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Research Handbook on the Metaverse and Law

Research Handbook on the Metaverse and Law

Author: Larry A. DiMatteo; Michel Cannarsa
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781035324859
Published In: August 2024
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This Research Handbook analyzes the role of law in a universe fractured by new and disruptive technologies such as metaverse platforms. Contributing authors explore how the law will and must adapt as new dimensions are introduced to issues such as intellectual property rights, e-commerce, NFTs and cryptocurrencies, data privacy, contract law, but also human rights, consumer law and criminal law. The issue of abuse and manipulation of users is the focus of several contributions.

In this innovative Research Handbook, global experts discuss the philosophical and legal questions raised by the use of immersive platforms for leisure and gaming, as well as professional, commercial and medical activities. The authors employ legal frameworks to understand the metaverse from the perspectives of personality, property, obligation, harm, and liability, examining how current law succeeds and falters in regulating the challenges presented by virtual worlds. They consider the dangers to ordinary citizens and vulnerable consumers and provide insights on how legislation should be developed prior to the creation of a fully functioning metaverse in order to prevent the erosion of fundamental human rights.

This book is a crucial resource for scholars and students of Web 3.0 and AI law. Its comprehensive coverage of the intersection between law and the metaverse is indispensable for professionals in the field.

Preface xv

Into the metaverse 1

Larry A. DiMatteo and Michel Cannarsa

PART I. BEYOND THE UNIVERSE

Technology and philosophy of the metaverse: prospective views 9

Sylvie Allouche and Mathieu Guillermin

Metaverse as a network of contracts 26

T.F.E. Tjong Tjin Tai and Danielle Op Heij

Role of NFTs, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies 48

Tristan Girard-Gaymard

PART II.- METAVERSE AND CITIZENS

The legal personality of avatars: does ‘A2A’ have any place in the legal system of the future? 60