Metaverse Constitution

A Declaration of Virtual World Policy

made by representatives of law, industry, and academia, assembled in full and free convention as the first Synthetic Worlds Congress.

Whereas virtual worlds are places with untapped potential, providing new and positive experiences and effects, we resolve that:

A self-governance group of virtual world stakeholders should be formed
A players’ bill of rights should be drafted
A universal age verification system should be created to support the individual rights of all users
Virtual world designers should have freedom of expression
Virtual worlds should include plain-language End-User License Agreements (EULA) to enable all individuals to understand their rights
There are different types of virtual worlds with different policy implications
Access is critical to virtual worlds, so net neutrality must be maintained
Game developers shall not be liable for the actions taken by players
Fair use may apply in virtual worlds that enable amateur creation of original works
The government should provide a comprehensive package of funding for educational games research, development, and literacy

More information on this ‘Declaration of Virtual World Policy’, how this policy came to be and especially a very interesting discussion on Terra Nova: SWI’s Declaration of Virtual World Policy.