Volume: 9 Issue: 12
(December 2007)
Keywords:
virtual
worlds
passporting
avatars
property
between
virtual
worlds
virtual
worlds
evolved
point
soon
possible
passport
avatar
virtual
property
example
second
Virtual worlds have evolved to the point where it will soon be possible to 'passport' an avatar or virtual property from, for example, Second Life to World of Warcraft. Sean F. Kane, an attorney with Drakeford & Kane LLC, examines issues around ownership of virtual property that must be resolved before this can happen effectively.