Digital ego : social and legal aspects of virtual identity /
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| Author / Creator: | Kokswijk, Jacob van, 1949- |
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| Edition: | 2nd rev. ed. |
| Imprint: | Delft [The Netherlands] : Eburon ; [Chicago] : [Distributed by] University of Chicago Press, 2007. |
| Description: | 160 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7534590 |
| Summary: | The possibilities of non-human virtual identities, popularized by digital worlds such as Second Life, are facing growing attention from media outlets, advertising executives, and ordinary computer users alike. Digital Ego counters the common assumption that a virtual identity is only a temporary, innocent manifestation which disappears when a computer is switched off. In this forward-looking volume, Jacob vanKokswijk addresses a broad range of social and legal consequences of virtual identities, including the difference between virtual and real identities and the position of virtual environments in real-world legal systems. |
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| Physical Description: | 160 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 159). |
| ISBN: | 9059722167 9789059722163 9789059722033 9059722035 |
