Posted in Virtual Law Practice on July 2nd, 2008 21 Comments »
I periodically dig around a bit to see what’s new in the browser-based “3D internet” realm because I think that the evolution of the internet into a 3D space is the long-term reason it makes sense to be paying attention to virtual worlds now — and it is a reason that skeptical colleagues understand. Earlier [...]
Posted in Copyright Law, Trademark Law, Virtual Law on June 30th, 2008 5 Comments »
This one may make your head hurt a little bit, but it highlights a problem that is coming faster than you might think. Three steps to the analysis… 1) 3D games like the upcoming Spore (and, of course, free-form social environments like Second Life) let users create some pretty cool stuff. For example, I created [...]
Posted in Clippings, International Law, Second Life, Virtual Law, Virtual Worlds & Games on June 28th, 2008 3 Comments »
I’m pleased to announce that starting Monday, I will be appearing periodically (in avatar form) as a legal correspondent for the second season of Cornell Professor Robert Bloomfield’s excellent virtual worlds interview show, Metanomics. My first appearance will be Monday, June 30th, at 12 noon Pacific time. I’ll be starting the hour with a brief [...]
Posted in Civil Procedure, Contract Law, Hernandez v. IGE, Lawsuits, RMT/RCE, Virtual Law, Virtual Worlds & Games, World of Warcraft on June 25th, 2008 4 Comments »
IGE has filed a brief (.pdf) in opposition to last month’s motion for class certification in Hernandez v. IGE. IGE also filed exhibits (.zip) which feature excerpts from the deposition (an out of court proceeding where someone has to answer questions under oath) of plaintiff Hernandez. IGE’s chief argument is that Hernandez does not have [...]
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