Intellectual property lawyer addresses IP issues in Second Life

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Real-world intellectual property lawyer Alan Behr of Alston & Bird, LLP. Mr. Behr heads the firm's Electronic Entertainment Group. The event was attended by writers, actors, filmmakers, builders, event organizers, educators, community builders and other SL residents. Topics discussed included how to handle international copyright issues, whether or not an avatar can be trademarked, how to develop enforceable contracts in Second Life with fellow residents, and more. This was the first event of the Second Life Entrepreneurs Club, held every other Tuesday at 12pm SLT on Athena Isle. SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Shores/51/50/23.
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January 9th, 2008 7:51 am ET

[...] Real-world intellectual property lawyer Alan Behr of Alston & Bird, LLP. Mr. Behr heads the firm’s Electronic Entertainment Group. The event was attended by writers, actors, filmmakers, builders, event organizers, educators, community builders and other SL residents. Topics discussed included how to handle international copyright issues, whether or not an avatar can be trademarked, how to develop enforceable contracts in Second Life with fellow residents, and more. Full story [...]

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January 20th, 2008 5:08 pm ET

[...] & Bird partner Alan Behr recently answered questions about IP law in Second Life. It's nice to see a large U.S. firm starting to sent even unofficial feelers into these [...]

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