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SUMMARY:Litigating in and about the metaverse
DESCRIPTION:The world has seen an explosion of activity and interest in “
 the metaverse” — decentralised virtual reality platforms where people ca
 n have experiences in an immersive multidimensional environment that ena
 bles them to create communities\, craft experiences and\, as in real lif
 e\, monetise activities and content they develop. Likewise\, metaverse a
 ctivities have started giving rise to disputes about that virtual realm 
 and among its participants\, to the point where some attorneys now view 
 the nascent metaverse as a growth market for future litigation.\n\nThe p
 rospect of metaverse development poses innumerable questions:\n\n\n	What
  is the (or a) metaverse?\n	What kinds of legal issues can it pose and h
 ow will disputes over those issues get resolved?\n	How can the real worl
 d of courts\, judges and arbitrators exercise power over this decentrali
 sed virtual realm?\n	How can internal governance over this decentralised
  realm be exercised?\n	Can “assets” from the metaverse be legally cognis
 able as property and give rise to legal rights and obligations?\n	How wi
 ll payments be made for metaverse transactions and using what kinds of c
 urrencies?\n	Can the metaverse be a locus for fraud\, and if so\, how ca
 n frauds in the metaverse get redressed?\n	What issues can arise when pr
 otected intellectual property gets used in metaverse applications?\n	How
  can privacy be protected and identity theft thwarted for the metaverse 
 participants?\n	Can confidentiality and attorney-client privilege exist 
 when legal services are rendered in the online metaverse environment?\n	
 How procedural devices\, like class action litigation\, might apply in t
 he context of metaverse activities?\n\n\nThis panel will examine these a
 nd other issues that litigators will need to confront as this new area c
 ontinues to develop.\n
LOCATION:Room 351\, Level 3
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