since we were on the topic of a rape case in a virtual world - second life, i thought this article will highlight further issues about regulating virtual worlds.
i was thinking through about today's discussion on the case study, and realised that more likely than not, linden will not be responsible for the rape as the rape was not committed by them but by individuals in the virtual reality. however, the victim might be able to get some form of redress if he/she can demonstrate that there has been some form of negligence played on the part of linden and that they had a duty of care to her. i don't think it'll be possible to just sue them for psychological trauma as they probably never did permit such actions by another player and they probably had tried their best to monitor the situation but resources might be limited.
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