Monday miscellaneous

A couple of very important links that don’t fill up enough for a complete post. Viewing Virtual Property Law Through the Lens of Innovation:  cite as “Vacca, Ryan G., Viewing Virtual Property Ownership Through the Lens of Innovation. Tennessee Law Review, Vol. 76, p. 33, 2008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1100302” Other less authoritative, but still [...]

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Virtual worlds for Education

A good starting point for understanding Virtual Worlds in Education is this NPR interview that is found at Gamepolitics. The funding money is beginning to be there. It was recently announced that the University of Texas will be using 16 disciplines in Second Life. The details are that “A new, one-year project will set the [...]

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Virtual world articles of Merit – Must Reads

Virtual Worlds are now meaning real money, here’s some of the latest articles. Fairfield, Joshua,The Magic Circle(November 19, 2008). Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, 2009; Washington & Lee Legal Studies Paper No. 2008-45. (Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1304234) Synopsis listed as: The article concludes that although real-world law cannot reasonably be excluded from virtual [...]

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Essential pages for the practicing game lawyer

These are a good starting point if tackling a “virtual worlds” issue. Legal Issues for Game Designers In Game Dollar Lawsuit, … great discussion of currency in games Zynga vs Playdom… contains good background on games in social networks WOW vs. MDY Michael Connely, aka “The Glider case” These last two help one understand the [...]

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