On 17 February 2023, Fabian Ziermann participated in the University of Glasgow’s CREATe roundtable discussion on ‘Copyright, Competition and Business Models in App Stores and Gaming’. The roundtable brought together competition and intellectual property law academics, as well as economists and industry representatives. Fabian outlined the importance of assessing the wider ecosystem in eSports and gaming markets. In particular, he noted the importance of recognizing the role of creators, as they drive ecosystem value, and the need to assess the interrelations of markets, instead of the narrow focus on cloud gaming and certain game titles, as employed in the assessment of Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
