Research Handbook on the Metaverse and Law

Larry A. DiMatteo, Michel Cannarsa (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

438 Seiten

2024
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-0353-2485-9 (ISBN)

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This Research Handbook analyses the role of law in a universe fractured by new and disruptive technologies such as metaverse platforms. Contributing authors explore how the law will and must adapt as new dimensions are introduced to issues such as intellectual property rights, e-commerce, NFTs and cryptocurrencies, data privacy, contract law, but also human rights, consumer law and criminal law. The issue of abuse and manipulation of users is the focus of several contributions.In this innovative Research Handbook, global experts discuss the philosophical and legal questions raised by the use of immersive platforms for leisure and gaming, as well as professional, commercial and medical activities. The authors employ legal frameworks to understand the metaverse from the perspectives of personality, property, obligation, harm and liability, examining how current law succeeds and falters in regulating the challenges presented by virtual worlds. They consider the dangers to ordinary citizens and vulnerable consumers and provide insights on how legislation should be developed prior to the creation of a fully functioning metaverse in order to prevent the erosion of fundamental human rights.

This book is a crucial resource for scholars and students of Web 3.0 and AI law. Its comprehensive coverage of the intersection between law and the metaverse is indispensable for professionals in the field.

Edited by Larry A. DiMatteo, Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law and Legal Studies, Warrington College of Business & Levin College of Law, University of Florida, US and Michel Cannarsa, Professor of Private Law and Dean, Lyon Catholic University, France

Contents

Preface xv
1 Into the metaverse 1
Larry A. DiMatteo and Michel Cannarsa
PART I BEYOND THE UNIVERSE
2 Technology and philosophy of the metaverse: prospective views 9
Sylvie Allouche and Mathieu Guillermin
3 Metaverse as a network of contracts 26
T.F.E. Tjong Tjin Tai and Danielle Op Heij
4 Role of NFTs, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies 48
Tristan Girard-Gaymard
PART II METAVERSE AND CITIZENS
5 The legal personality of avatars: does ‘A2A’ have any place in the legal
system of the future? 60
Mark Fenwick and Stefan Wrbka
6 Fundamental rights and the metaverse: avatar–player relationships 78
Letizia Coppo
7 Consumer protection in the metaverse 97
Francisco de Elizalde
8 Metaverse and data protection 117
Lokke Moerel
PART III METAVERSE, BUSINESS AND LAW: A NEW MARKET OF
GOODS AND SERVICES
9 Metaverse and competition law 158
Andrea Piletta Massaro
10 Trade marks and image rights in the metaverse 176
Enrico Bonadio and Rishabh Anjay Mohnot
11 Copyright and metaverse 189
Péter Mezei and Gunjan Chawla Arora
12 Patent law and metaverse 206
Iony Randrianirina
13 Fashion in the metaverse 216
Barbara Pozzo
14 Legal services and the metaverse 228
Pınar Çağlayan Aksoy
15 E-commerce in virtual worlds: Digital Services Act 244
Cristina Poncibò and Luigi Cantisani
PART IV METAVERSE AND PRIVATE LAW
16 Property in the metaverse 260
Flora Vern
17 Contract law in the metaverse 278
André Janssen
18 Tort law in the metaverse 291
Marta Infantino and Mauro Bussani
PART V GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION
19 Adaptability of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive to the metaverse 310
Mateja Durovic
20 Banking laws and the metaverse 334
Suneel Anand Sundharesan and Anoop Ashok
21 The metaverse and criminal law 349
Caroline Peloso
22 Dispute resolution and the metaverse 360
Pietro Ortolani
23 Applicable law in the metaverse: A European international private law
perspective 374
Cécile Pellegrini
24 Beyond the universe 397
Larry A. DiMatteo and Michel Cannarsa

Erscheinungsdatum	26.08.2024
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	169 x 244 mm
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► IT-Recht
ISBN-10	1-0353-2485-7 / 1035324857
ISBN-13	978-1-0353-2485-9 / 9781035324859
Zustand	Neuware