Regulating the metaverse: a critical assessment
Kalpokas, Ignas,
Regulating the metaverse: a critical assessment Ignas Kalpokas, Julija Kalpokienė. - First. - 119 páginas - Law of emerging technologies series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why now : from mediatization to virtualization -- Understanding the metaverse : beyond the hype -- Doing things in the metaverse : from journalism to art and sex -- Life, law, and governance -- Security, regulation, and other challenges -- Concluding thoughts.
"The metaverse seems to be on everybody's lips - and yet, very few people can actually explain what it means or why it is important. This book aims to fill the gap from an interdisciplinary perspective informed by law and media and communications studies. Going beyond the optimism emanating from technology companies and venture capitalists, the authors critically evaluate the antecedents and the building blocks of the metaverse, the design and regulatory challenges that need to be solved, and commercial opportunities that are yet to be fully realised. While the metaverse is poised to open new possibilities and perspectives, it will also be a dangerous place - one ripe with threats ranging from disinformation to intellectual property theft to sexual harassment. Hence, the book also offers a useful guide to the legal and political governance issues ahead while also contextualising them within the broader domain of governance and regulation of digital technologies"--
9781032410197 9781032410203
2022048602
Augmented reality--Law and legislation.
Shared virtual environments--Law and legislation.
Virtual reality--Economic aspects.
Virtual reality--Social aspects.
K564.C6 / 2023 EB
Regulating the metaverse: a critical assessment Ignas Kalpokas, Julija Kalpokienė. - First. - 119 páginas - Law of emerging technologies series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why now : from mediatization to virtualization -- Understanding the metaverse : beyond the hype -- Doing things in the metaverse : from journalism to art and sex -- Life, law, and governance -- Security, regulation, and other challenges -- Concluding thoughts.
"The metaverse seems to be on everybody's lips - and yet, very few people can actually explain what it means or why it is important. This book aims to fill the gap from an interdisciplinary perspective informed by law and media and communications studies. Going beyond the optimism emanating from technology companies and venture capitalists, the authors critically evaluate the antecedents and the building blocks of the metaverse, the design and regulatory challenges that need to be solved, and commercial opportunities that are yet to be fully realised. While the metaverse is poised to open new possibilities and perspectives, it will also be a dangerous place - one ripe with threats ranging from disinformation to intellectual property theft to sexual harassment. Hence, the book also offers a useful guide to the legal and political governance issues ahead while also contextualising them within the broader domain of governance and regulation of digital technologies"--
9781032410197 9781032410203
2022048602
Augmented reality--Law and legislation.
Shared virtual environments--Law and legislation.
Virtual reality--Economic aspects.
Virtual reality--Social aspects.
K564.C6 / 2023 EB