Interactive Entertainment Law Review
New Issue: Table of Contents and Free Articles

We are delighted to announce that Volume 8, Issue 1 of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review (IELR) is now available in print and online via Elgaronline.

This issue centres on expression and authenticity from various interconnected perspectives – ranging from the pivotal role of legal professionals in mediating these values, to the influence of ‘Let’s Play’ videos, digital exhaustion, the dynamics of immersive extended reality (IXR) and the growing concerns around digital identities in the metaverse. As digital avatars and hyper-realistic virtual environments become more mainstream, there are pressing legal issues such as personal data sovereignty and financial burdens faced by young players. These topics showcase the challenges in balancing trustworthiness and responsibility whilst also preserving freedom of expression in these interactive spaces.

We hope you enjoy this issue.

Gaetano Dimita, Michaela MacDonald, Yin Harn Lee and Alina Trapova
Editors

Table of Contents – click the articles below to view online

FREE ARTICLE
Identity, agency and control in emerging digital realities
Alina Trapova, Michaela MacDonald, Gaetano Dimita, and Yin Harn Lee

Creating change as a game industry lawyer: Part 2: how lawyers can foster DEI in the video game industry
Noah Howard

Let’s play fair: to what extent are the contributions added within a ‘Let’s Play’ video sufficient to overcome the requirements for transformative use within the fair use doctrine?
Jasmine Lauren Hannah

A unique digital identity in the Metaverse: state of the art and future challenges
Giovanni Sorrentino

Empowering personal data sovereignty in hyper-realistic Metaverse avatars through blockchain technology
Natalia Menéndez González

Protecting young players in the Metaverse: raising awareness of the financial burden in multiple borderless virtual worlds

Adèle Serio

Assembly and expression in extended reality: transposing human rights across realities

Emmie Hine, Josh Cowls, and Luciano Floridi

TEMPORARILY FREE ARTICLE

French Supreme Court rules against the second-hand sales of digital video games
Jean-Sébastien Mariez and Laura Godfrin

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