Esports between the Sports and Entertainment Industry: In Search of Division Lines
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15220%2F24%3A73627208" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15220/24:73627208 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/bjes-2024-0022" target="_blank" >https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/bjes-2024-0022</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2024-0022" target="_blank" >10.2478/bjes-2024-0022</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Esports between the Sports and Entertainment Industry: In Search of Division Lines
Original language description
The growing popularity and expansion of esports have prompted an academic and legal debate, where its classification as either a sport or a form of entertainment remains unclear. This article explores the dual nature of esports, providing an overview of the legal and regulatory challenges it presents. It opens the discussion by addressing the space occupied by esports, distinguishing it from the traditional understanding of analogue sports while introducing the role of various stakeholders. The article then delves into the legal discussion taking place at the EU level, exploring also how the national legal reality of some Member States approach esports. The study highlights the urgency of finding a balanced approach that recognises esports as a hybrid entity, necessitating a regulatory model that draws from both sports law and entertainment law. Furthermore, the article complements the analysis by addressing emerging normative systems within esports, including autonomous governance structures and the potential need for state intervention to address issues such as doping, match-fixing, and the protection of minors. By analysing the existing legal frameworks in non-EU countries, particularly in Asia and North America, the authors suggest that esports needs to be approached as a new type of sport—a perspective that should be reflected in future EU regulations.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50501 - Law
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
TALTECH JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES
ISSN
2674-4600
e-ISSN
2674-4619
Volume of the periodical
14
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
EE - ESTONIA
Number of pages
27
Pages from-to
190-216
UT code for WoS article
001365757500003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85213484554