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Policy implications of the development of virtual worlds – civil, company, commercial and intellectual property law issues

2023/2062(INI)·9th term·JURI·INI - Own-initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed

Subjects: International information networks and society, internet · Intellectual property, copyright · Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters

Rapporteurs (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): VOSS Axel (EPP), GARCÍA DEL BLANCO Ibán (S&D)

Summary

An own-initiative report on the policy implications of the development of virtual worlds, covering civil, company, commercial and intellectual property law issues. The amendments note the lack of harmonised definitions of 'metaverse' and 'virtual world', stress standardisation, interoperability and the principle that what is illegal offline should be illegal online, list applicable EU legislation (the Digital Services Act, proposed AI Act and GDPR), and raise concerns over VR sensor data.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
7 Nov 2023
Plenary vote — Adopted
17 Jan 2024 · On the motion for a resolution
Procedure completed

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7 Nov 2023

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1 roll-call votes

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17 Jan 2024Main voteAdopted
On the motion for a resolution
Official label: Proposition de résolution · what was voted ↗
491 for106 against35 abstentions73 did not vote
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