The Dubious Autonomy of Virtual Worlds

Lemley, Mark A.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2021521

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The Dubious Autonomy of Virtual Worlds

Mark A. Lemley

Stanford Law School

July 11, 2012

Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 2021521

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Current debates over the autonomy of virtual worlds have an eerie similarity to discussions about the independence of cyberspace two decades ago. The history of the Internet offers some important lessons for how the law will affect virtual worlds, and how it should do so.

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Date posted: March 13, 2012 ; Last revised: August 7, 2012

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Lemley, Mark A., The Dubious Autonomy of Virtual Worlds (July 11, 2012). Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 2021521. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2021521 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2021521

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