Q&A: What is Virtual Law?

QUESTION:

What is virtual law?

RESPONSE:

“Virtual law is like ‘Internet law,’ in that it refers to a wide body of generally preexisting law that is applied somewhat differently in a new context. In fact, much of what we think of as ‘Internet law’ applies to virtual worlds. In sum, virtual law is the statutory and case law that impacts virtual worlds and the application of that law to these spaces.”

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________________________ Source: ABA: Inside Practice (April 2008).