What rights does a player have not to be banned; and what responsibility does a developer, and further an administrator, of a game have to ban cheating, harassing, or obnoxious players? First I’ll talk about banning a player for in-game conduct, either through speech that’s found problemsome; or either through conduct in playing the game, [...]
Today’s post is: we’ll get a lawyer when we have a dispute… why bother beforehand! Back in the Game, Great article about when your hobby becomes your Job Working out the legal issues is important because virtual worlds are becoming more mainstream. Sony Online Entertainment said that its Free Realms virtual world drew more than [...]
No, this isn’t going to be a “creepy” post. It’s just a little sampling of those “weird stories” about virtual worlds that the mainstream media seems consumed by. For the most part, there’s less theft, less cheating, less adultery, and less “playing outside the rules” in VWs than in RL(real world). But that doesn’t make [...]
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 [...]
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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