Regulating Fantasy?
As virtual worlds become more complex, should the government, or can it, regulate virtual life? National Journal's Neil Munro dissects this complicated issue in the June 30 issue of the magazine.
Here's a snippet:
How do you regulate people's digital fantasies? When fantasy intrudes on reality, what do you do about it? These, in essence, are the two urgent questions facing Internet companies, and government regulators, as online fantasy sites grow into huge second worlds, teeming with millions of "residents" whose virtual behavior can range from the innocent to the bizarre to the criminal. In these burgeoning "virtual worlds," people are engaging in all sorts of activity that would be regulated, limited, controlled, or taxed in the real world.
Read the full story here. The same issue has a cover story by Carl Cannon called "Surviving the Information Age," which is worth a look as well.
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