Virtual Worlds; Real Theft?

by: Andrew Gioia, Associate Editor, MTTLRLast week, a court in the Netherlands criminalized the theft of”virtual goods.” (Dutch news report.) According to a ruling handed down by a Dutch court, two teenagers, aged 14 and 15, were found guilty of theft...

Death and Taxes Not a Certainty in the Virtual World

by: Joydeep Dasmunshi, Associate Editor, MTTLREditor: This post is part of a short MTTLR Blog series on virtual worlds – Part one explores parallels between virtual property and real-world property. Part two (this post) examines the contract agreements that...

Virtual Property Protection: Continue the Experiment

by: Erik Paulson, Associate Editor, MTTLREditor: This post is part of a short MTTLR Blog series on virtual worlds – Part one explores parallels between virtual property and real-world property. Part two (this post) examines the contract agreements that govern...