Metaverse Law Conference – TRAIL In Partnership With CLINDS

On 14 March 2023, the Centre for Legal Innovation and Digital Society (CLINDS) Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), partnered TRAIL in organising the Metaverse Law Conference at its Graduate Law Centre on the second floor of the Bank of America Tower in Hong Kong. The conference examined emerging issues associated with the metaverse in different fields of law, that included contract law, property law, intellectual property, data protection, consumer protection and financial law – https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/events/metaverse-law-conference/

The Media & Arts Law Review will be publishing a special symposium issue comprising a selection of papers presented at this conference. Professor Roger Brownsword from the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, delivered the keynote address. Other presenters included Professor David Tan (Co-Director, TRAIL), Professor Lee Jyh-An (Executive Director, CLINDS), Professor Kelvin Low (NUS Law), Professor Jeannie Paterson (Melbourne Law School), Associate Professor Wang Runhua (University of Science & Technology Beijing) and Assistant Professor Eliza Mik (CUHK).

Professor Lutz-Christian Wolff (Dean, CUHK Law) welcoming the participants

Professor David Tan, in his welcome address, explains how this conference builds on an earlier conference titled “Understanding the Metaverse” organised by TRAIL in September 2022 in Singapore (https://law.nus.edu.sg/trail/media/trail-partners-with-meta-and-rajah-tann-for-metaverse-conference/)

Professor Roger Brownsword’s keynote address: “Law’s Imperfect Governance: Is the Metaverse the Solution?”

Professor David Tan presenting his paper titled “Trademarks in the Metaverse: Everything Everywhere All At Once” … coincidentally on the day after the movie swept seven Oscars at the 95th Academy Awards

Professor Lee Jyh-An speaking about copyright licenses and NFT transactions in the metaverse

Professor Kelvin Low discussing his provocative paper titled “The Futility of Blockchain Asset Tokenisation”

That’s always time for a wefie: Professor David Tan with Associate Professor Normann Witzleb (one of four recipients of the Meta XR Programs & Research Fund administered by TRAIL) and Professor Lee Jyh-An

Conference speakers celebrate at the conclusion of a long day