partner of the VERSUS.legal law firm, said App2Top.ru about a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Capcom related to the illegal use of other people’s photos in their games. We discussed the legal specifics of the case, the statute of limitations and the available evidence base.Note: You can read more about designer Judy Juracek’s lawsuit against Capcom in our material.

In the final article on jurisdictions for doing business, VERSUS.legal examines the conditions for opening and operating a business in Ireland.

The VERSUS.legal law firm continues a series of articles on jurisdictions for doing business. She examines the conditions for opening and operating a company in the most popular regions and tries to answer frequently asked questions about relocation. This time we are talking about the state of Delaware.