Yesterday I wrote about the Virtual Law Partners law firm.  Today’s Wall Street Journal has an op-ed by Benjamin Duranske, author of the book Virtual Law: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds (catalog record copied below).  In the WSJ piece, “The 3D Internet Will Change How We Live, ” Mr. Duranske writes about virtual worlds such as Second Life, There, HiPiHi and other “3D” webpages and how “real-life rules are starting to be applied to virtual worlds.”  His conclusion:

If current trends hold, the Internet will evolve into a 3D space, and virtual worlds will become an integral part of human communication.  Real life will never be the same.

Here’s the OPAC record for Mr. Duranske’s book:

Author: Duranske, Benjamin Tyson.
Title: Virtual law : navigating the legal landscape of virtual worlds 
Imprint: Chicago : American Bar Association, c2008.
Physical Description: xv, 461 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Big picture questions in virtual law — Evidence and virtual worlds — Governance of virtual worlds — Property law and virtual worlds — Contract law and virtual worlds — Intellectual property law and virtual worlds — Civil procedure and virtual worlds — Tort law and virtual worlds — Criminal law and virtual worlds — Privacy law and virtual worlds — Securities law and virtual worlds — Tax law and virtual worlds — Establishing a professional virtual world presence.
Subject (LC): Computer networks–Law and legislation–United States–Cases.
Subject (LC): Internet–Law and legislation–United States–Cases.
ISBN: 9781604420098