Future Evolution

Abstract

New technologies are rapidly ushering new challenges for and dimensions of the interfaces amongst intangible cultural heritage (ICH), copyright, and technology policy. The role of community looms larger than ever before with greater access and more sophisticated tools to communicate and create. This chapter will survey some of the emerging issues in this area as well the early lawsuits. The analysis will feature areas of virtual space where communities have strong voices in shaping the identity and evolution of those communities, such as massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).