Governing the Magic Circle: Regulation of Virtual Worlds
Friday April 8, 2011
University of California, Irvine • Donald Bren Hall
Virtual computer worlds have become an emerging phenomenon in the current social environment. Each day millions of users interact through such interfaces. Millions of dollars change hands. Virtual worlds have become an important part of the information economy, not only for entertainment, but for education, scientific research, social networking, and military defense.
How is such activity to be governed? Formal regulation, informal agreement, private contract, economic incentives, and social norms all play a role. This symposium gathers experts in law, economics, social science, computer science, communications, and cultural studies to explore the complex interaction of new and established mechanisms for governing virtual worlds.
MCLE ethics credit (30 minutes) offered by UC Irvine School of Law, an approved State Bar of California MCLE provider.
Co-hosted by UC Irvine School of Law and UCI Center for Computer Games & Virtual Worlds
To register: Click here to register online
Registration fee: $45
Students and faculty may receive a $20 discount. To obtain a discount code for online registration, email your request to events@law.uci.edu from your university email account. The fee will be waived for UC Irvine students/faculty, but you must request a discount code and register online before April 5.
Featured Speakers
Farnaz M. Alemi
Jenner & Block
Ted Castranova
IU Bloomington
Benjamin Duranske
Facebook
Joshua Fairfield
Washington & Lee
Eric Goldman
Santa Clara
Laura Heymann
William & Mary
Kristin Hickman
Minnesota
Sal Humphreys
Adelaide
Mark Lemley
Stanford
Bonnie Nardi
UC Irvine
TL Taylor
ITU Copenhagen
Rebecca Tushnet
Georgetown