Virtual Property Disputes Landing in Real Courts  Ok, so virtual
property disputes aren't exactly new, but there's a little wrap
up on some of the current issues over at a Canadian website.
Most of the issues discussed revolve around Second Life, but the
questions of virtual property and other virtual issues are
getting increasing attention:  [Entertainment lawyer Susan]
Abramovitch said the virtual economy has opened the door to new
legal issues that are only starting to be addressed around the
world.  "The original question is, do we actually need to
specifically regulate the virtual economy?" Abramovitch said.
"Is it different enough to create challenges or do the
regulations that exist in our physical world apply?"  The
answer, she said, is gaining importance because private
companies currently dictate the "rules" of the virtual world
through their end user licence agreements.  Concerns regarding
EULAs have gotten a fair bit of (academic) attention in the past
couple of months, but the fact that these "vi