Topic
Metaverse
175 published works
Texas Bar Blog
SXSW: The Metaverse Mindset for Web3, AI, and the Future of Business
The Metaverse was a big topic at 2023 SXSW, with presenters sharing plans on how people will implement it in the future. At a panel titled “The Metaverse Mindset for…
Texas Bar Blog
SXSW: Own Your Data—Empowering Our Digital Future
For many people optimistic about the future of technology, the recent innovations of Metaverse, NFTs, and the prospect of digital ownership can be exciting. However, issues are starting to arise…
Inside Privacy
Regulating the Metaverse in Europe</em>
By Sam Jungyun Choi, Dan Cooper, Bart Szewczyk
There is a flurry of new EU initiatives to regulate the metaverse. Last week, the European Commission launched a public consultation (open until May 3, 2023) to “develop a vision for emerging…
Global Policy Watch
<em>Regulating the Metaverse in Europe</em>
By Sam Jungyun Choi, Dan Cooper, Bart Szewczyk
There is a flurry of new EU initiatives to regulate the metaverse. Last week, the European Commission launched a public consultation (open until May 3, 2023) to “develop a vision…
Blockchain Legal Resource
NFT Service Brings Litigation Into the Metaverse!
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Evelyn Merithew
As reported on the Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog, blockchain technology has been touted as inherently reliable for years. More recently, collectors of NFTs have explored expanded uses for that novel…
Trademark & Copyright Law
WEBINAR: The Metaverse and Beyond: 10 Trademark & Copyright Tips for Consumer Products Companies
How do companies develop, protect, and enforce their brands and content across the ever-growing landscapes of Web 3.0? Lawyers from Foley Hoag’s Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition practice discussed 10…
Health Law Prof Blog
Legal Considerations for Offering Metaverse-Based Education
Jon Garon (Nova Southeastern University), Legal Considerations for Offering Metaverse-Based Education (2023):Although the metaverse is still in its early stages, those emerging metaverse platforms such as Roblox and Fortnite have…
Blockchain Legal Resource
Nine Legal Questions You Might Encounter While Doing Business in the Metaverse
The metaverse is brimming with multifaceted, thought-provoking legal issues. What is the connection among blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs, and the metaverse? We consider these questions and others in this nine-part series.
Blockchain Legal Resource
First Ever Trial On NFT Trademark Infringement Finds Against The NFT Creator
By Armin Ghiam, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
On February 8, 2023, a jury in the Southern District of New York reached a verdict finding Mason Rothschild liable for trademark infringement of the Hermes BIRKIN mark when Rothschild…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
A victory for Hermès in the bag: How the “MetaBirkins” verdict may pave the landscape for the future of fashion and the metaverse
By Preetha Chakrabarti, Suzanne Giammalva
The global fashion marketplace is experiencing unprecedented digital transformation with the emergence of the metaverse and NFTs. Given implementation is still in its early stages, fashion brands have closely watched…