September 21, 2003
mmorpg tax evasion, etc.
from /. yeah.
worth a look. nyu and yale law are sponsoring a joint conference talking about the role of 'protests, parties, and politics' in mmorpgs. yale law professor james grimmelmann has a paper focusing on tax evasion in Second Life. Interesting to note that the protests were first staged in the Americana world-- which attempts to recreate US icons-- and included the Washington Monument being replaced by tea crates. and they say the rebellious spirit of america is dead these days.
just another thing. secondlife has it's own official 'embedded journalist', Wagner James Au, who writes about the game here. his game blog makes quite a fascinating read, so check it out if you get the chance.
Posted by will at September 21, 2003 09:48 PM
