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Lies, Damned Lies, And Statistics? Structured Settlements, Factoring, And The Federal Government, Laura J. Koenig
Lies, Damned Lies, And Statistics? Structured Settlements, Factoring, And The Federal Government, Laura J. Koenig
Indiana Law Journal
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"Stranger Than Fiction": Taxing Virtual Worlds, Leandra Lederman
"Stranger Than Fiction": Taxing Virtual Worlds, Leandra Lederman
Articles by Maurer Faculty
Virtual worlds, including massive multi-player on-line role-playing games (game worlds), such as City of Heroes, Everquest, and World of Warcraft, have become popular sources of entertainment. Game worlds provide scripted contexts for events such as quests. Other virtual worlds, such as Second Life, are unstructured virtual environments that lack specific goals but allow participants to socialize and engage virtually in such activities as shopping or attending a concert. Many of these worlds have become commodified, with millions of dollars of real-world trade in virtual items taking place every year. Most game worlds prohibit these real market transactions, but some worlds …