Final results
From Ludium
We urge research into virtual worlds as places with untapped potential, providing new and positive experiences and effects - 18
There should be a self-governance group of virtual world stakeholders - 17
Define players' bill of rights (free speech, right to assemble, to organize) - 17
We support the creation of a universal age verification system to support the individual rights of all users - 15
Designers should have freedom of expression - 14
We urge the inclusion of plain language EULA statements to enable all individuals to understand their rights - 14
There are different types of virtual worlds, with different policy implications - 12
Access is critical to virtual worlds. Net neutrality must be maintained - 11
Game developers shall not be liable for the actions taken by the players - 10
Recognize that fair use may apply in synthetic worlds which enable amateur creation of original works - 9
Comprehensive package of funding for educational games research, development, and literacy - 9
There is a rich 30-year history of virtual worlds, over which time a set of best practices has emerged which policy-makers should take into account - 6
The less government regulation, the better - 5
Congress should encourage the growth of synthetic worlds by restricting taxation to the moment of realized gain in conventional currencies. - 4
We urge the research of gender-specific virtual world experiences - 4
Congress should resolve that legislators and judges, as policy makers, should use and become familiar with synthetic world technology. - 3
Advertising facilitated by world owner must be fully disclosed - 3
Players should be notified well in advance of substantial change that would affect the nature of the virtual world - 3
Basic Privacy: No third party voyeurism or copying - 3
Recognize Jurisdiction: States have the ability to regulate to protect their citizens - 2
For live roleplaying, liability waivers are a valid form of legal protection - 1
Universal access tax per subscriber (versus tax per transaction) to pay for universal broadband access - 1
There should be further investigation of the ability to translate items and avatars across virtual worlds - 1
Judicial Decisionality: Transparency, Expeditiousness, Finality, based on labor model - 1 "You Always Have a Job": We advocate the development of a virtual world that offers online work distribution, competition, payment, and training globally to make available participation in the global economy to all, to alleviate economic inequalities - 1
