The legal nature of virtual ownership

Volume 15, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Spring 2024
Pages 641-660

Document Type : Research Paper

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University of Karbala/College of Law

Abstract
The term virtual property is one of the modern terms that appeared in the era of the information revolution and the development that this revolution produced in the methods of social interaction between people. It is virtual elements that are traded within the virtual world and take the form of an avatar that has a unique appearance and characteristics linked to the game across the virtual world. It can be saved and used over a period of time, and the method of obtaining it varies depending on the type of online game. It is called virtual in reference to the virtual world in which it exists.
It simulates the real reality of our lives, and is represented by virtual things such as weapons, clothes, gold coins, sports equipment, land, avatars, etc. It is worth noting that these virtual goods are often present within multiplayer games if they give the user an advantage in the virtual world. When we look deeper, we see that virtual ownership carries broad connotations, but it often refers to the development of the Internet, and is usually described as electronic spaces. It exists in a digital world available to people through an avatar that is accessed and dealt with by registering information on digital platforms and assets. Digital.

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  • Receive Date 11 January 2024
  • Revise Date 17 January 2024
  • Accept Date 17 January 2024