Virtual Personalities and The Law

"In his 1997 novel, “Idoru,” sci-fi writer William Gibson postulates a pending marriage between a real-life rock star and a virtual vamp. The bride is an “idol-singer” or Idoru. Although Idoru are computer-generated fantasies, 'Some of them are enormously popular.'

"Less than a decade later, Gibson’s vision is here. In case you --- like me --- are not one of the 900,000 already enrolled, “Second Life” is a virtual world in which you can buy property and build a home, indulge yourself in a pseudo-career and… even conduct real business." /LawFuel/