Posts with tag second life

Virtual Landowners Say Hands Off My Imaginary Real Estate

As the popularity of online game-playing has increased, so have the opportunities to implement value out of the "currency" some of those games use to reward players. In other words, virtual economies are developing a value that some would agree can have as much impact as actual ones. It was therefore only a matter of time... Continue Reading »

Virtual Property Rights: Real Estate's Ridiculous Final Frontier

It apparently isn't enough that people all across America are losing their real homes to foreclosure because their real jobs have vanished. Now, we have people going to court suing over virtual-property rights. You heard me. They are suing over real estate that doesn't even exist except in cyberspace and, apparently, the... Continue Reading »

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