When Pretend Money Has Real Value

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A Study of Virtual Property in Online Gaming

just one more link about Property in Second Life

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A lot of questions...

Very interesting interview with David Naylor (SL- Solomon Cortes).

Find out how complicated can be legal implications of doing business in virtual worlds.

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Show notes :

00:12 - Mike O’Hara introduction
01:10 - Start of interview
01:25 - Why did FFW establish a presence in Second Life?
03:03 - Intellectual Property issues - who owns what?
04:28 - Unauthorised replicas of real world goods & brands
06:49 - Anonymity issues
10:22 - “Goods” versus “services”
11:41 - Which laws actually apply?
12:56 - How much regulation should there be in virtual worlds?
15:33 - Employment law
17:48 - Contracts, consumer protection, e-commerce law
20:24 - FFW’s activities in Second Life
22:29 - Where to find out more
23:26 - End of interview
23:47 - Lister feedback from Dale Johnstone
24:29 - Preview of next show, featuring Nick Wilson
25:07 - Wrap-up

By the way, Salomon Cortes takes over as President of the Second Life Bar Association recently :)

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