Viewing Virtual Property Ownership Through the Lens of Innovation

Academic Article

Abstract

  • Over the past several years scholars have wrestled with how property rights in items created in virtual worlds should be conceptualized. Regardless of how the property is conceptualized and what property theory best fits, most agree the law ought to recognize virtual property as property and vest someone with those rights.
  • Authors

    Status

    Publication Date

  • 2008
  • Published In

    Keywords

  • Second Life
  • copyright
  • innovation
  • intellectual property
  • property rights
  • safe harbor
  • virtual property
  • virtual worlds
  • Start Page

  • 33
  • End Page

  • 66
  • Volume

  • 76