Virtual World: Virtual Law
48Virtual Business: Virtual Court
Virtual Business, Copyright and Virtual Court?
The
development and establishment of legal remedies that govern real life legal
breaches committed in virtual space need to be addressed as soon as
possible.
One
can't help the feeling that there is a place for both international and
domestic court presence for hearings to take place in virtual space.
I
mean. It's the only logical way of dealing with issues that cross
international boundaries. To expect a plaintiff to track down a person
against whom they have a complaint, to lodge appropriate papers, to
even try to discover which country writs should be served is both
prohibitively expensive and given the nature and location of the crime,
patently absurd. There needs to be a governance system in place to
lodge and conduct hearings in virtual space.
It
has been discussed and explored endlessly by the legal profession. Law
students have also examined the issues involved and there are few that
would not have been identified by now.
So now is the time to resolve. To work through the issues and obstacles and to come up with workable models.
Perhaps a start is to look at secure servers to ensure ownership of confidential information. o get some 'behind the firewall' solutions.'
I would welcome some positive thoughts on this.. not the usual 'can't do because of xyz'....
but let's try something different...a can do approach...






