The proliferation of virtual and augmented reality technologies
into society raise significant questions for judges, legal
institutions, and policy makers. For example, when should
activities that occur in virtual worlds, or virtual images that are
projected into real space (that is, augmented reality), count as
protected First Amendment 'speech'? When should they instead count
as a nuisance or trespass? Under what circumstances would the
copying of virtual images infringe intellectual property laws, or
the output of intelligent virtual avatars be patentable inventions
or works of authorship eligible for copyright? And when should a
person (or computer) face legal consequences for allegedly harmful
virtual acts? The Research Handbook on the Law of Virtual and
Augmented Reality addresses these questions and others, drawing
upon free speech doctrine, criminal law, the law of data protection
and privacy, and of jurisdiction, as well as upon potential legal
rights for increasingly intelligent virtual avatars in VR worlds.
The Handbook offers a comprehensive look at challenges to various
legal doctrines raised by the emergence - and increasing use of -
virtual and augmented reality worlds, and at how existing law in
the USA, Europe, and other jurisdictions might apply to these
emerging technologies, or evolve to address them. It also considers
what legal questions about virtual and augmented reality are likely
to be important, not just for judges and legal scholars, but also
for the established businesses and start-ups that wish to make use
of, and help shape, these important new technologies. This
comprehensive Research Handbook will be an invaluable reference to
those looking to keep pace with the dynamic field of virtual and
augmented reality, including students and researchers studying
intellectual property law as well as legal practitioners, computer
scientists, engineers, game designers, and business owners.
Contributors include: W. Barfield, P.S. Berman, M.J. Blitz, S.J.
Blodgett-Ford, J. Danaher, W. Erlank, J.A.T. Fairfield, J. Garon,
G. Hallevy, B. Lewis, H.Y.F. Lim, C. Nwaneri, S.R. Peppet, M.
Risch, A.L. Rossow, J. Russo, M. Supponen, A.M. Underhill, B.D.
Wassom, A. Williams, G. Yadin
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