Country
South Africa
Category
Video game
Designation
ModeratorIntermediary
Participation
In Person
Related to Fak’ugesi Events Until Unlocked
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Year
Fak'gesi 2024
Nicholas Hall is South Africa's leading lawyer in the digital entertainment industry. Nicholas has worked and trained at one of South Africa's leading ICT law firms.
Nicholas is very well known in the South African video games industry (where he is a founding member and chair of Make Games South Africa the largest online community for game developers in South Africa, and CEO of the local industry association for video game development, Interactive Entertainment South Africa.).
Nicholas advises on a broad range of legal issues facing the digital entertainment sector, including policy development with national government. Some of his experience includes:
- Advising games companies such as Free Lives (Broforce), Rune Storm Games (Viscera Clean Up Detail) and IGDA winner QCF Design (Desktop Dungeons).
- Drafting and advising on submissions for national policy and legislation, including the Intellectual Property Act Amendment Bill, the Films and Publications Board Online Content Rating Policy, the Films and Publications Amendment Act, The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act and the Copyright Amendment Bill.
