Editor Benjamin Duranske to Co-Chair American Bar Association Committee on Virtual Worlds and Multiuser Online Games
September 7th, 2007 by Benjamin Duranske
I am pleased to announce that the ABA’s Section of Science and Technology Law recently formed a new committee on Virtual Worlds and Multiuser Online Games. I have the honor of co-chairing this committee, along with Sean Kane, of Drakeford & Kane, and Cristina Burbach, of Fried Frank. From the Committee’s initial “who we are” statement:
The Virtual Worlds and Multiuser Online Games Committee (“VWMOG Committee”) of the Section of Science and Technology Law of the ABA will focus on the legal issues raised by the existence of virtual worlds and massively multiplayer on-line role playing games. [...]
The VWMOG Committee’s immediate work plan includes creation of a website, an email listserv, and a facility in the virtual world of Second Life. Longer term goals include organizing programs for future ABA meetings and facilitating the publication of research articles and texts addressing legal issues related to virtual worlds and multiuser online games.
ABA members who are interested in virtual law are encouraged to join the committee, or contact me, Sean, or Cristina directly for more information.
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[...] Forms Committee on Virtual Worlds September 7, 2007 Posted by Jim Milles in Virtual worlds. trackback Via Benjamin Duranske at Virtually Blind: I am pleased to announce that the ABA’s Section ofScience and Technology Law recently formed a new committee on Virtual Worlds and Multiuser Online Games. I have the honor of co-chairing this committee, along with Sean Kane, of Drakeford & Kane, and Cristina Burbach, of Fried Frank. From the Committee’s initial “who we are” statement: The Virtual Worlds and Multiuser Online Games Committee (”VWMOG Committee”) of the Section of Science and Technology Law of the ABA will focus on the legal issues raised by the existence of virtual worlds and massively multiplayer on-line role playing games. […] [...]
What exactly will you be discussing?
The description linked lays it out pretty accurately, but one of the main tasks of all ABA committees is getting articles re: their subject (here, virtual worlds and MMO games) lined up for ABA publications, and getting speakers and panels lined up for ABA meetings. So what we’ll discuss will end up depending largely on what the members are interested in and want to discuss — and, of course, what cases are filed and decided, and what legislation is passed. Since it is such a new area, it is hard to predict exactly where it will go, which is, at least for me, one of the things that makes it so interesting.
[...] Looks like Virtually Blind is stepping up a bit, as Benjamin Duranske, the author of the blog, is now co-chair of the new Virtual Worlds and Multiuser Online Games committee. [...]
Interesting to see the ABA involvement. An acquaintance of mine active with the organization gave me a heads-up on this.
Still have a photoset posted I took of your 06/12/2007 presentation on Edelman Island before Second Life Business Communicators, which may be viewed at http://flickr.com/photos/seesaw8/sets/72157600794744948/
Good luck with the ABA effort.
Hi JimmyJet – thanks for the link to the Flikr set and the good wishes on the ABA efforts. The pics are neat to have – I’ve actually just been thinking about adding a Flikr sidebar thing for virtual law stuff, since it is starting to accumulate.