Posts Tagged ‘ virtual communities ’

The role of the rule of law in virtual communities

A core chapter of my PhD has just been accepted for publication as an article by Berkeley Technology Law Journal. You can view the pre-print here: The Role of the Rule of Law in Virtual Communities (forthcoming BTLJ 2011) (PDF). There is a severe tendency in cyberlaw theory to delegitimize state intervention in the governance of [ READ MORE ]

PhD final seminar: Digital Constitutionalism and the Role of the Rule of Law in the Governance of Virtual Communities

[edit: now with more slides! PDF (3MB) ODP (5MB)] My final seminar for my PhD is this Tuesday. All are welcome; let me know if you’re interested in coming along! Date: Tuesday 16 February 2010 Time: 11:00am -12:00pm Venue: Z Block Room 1124, QUT Gardens Point campus Panel Chairperson/Principal Supervisor: Prof Brian Fitzgerald, Faculty [ READ MORE ]

State of Play VI Governance, legitimacy, and the rule of law

  • June 21st, 2009
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I've just given a 15 minute version of my rule of law argument at the State of Play VI conference in New York. The basic point was that we are still stuck in a false dichotomy between regulation and liberty for virtual communities. I argue that we need to take a closer look at the [ READ MORE ]

The rule of law and digital constitutionalism

Participation in virtual communities is said to be governed by the contractual documents written by the proprietors and 'agreed' to by the participants. In a system where governance is controlled by contract, then the limits of contract are essentially constitutional principles. Where, then, can we find the limits that we will impose on contractual governance? This [ READ MORE ]

Digital constitutionalism the governance of virtual communities, part 2: contract

  • December 10th, 2008
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digital constitutionalism, virtual communities, governance, contract, consent, social contract This post provides a brief outline of the contractual chapter of my PhD thesis. Comments appreciated. See Part 1 for the introductory and theoretical outline. The term 'digital constitutionalism' is used here to denote the essential values which underpin the development of legal principle as it applies to the new technological age. [ READ MORE ]

Digital constitutionalism: the governance of virtual communities, part 3: principles of …

  • October 14th, 2008
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digital constitutionalism, governance, virtual communities, interpretation, public interest, common law This is an outline of the third part of my thesis. Comments appreciated. See Part 1 and Part 2 for more background. Contract law may be the most prominent area of law which affects the governance of virtual communities, but it is by no means alone in this category. The way that [ READ MORE ]

Digital constitutionalism: the governance of virtual communities, part 1

  • October 10th, 2008
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digital constitutionalism, participant rights, virtual communities, virtual worlds, governance, thesis I am finally beginning to write up my thesis. What follows is the first half of the argument I plan to present. This will hopefully provide the structure for identifying the problem and the context of the argument. Comments welcome – what have I missed so far? The internet provides the medium for [ READ MORE ]

Estoppel by failing to enforce the rules

  • July 24th, 2008
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End User Licence Agreements, tos, virtual worlds, virtual communities, estoppel, enforce, rules Where the proprietor of a virtual community generally fails to enforce the rules, could it be estopped from doing so in any particular instance? Despite a clear contractual right to terminate, a provider may be estopped from terminating in circumstances where it would be unconscionable to do so.1) In order to [ READ MORE ]

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