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What topics are covered in this Introduction to the Metaverse for Law online course?

Unit 1: The Building Blocks of the Metaverse

• The definition of the Metaverse
• Technologies that make up the Metaverse
• Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
• Cryptocurrency, Non-fungible tokens and the Blockchain
• 3D Reconstruction
• Artificial Intelligence and its huge potential within the Metaverse.

Unit 2: Business and the Metaverse

• Background to the development
• Examples of Metaverse environments
• Web 3.0 technology
• How boundaries are being eroded
• The Metaverse as a training tool
• Customer support functionality

Unit 3: Uses of the Metaverse

• How companies are using the Metaverse commercially
• The growing social and media opportunities
• How education, the workplace and gaming can all benefit
• The almost limitless opportunities within the worlds of history, medicine, and tourism
• How the Metaverse could interact with the military

Unit 4: Development potential of the Metaverse

• How the software and hardware infrastructure will need to develop
• A look at the very real privacy and security issues
• How the future regulation of the Metaverse also needs to develop
• Brain computer interfaces – are they moving out of science fiction?

Unit 5: Legal Issues and Challenges associated with the Metaverse

• A reiteration of security and privacy issues with reference also to data protection.
• A consideration of Intellectual Property and brand protection challenges with examples.
• A look at patents and copyrights.
• How antitrust laws could be threatened.
• The role of Financial Technology (Fintech)
• Mergers & Acquisitions – and the vast sums potentially involved.
• The potential for virtual or ‘avatar’ lawyers.
• Consideration of other user-based claims.