Video from my Second Life Discussion about Government’s Place in Virtual Worlds

by on October 9, 2009 · 7 comments

I really enjoyed my Second Life appearance on “Government’s Place in Virtual Worlds and Online Communities,” which was hosted by Metanomics.  You can watch the entire segment on the Metanomics site.  But the folks at Metanomics have also posted 6 clips from the show at YouTube that highlight some of the topics we discussed.  Here’s the list of clips and the videos:

Part 1: Are the Feds about to Regulate Second Life & Virtual Worlds?

Part 2: Global Communities, Local Values, Internet Governance & The Dangers of “Harmonization”

Part 3:  Virtual Child Pornography & Our Virtual Reality Future

Part 4: Why Speech Controls & Privacy Regulations are Two Sides of the Same Coin

Part 5: Privacy, Advertising, User Empowerment, and the “Free” Internet

Part 6: Virtual World Self-Governance and a “Utopia of Utopias”

Finally, here’s some of the background material I referenced during the show:

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About Adam Thierer

Adam Thierer is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He previously served as President of The Progress & Freedom Foundation, as Director of Telecommunications Studies at the Cato Institute, and as a Fellow in Economic Policy at the Heritage Foundation. He is the author or editor of six books on technology and media policy and also writes a weekly column for Forbes called "Technologies of Freedom." Thierer earned his bachelor's degree in political science and journalism at Indiana University and received his master's degree in international business management and trade theory at the University of Maryland. His passions in life (besides technology and liberty, of course) are fast cars, fine cigars, and good beer.

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    Wow, Adam, how'd you get that avatar to look so much like you? He moves in the same vaguely robotic way you do!

  • http://techliberation.com/author/berinszoka/ Berin Szoka

    Wow, Adam, how'd you get that avatar to look so much like you? He moves in the same vaguely robotic way you do!

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