Virtual Worlds and Criminality (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.)

The fusion between virtuality and reality has created a new quality of experience establishing metaverses and virtual worlds. Second Life, Twinity, Entropia Universe or Fregger have experienced rapid growth in recent years and show no signs of slowing down. Not only have countless companies discovered these "virtureal worlds" as marketplaces, but so have fraudsters and other criminals. In this book, European experts from different academic disciplines show how to meet the new challenges arising from virtual worlds. They discuss the reasons for and the impacts of these new forms of criminality as well as the necessity and means of combating them. Moreover, other fundamental issues are examined, such as the addictive potential of virtual-world use, media violence, and conflict resolution problems arising in the context of virtual worlds.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	2011
Editors:	Kai Cornelius, LL.M. • Dieter Hermann
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	124
Edition:	2011 Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-20822-5
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law > Communications law Promotions
LSN:	3-642-20822-3
Barcode:	9783642208225

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