[extropy-chat] REALITY: virtual and intellectual property rights and values

[Mike Lorrey]

Well, the article does say that gamers do sell virtual assets for real
money on ebay. Such a public market mechanism should very easily
establish commodity pricing of such virtual goods, and thus act as a
benchmark of tangible value.

--- "Extropian Agroforestry Ventures Inc." <megao at sasktel.net> wrote:
> Might this not  have a kickback into the real world's intellectual
> property laws and valuations.  Proper valuations of non-physical
> property are off balance sheet and hard to prove value for in
> disputes
> over ownership?
> 
> "Robert J. Bradbury" wrote:
> 
> > I'm totally clueless about such things since I do not
> > play online games and don't own such things as a
> > Playstation or a Gameboy...  (Q.E.D. [1] I'll probably
> > be left behind when the singularity arrives).
> >
> > But I found it interesting that even a Chinese court
> > has determined that virtual holdings are subject
> > to compensation in the case of a wrongful theft
> > of said virtual property...
> >
> > Gamer wins back virtual booty in court battle
> > New Scientist 23 Dec. 2003
> > http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994510
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > 1. http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q.E.D.
> >
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Mike Lorrey
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