Virtually Blind

Virtually Blind calls itself a blog on "virtual law, covering legal news, issues, and events that impact virtual worlds."

Author: Author Benjamin Duranske is a writer and an intellectual property attorney. He is on sabbatical from the practice of law and is writing a novel. His alter ego in the virtual world of Second Life is "Benjamin Noble."

Blawg Related Categories: Internet Law • Law Practice Management

Recent Posts from Virtually Blind

The Coming 3D Internet… Exhibit B: ExitReality
I periodically dig around a bit to see what’s new in the browser-based “3D internet” realm because I think that the evolution of the internet into a 3D space is the long-term reason it makes…
Coming Soon to a 3D Printer Near You: Mixed Reality Intellectual Property Infringement
This one may make your head hurt a little bit, but it highlights a problem that is coming faster than you might think. Three steps to the analysis… 1) 3D games like the upcoming Spore…
VB Editor Benjamin Duranske to Appear as Metanomics Legal Correspondent
I’m pleased to announce that starting Monday, I will be appearing periodically (in avatar form) as a legal correspondent for the second season of Cornell Professor Robert Bloomfield’s excellent virtual worlds interview show, Metanomics. My…
Commentary: IGE Opposes Class Certification in Hernandez Case; Brock Pierce Deposition Scheduled
IGE has filed a brief (.pdf) in opposition to last month’s motion for class certification in Hernandez v. IGE. IGE also filed exhibits (.zip) which feature excerpts from the deposition (an out of court proceeding…
Updating Virtually Blind and Virtual World Presence
As part of ramping back up to full-time coverage at VB, I’m going to do some minor site updates, and update my virtual world presence. Nothing drastic re: the site — an updated banner, a…
Reminder: ABA Teleconference “Why Virtual Worlds Matter for Lawyers” June 24, 10 AM Pacific
This is a repost to remind readers that tomorrow, June 24, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon Pacific time (1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern) I am moderating a teleconference on “Why Virtual Worlds…
Blizzard Responds to Amicus Brief in MDY Bot Suit
VB has obtained Blizzard’s response (.pdf) to the amicus curaie (”friend of the court”) brief filed last month by Public Knowledge in the MDY v. Blizzard litigation. For the background of this suit, see VB’s…
MDY v. Blizzard Bot Suit Judge Requires Blizzard to Respond to Amicus Brief on Copyright Issues
VB has obtained an order (.pdf) issued by the judge in MDY v. Blizzard requiring World of Warcraft creator Blizzard to respond to a brief critical of a key argument in its case against bot-maker…
Taking a Short Very Happy Break
Virtually Blind will be relatively quiet for the next few weeks as my wife and I adjust to being parents. Our first child, a darling little girl we’ve named Charlotte, joined us very early this…
Reading Room: New Paper Proposes Paths to Recognition of Virtual Property
This edition of VB’s Reading Room features a new, notable paper on virtual property by recent Columbia Law School graduate Daniel Gould. The paper is entitled Virtual Property in MMOGs (.pdf). In the paper, Gould…