Dave Elchoness's Blog – May 2008 Archive (3)

For the full interview at VirtuallyBlind.com



Interview: Employment Attorney Dave Elchoness Discusses IRS Ruling Holding that Electric Sheep’s Virtual World Greeters Are “Employees”



May 15th, 2008 by Benjamin Duranske



An The Second Life Herald recently reported that the IRS issued a ruling that the Electric Sheep Company’s Second Life greeters for its CSI:NY promotion were “employees”… Continue

Just got a big crew in to the AVW from ActiveWorlds. I haven't spent a lot of time in ActiveWorlds, but do recall being a touristy-looking avatar there with a hat, hawaiian shirt, and bermuda shorts for a while. A stocky fellow I think. I enjoyed the world and looking around it. At the time, I was doing a survey of a whole number of worlds, and as such moved on.



Having ActiveWorlders here is fantastic as this is an organization seeking to further the medium of virtual worlds rather… Continue

I spoke today at the Midwinter Meeting of the American Bar Association's Technology in the Practice & Workplace Committee in Chicago (link).



What a pleasant experience this was. Sure seems like we're getting somewhere when attorneys outside of IP spend valuable time thinking about virtual worlds and their impact.



On the panel with me were some excellent attorneys from private practice, government,… Continue