MIGS 15 venue at the Palais des congrès in Montreal.
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Video game lawyers will converge on Montreal to discuss privacy and esports rules

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Video game industry lawyers will converge on Montreal in November to discuss legal issues such as privacy, esports regulations, and fair use rights for augmented reality and virtual reality.

The Video Game Bar Association (VGBA) will hold a one-day Canadian Summit as part of the Montreal International Game Summit (MIGS) 2016 event on November 14. I attended the event last year and was impressed with the breadth of topics discussed.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.