Real world laws intrude on virtual world behavior
Navigating the laws of cyberspace is getting ever more complex as virtual worlds themselves become mirrors of the real world. That’s one clear message from a Stanford University event on legal frontiers for digital media that I attended today.
Protecting children from predators is at the top of the list. But there are thorny issues about who owns the property created in the worlds, what rights to privacy should users expect, how operators should work with… Continue Reading
Live blogging: Microsoft’s E3 2008 press conference — partnership with Netflix announced
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Here’s an updated view of the Microsoft press conference. Summary: Microsoft made progress tearing down the old Sony hegemony, but it’s not chipping away much at Nintendo’s newfound dominance.
The Final Fantasy series (except for 11) was a Sony exclusive for many years. Now Microsoft has knocked that out, to some degree, by winning over Square Enix to make Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360, at least in Europe and the U.S. That’s just as… Continue Reading