Fabian Ziermann awarded PhD

On 23 March 2026, Fabian Ziermann successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled ‘Player Copyrights and Antitrust Ecosystems in eSports and Gaming’ and was awarded the doctorate in law by WU Vienna. His doctoral committee consisted of Vicky Robertson (WU Vienna, CLH), Andrew Murray (LSE) and Martin Winner (WU Vienna). Fabian’s doctoral thesis explores the relevance of player copyrights and how competition law can be a basis to protect players’ continued access to eSports and other video games. Fabian conducted his research supported by a DOC grant of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.