Antonis Patrikios at DIS:E 07, part 1 VirtualPolicyNetwork 9 min - Jul 19, 2008 From the panel on industry and regulation: Should computer games be regulated? If so: how, why and by whom? As digital media consumption grows it is attracting interest from a range of regulatory authorities and regulated bodies. As a form of media, computer games fall under the BBFC - but how does the Video Recordings Act bend to accommodate digital media? The BBC is creating a greater number of games and Ofcom has proposed a Public Service Publisher? Should public money fund games? As people live off digital currencies from virtual environments such as Second Life questions of economics and now taxation is becoming an issue. How does UK tax law apply to virtual worlds?
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