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? asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 5 years ago

What legal power do owners of physical property have over virtual space in augmented reality apps?

I read an article about how the holocaust museum was a location for free items in the Pokémon go game. Obviously they didn't really like people playing pokemon in the museum because it's not really in the spirit of sober remembrance of the holocaust. I'm guessing that in their case Nintendo will be cooperative with them on this issue.

This raises the question though... Do the owners of physical land have any legal power over the corresponding virtual space?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    You don't get any control over a virtual re-creation of your space. You can, however, bar people from using your physical property to play a game and have them arrested for trespassing if they are on your property without permission.

    And it is perfectly legal to give permission to some people and not to others.

  • STEVEN F
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    There is NO corresponding virtual space. They have the right to BAN anyone they wish from the PHYSICAL space.

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