Archive for August, 2004

Interview with virtual erotica publisher, Marilyn Murphy

Marilyn Murphy is the publisher and force of nature behind Players Magazine in Second Life. After I contacted her about the possibility of an interview she summoned me to her mansion where I was greeted by a scripted message bot called ?son of man.? I found Ms. Murphy holding court, with two lovely and intelligent [...]

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MMORPGs, company towns, and free speech

A few weeks ago we blogged Yale Professor Jack Balkin’s paper on free speech issues in the context of MMORPGs. Now attorney Peter Jenkins has contributed to the discussion on this topic with a paper in the Journal of Internet Law: “THE VIRTUAL WORLD AS A COMPANY TOWN: FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN MASSIVELY MULTIPLE ON-LINE [...]

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