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Metaverse Essentials publishes only the most insightful news articles on the legal issues on the Metaverse. Links are selected by the most trusted legal experts on the Metaverse.

Monthly report: July 2022

This month, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 84 influencers like VentureBeat and TechCrunch, discussing hashtags such as #metaverse , #blockchain and #Web3.
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@VentureBeat shared
On Jul 9, 2022
#Web3 proponents are looking to the #metaverse as a path for bringing #blockchain to the mainstream. However, the current state of the metaverse is starting to look a lot more like Web2 than #Web3. Is this an inevitability? Find out here: https://t.co/Xlo9EaGOFB
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The freedom of limits: Why the metaverse is shaping up to be like Web2

Web3 proponents are looking to the metaverse as a path for bringing blockchain to the mainstream. However, the current metaverse is shaping up to look a lot more like Web2 than Web3.

@VentureBeat shared
On Jul 9, 2022
#Web3 proponents are looking to the #metaverse as a path for bringing #blockchain to the mainstream. However, the current state of the metaverse is starting to look a lot more like Web2 than #Web3. Is this an inevitability? Find out here: https://t.co/Xlo9EaGOFB
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The freedom of limits: Why the metaverse is shaping up to be like Web2

The freedom of limits: Why the metaverse is shaping up to be like Web2

Web3 proponents are looking to the metaverse as a path for bringing blockchain to the mainstream. However, the current metaverse is shaping up to look a lot more like Web2 than Web3.

@WIRED shared
On Jul 3, 2022
“Cost declines are great for the diffusion of a technology.” https://t.co/0Ieq8eiEfS
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Now You Can Rent a Robot Worker—for Less Than Paying a Human

Automation is reaching more companies, imperiling some jobs and changing the nature of others.

@WIRED shared
On Jul 3, 2022
“Cost declines are great for the diffusion of a technology.” https://t.co/0Ieq8eiEfS
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Now You Can Rent a Robot Worker—for Less Than Paying a Human

Now You Can Rent a Robot Worker—for Less Than Paying a Human

Automation is reaching more companies, imperiling some jobs and changing the nature of others.

@IEthics shared
On Jul 19, 2022
RT @EvanSelinger: Learned a lot from @ballmatthew! Unfortunately, as I argue @LAReviewofBooks, his #metaverse framing favors exciting tech investors more than helping us determine how to invest in a socially responsible future. https://t.co/oTnUT3uoqQ
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Metaverse Myopia

Evan Selinger has reservations about the metaverse....

@IEthics shared
On Jul 19, 2022
RT @EvanSelinger: Learned a lot from @ballmatthew! Unfortunately, as I argue @LAReviewofBooks, his #metaverse framing favors exciting tech investors more than helping us determine how to invest in a socially responsible future. https://t.co/oTnUT3uoqQ
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Metaverse Myopia

Metaverse Myopia

Evan Selinger has reservations about the metaverse....

@VentureBeat shared
On Jul 15, 2022
The DeanBeat: RP1 simulates putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza https://t.co/AD89JUoucl
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The DeanBeat: RP1 simulates putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza

RP1 is a metaverse startup that has simulated putting 5,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza, or shard.

@VentureBeat shared
On Jul 15, 2022
The DeanBeat: RP1 simulates putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza https://t.co/AD89JUoucl
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The DeanBeat: RP1 simulates putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza

The DeanBeat: RP1 simulates putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza

RP1 is a metaverse startup that has simulated putting 5,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza, or shard.

@IPLawAlerts shared
On Jul 21, 2022
Protecting Your Insurance Brands in the Metaverse https://t.co/BmItEgBlnw | by @faegredrinker
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Protecting Your Insurance Brands in the Metaverse

Insurance has the potential to play a significant role in the metaverse, which is often defined as an immersive environment designed to be an...

@IPLawAlerts shared
On Jul 21, 2022
Protecting Your Insurance Brands in the Metaverse https://t.co/BmItEgBlnw | by @faegredrinker
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Protecting Your Insurance Brands in the Metaverse

Protecting Your Insurance Brands in the Metaverse

Insurance has the potential to play a significant role in the metaverse, which is often defined as an immersive environment designed to be an...

@IPLawAlerts shared
On Jul 25, 2022
The “Luxury” of Trademark Protection Crosses an Unknown Frontier https://t.co/cmJN5bVozB | by @sunsteinlaw?lang=en
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The “Luxury” of Trademark Protection Crosses an Unknown Frontier

The Lanham Act is seventy-six years old. Can it be applied effectively in a world coming to grips with non-fungible tokens? A lawsuit involving the...

@IPLawAlerts shared
On Jul 25, 2022
The “Luxury” of Trademark Protection Crosses an Unknown Frontier https://t.co/cmJN5bVozB | by @sunsteinlaw?lang=en
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The “Luxury” of Trademark Protection Crosses an Unknown Frontier

The “Luxury” of Trademark Protection Crosses an Unknown Frontier

The Lanham Act is seventy-six years old. Can it be applied effectively in a world coming to grips with non-fungible tokens? A lawsuit involving the...

@daniellecitron shared
On Jul 1, 2022
RT @ImagineInternet: “It’s quite likely that many daily activities will take place in the #metaverse by 2040, given the resources being poured into extended reality technologies by billion-dollar companies ruthlessly focused on profit potential,” – @CCRInitiative's @ma_franks. https://t.co/HChnAuUiKi https://t.co/y0myCN0GGG
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The Future of the Metaverse

Let’s see how the movement toward CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) evolves to create some types of fiat monies that are stable and trustworthy.” Cathy Cavanaugh, chief technology officer at the University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning, said, “Blockchain could ease access to ...

@daniellecitron shared
On Jul 1, 2022
RT @ImagineInternet: “It’s quite likely that many daily activities will take place in the #metaverse by 2040, given the resources being poured into extended reality technologies by billion-dollar companies ruthlessly focused on profit potential,” – @CCRInitiative's @ma_franks. https://t.co/HChnAuUiKi https://t.co/y0myCN0GGG
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The Future of the Metaverse

The Future of the Metaverse

Let’s see how the movement toward CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) evolves to create some types of fiat monies that are stable and trustworthy.” Cathy Cavanaugh, chief technology ...

@VentureBeat shared
On Jul 26, 2022
Aftermath Islands raises $25M in utility token sale for metaverse project https://t.co/UlCtW01RgO
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Aftermath Islands raises $25M in utility token sale for metaverse project

Aftermath Islands has raised $25 million from LDA Capital through the sale of in-game utility tokens for its metaverse project.

@VentureBeat shared
On Jul 26, 2022
Aftermath Islands raises $25M in utility token sale for metaverse project https://t.co/UlCtW01RgO
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Aftermath Islands raises $25M in utility token sale for metaverse project

Aftermath Islands raises $25M in utility token sale for metaverse project

Aftermath Islands has raised $25 million from LDA Capital through the sale of in-game utility tokens for its metaverse project.

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