Metaverse

In technology, first-mover advantage is often significant. This is why BigTech and other online platforms are beginning to acquire software businesses to position themselves for the arrival of the Metaverse. They hope to be at the forefront of profound changes that the Metaverse will bring in relation to digital interactions between people, between businesses, and between them both. The revolutionary nature of the Metaverse offers an exciting and innovative experience for businesses but is likely to also give rise to a range of complex legal and regulatory issues. The opportunities within the Metaverse are vast, making it essential to understand its complexity and the risks.

Insights

Gaming and law: What businesses need to know - Part 4: Gaming and AI

Gaming raises a multitude of legal issues for businesses. In this series of publications, Gaming and law: What businesses need to know, we cover a number of the most topical issues.

Global | Publication | April 15, 2024

Metaverse insights

Gaming and law: What businesses need to know - Part 3

Gaming raises a multitude of legal issues for businesses. In this series of publications, Gaming and law: What businesses need to know, we cover a number of the most topical issues.

Global | Publication | March 13, 2024

Metaverse insights

Trade Marks in the Virtual World: Is your Business Well Meta-Versed in Emerging Technology?

Digital technologies such as the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain and augmented realities are directly influencing how we cultivate and protect various forms of intellectual property.

Australia | Publication | November 13, 2023

Metaverse insights

Gaming and law: What businesses need to know - Part 2

Gaming raises a multitude of legal issues for businesses. In this series of publications, Gaming and law: What businesses need to know, we cover a number of the most topical issues.

Global | Publication | October 17, 2023

Gaming and law: What businesses need to know - Part 1

Gaming raises a multitude of legal issues for businesses. In this series of publications, Gaming and law: What businesses need to know, we cover a number of the most topical issues. In this Part 1, Gaming and Non-Fungible Tokens, Justin Davidson explains what a non-fungible token (NFT) is and the implications for gaming.

Global | Publication | October 10, 2023

Tech Regulation insights

Navigating the metaverse

In the space of a very short time, businesses are focusing on what the metaverse means for them. In addition to commercialising the opportunities available to them, such as new channels to market and enhanced customer engagement, businesses will need to understand and address the associated risks.

Global | Articles | September 12, 2023

Blog post

Web 4.0 and virtual worlds: The next frontier

As public awareness of Web 3.0, the metaverse and other associated technologies increases, there is further pressure on governments, businesses and regulatory bodies to keep abreast of both the possibilities and the risks of these new worlds.

Global | Articles | August 31, 2023

Blog post

Doing business in the metaverse: What do you need to know?

The metaverse is here. And it's not going away. Major brands are starting to experiment in this digital landscape and already looking at new ways to access and engage consumers.

Global | Publication | July 20, 2023

Metaverse insights

The Metaverse: The evolution of a universal digital platform

Here we look at what the Metaverse is, what its potential is for disruptive change, and some of the key legal and regulatory issues future stakeholders may need to consider.

Global | Publication | November 17, 2022

Metaverse insights

Blockchain law<br>Meta-claims from the metaverse

Blockchain law: Meta-claims from the metaverse

Robert Schwinger discusses the explosion of activity and interest in “the metaverse” and the rise of disputes about that realm.

United States | Publication | July 27, 2022

Metaverse insights

Metaverse opportunities — and risks — for sports are unlimited

Similar to esports, the key monetization opportunity for the sports metaverse lies in sponsorship, streaming, broadcasting and advertising.

Global | Articles | July 22, 2022

Metaverse and NFTs

Intellectual property rights in the Metaverse

The metaverse will offer an immersive digital world that feels physical and tangible in nature. Interacting with metaverse has the opportunity to shift the internet in a new direction and pose new intellectual property rights for developers, contributors, and users.

Global | Articles | February 21, 2022

Intellectual property

Webinars & Videos

S2 EP10:
Web3, NFTs and the Metaverse

As the Metaverse is expected to become a $1 trillion market, many of the world’s largest companies are investing, developing NFTs and building operating platforms.

Global | Articles | August 10, 2022

Solar

The Metaverse: Opportunities and challenges for businesses

BigTech, creative games and interactive entertainment businesses, infrastructure providers, consumer markets businesses, and a whole range of other potential stakeholders are now considering what the Metaverse will mean for them.

Global | Webinar | January 20, 2022

Tech law webinar

Web3 goes Mainstream series

Our Global Co-leader of Digital Transformation, Nick Abrahams, explores the latest trends and developments in the cryptocurrency space with expert guest speakers.

Australia | Webinar | May 01, 2021

Webinar series

Tech in Focus

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we work, and as businesses shift more and more of their operations to AI technologies, there are some legal implications that must be considered including regulatory compliance and ethical, commercial, intellectual property and data privacy related issues.

Metaverse

The opportunities within the metaverse are vast, making it essential to understand its complexity and the risks.

Tech Regulation

Insights and resources to help navigate the increasingly complex regulatory tech landscape.

NFTs

What is an NFT and how is it different from a fungible, or any other, token? How can the ownership of a tangible item be represented by an intangible token? Does the owner of an NFT own the underlying object or asset it might represent? Are NFTs regulated and, if so, how?

Metaverse

Insights

Gaming and law: What businesses need to know - Part 4: Gaming and AI

Gaming and law: What businesses need to know - Part 3

Trade Marks in the Virtual World: Is your Business Well Meta-Versed in Emerging Technology?

Gaming and law: What businesses need to know - Part 2