Virtual worlds and video games may be virtual, but the scams, disputes, and risks are very real. Pillsbury attorney and Virtual Law author Benjamin Duranske joined us today to present a fast-paced guided tour of this rapidly changing landscape. Benjamin touched on knockoff virtual goods, gold farming, fraud, agreements with users, avatar defamation, potential government regulation, and more.
Benjamin focuses his practice on the emerging field of virtual law, intellectual property law, Internet law, and litigation. As the author of Virtual Law: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds, the first book on this emerging field, as well as numerous online and print articles on the subject, Benjamin has helped define virtual law. He currently co-chairs the Committee on Virtual Worlds and Multiuser Online Games of the American Bar Association's Section of Science & Technology Law, which he helped establish. He is a frequent speaker on the subject of legal issues facing virtual world and game providers, software developers, content creators, and users. Benjamin co-chaired the first Virtual Law Conference, and founded the SL (Second Life®) Bar Association, an informal professional organization of attorneys and other legal professionals with an interest in virtual worlds.
To find out more about virtual law from Benjamin you can contact him at 650-233-4565 or e-mail benjamin.duranske@pillsburylaw.com.
Also, check out Banjamin's presentation slides:
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