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The Rocky Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds, Part 1: Trademarks (E-Commerce Times)

Submitted by iw on November 12, 2008 – 2:03 pmNo Comment

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Virtual worlds provide not only a new universe in which brave explorers stake their claims, but also a new legal landscape in which the colonists are often at odds with the natives from the "old world." How do real-world laws apply? How do traditional concepts of intellectual property — patents, copyrights, and trademarks — apply in a virtual world.

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