AE3 Expo Tours

AE3 Expo Tours or simply AE3 is a tour hosting place founded in 1995 after immense competition between rival studios on ATBW Blog. The company founders and some of their staff often show up here to give guests and attenders tours when they do attend the event.

Rules
AE3 Expo Tours itself is not a strict place for guests, but there are a number of rules when attending the event for guests due to strict anti piracy measures enforced by the ATBW Copyright Agency, which since ATBW Blog started buying the studios starting with Watercolor Studios in 2002, which makes them part of ATBW Holdings LLC, which has the rights to the franchises.

ATBW Label Networks is one of the most notorious companies in terms of copyright infringement crackdowns, and are known for being super aggressive when their rights are infringed upon their rights and the rights held by their subsidiaries, even those that are practically less aggressive on it. Fortunately though, ATBW Blog and major ATBW Blog companies part of it are less aggressive on copyright than ATBW Label Networks and subsidiaries under its roof.


 * In 2002 as part of an effort to prevent copyright infringement to protect the companies, cameras have been banned permanently from the studio unless they are authorized to film inside. Additionally, in 2008 when cellphones started having cameras, all cellphones and other devices have been banned, requiring any inside to be off and out of sight. iPads and other tablets have also been banned entirely in 2010 after being released. Any guests with a cellphone, camera, tablet or other device with a camera on first offense are immediately kicked out and permanently banned from attending ever again. Additionally, any commercial camera, drone or 360 camera is required to have a special permit from the company before being allowed inside. Unauthorized drones and 360 degree cameras are also banned entirely and will result in a permanent ban, alongside a $50,000 fine from the main company plus an additional $200 fine from the copyright agency division. Signs are also placed throughout the inside of the buildings warning everyone to keep phones kept away. iPods and mp3 players are still allowed inside, however.
 * Speaking any language other than English is strictly prohibited in AE3 as many guests and staff are English speakers, though this rule is not enforced to guests. Some of the studios attending though have different rules regarding this, and consequences vary within them.
 * Hats, hoods, masks (except surgical ones), and sunglasses are strictly prohibited in AE3 to guests due to hacking concerns. Only facial masks are allowed inside the building. Guests will be told to take them off by security, bouncers, staff, creators, and even the runner who runs the place, though the runner of the building rarely enforces them as they are mainly in their office. Creators are the people who run the companies, typically the founders of an ATBW Blog company that actively participates in the events. After a warning, guests are banned for a month. The runner is the one who owns and runs the location and each one may impose different rules to their locations than others.
 * There are certain places inside that are off-limits to guests. The IT department and anywhere near the runner's office or security department are strictly off-limits towards guests and creators. Going within these areas will result in a permanent ban, but each of the 20 locations all have different map layouts, as they are different inside.