Stanford Security Seminar

Dan Kolkowitz, CTO PlaySpan Inc.

Abstract:

The talk will describe the market for virtual goods in the online game industry, virtual worlds, and social networks. This will include:

• An overview of the business models for the buying and selling of virtual goods as well as the development of the "virtual economy".
• A review of some of the history of virtual commerce and some of the big events and players that have helped shape it.
• The relationship between developers, publishers and payment providers, issues on intellectual property rights and game integration for ownership and transfer of virtual goods.
• An overview of some of the legal, technical and financial issues that are involved with the commerce for virtual goods.

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