Real trouble in virtual worlds
Posted on 11 Mar 2008 at 16:43
Law firms are already springing up within these environments, bringing their flashy offices into the virtual realm to provide a meeting space where avatar lawyers offer advice to citizens and businesses alike. But the irony of the situation shouldn't be lost: until nation states can agree on what constitutes an online crime in the real world, the pretence of imposing any kind of meaningful law within the virtual is the biggest bit of role-playing fantasy of all.
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Author: Davey Winder
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