Comments on: Virtual Property: Not http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/12/02/virtual-property-not/ Information, Law, and the Law of Information Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:32:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tim Bradley http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/12/02/virtual-property-not/comment-page-1/#comment-71935 Tim Bradley Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:00:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/?p=441#comment-71935 Prof. Bambauer, I remember writing a paper on a related topic for your class not long ago. These transactions never cease to amaze me, and the length to which people go to protect them (including murder in one case) is particularly striking. I had not thought of these items under the framework as a 'service' but it does make a lot of sense particularly when dealing with ownership issues. Prof. Bambauer,

I remember writing a paper on a related topic for your class not long ago. These transactions never cease to amaze me, and the length to which people go to protect them (including murder in one case) is particularly striking. I had not thought of these items under the framework as a ’service’ but it does make a lot of sense particularly when dealing with ownership issues.

]]> By: Singularity Law http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/12/02/virtual-property-not/comment-page-1/#comment-71587 Singularity Law Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:09:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/?p=441#comment-71587 [...] Online games) have given rise to several interesting new issues (particularly ownership of “virtual property”), most of what lawyers do in the videogame arena is [...] [...] Online games) have given rise to several interesting new issues (particularly ownership of “virtual property”), most of what lawyers do in the videogame arena is [...]

]]> By: James Grimmelmann http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/12/02/virtual-property-not/comment-page-1/#comment-71079 James Grimmelmann Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:50:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/?p=441#comment-71079 Joshua Fairfield's Virtual Property (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=807966) breaks down quite convincingly why "property" is an appropriate term to use here. A virtual sword is rivalrous in context. What's more, people experience it psychologically in much the same way that they experience physical objects. (Put another way, in what relevant sense is a virtual sword not "stuff?") Joshua Fairfield’s Virtual Property (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=807966) breaks down quite convincingly why “property” is an appropriate term to use here. A virtual sword is rivalrous in context. What’s more, people experience it psychologically in much the same way that they experience physical objects. (Put another way, in what relevant sense is a virtual sword not “stuff?”)

]]> By: Michael Risch http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/12/02/virtual-property-not/comment-page-1/#comment-71076 Michael Risch Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:37:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/?p=441#comment-71076 Derek - I tend to agree with you. If you're interested, here is an essay I wrote on the topic that's about to publish: http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=1275063 Derek -

I tend to agree with you. If you’re interested, here is an essay I wrote on the topic that’s about to publish:
http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=1275063

]]> By: Sean http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/12/02/virtual-property-not/comment-page-1/#comment-71075 Sean Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:41:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/?p=441#comment-71075 First time hearing about Google Docs - great application. First time hearing about Google Docs – great application.

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