Issues of law for software agents within virtual environments

Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 741-748

  Barfield, Woodrow ^a  

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EID: 33645744273     PISSN: 10547460     EISSN: 15313263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/105474605775196607     Document Type: Article

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