For those interested in the legal issues of virtual worlds, Google yesterday announced its new online virtual world system called Lively.  Today, Google is permitting users to download this service via a browser plug-in.  The virtual world legal blog, Virtually Blind, has written a commentary on Google's terms of usage contract and how it differs, and compares, with other virtual worlds, and the ways it raises the same legal issues common in this area of law.

Commentary: Lively by Google's Beta Terms of Service Raise Predictable Legal Issues -- Virtually Blind

Lively: Legal Notices -- Google

• Legal Notices
• Privacy Policy
• Community Standards
• Terms of Service

Download Lively -- Google