Law and order in virtual worlds exploring avatars, their ownership and rights /

• Main Author: Adrian, Angela, 1968-
• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), 2010.
• Subjects: Shared virtual environments > Law and legislation.; Avatars (Computer graphics) > Law and legislation.; Why virtual worlds; Boundaries of real and virtual worlds; Developments in virtual property rights; Contract law and virtual worlds; Intellectual property and virtual worlds; Mischief and grief : virtual torts; 'Griefing' and virtual crimes; Avatars in virtual worlds; Why virtual worlds matter
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (ix, 228 p.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781615207961 (PDF)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"This book examines the legal realities which are emerging from Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games (MMORPGs) or virtual worlds that demonstrate many of the traits we associate with the Earth world: interpersonal relationships, economic transactions, and organic political institutions"--Provided by publisher.