Presented at Play Make Research symposium, Sussex, June 16 2017.

1. O W N E R S H I P O F V I R T U A L
A S S E T S : A L E G A L P R I M E R
D R A N D R E S G U A D A M U Z

2. S O M E I N T R O D U C T I O N S

3. H I S T O RY

4. A N D E V E N
C A S E L A W
• Bragg v Linden Labs
• MDY v Blizzard
• Blizzard v Bossland
• Noriega v Activision

5. T Y P I C A L E U L A
• “The Game is licensed, not sold. Your
license confers no title or ownership in
the Game. All right, title, interest and
ownership rights in the Game and any
copyright, design right, database right,
patents and any rights to inventions,
know-how, trade and business names,
trade secrets and trade marks (whether
registered or unregistered) and any
applications therefor and other
intellectual property rights
(“Intellectual Property Rights”), in or
connected with the Game and each
part thereof are owned by, belong to
and vest in Hello Games or its
licensors. “

6. T Y R A N N Y O F T H E E U L A

7. B A C K T O T H E F U T U R E

8. O W N E R S H I P O F A U G M E N T E D R E A L I T Y
S PA C E
H A S N ’ T PA I D
R E N T
Hates
kittens

9. W H AT H A P P E N S W H E N T H I N G S
I N E V I TA B LY T U R N N A S T Y ?

10. @ T E C H N O L L A M A
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