The question asked in the title of this news post is a very interesting one. One that requires a lot of thought before even attempting to answer. It is one that was recently looked into though, and brings about as many questions as answers.

As games like World of Warcraft, Second Life and EverQuest grow and develop more sophisticated communities, that question will become more and more important. So much so that a group of experts appearing Friday at the fourth annual State of Play/Terra Nova symposium at New York Law School here spent nearly two hours putting the subject in context.

This is a very intersting read and you can find the rest of this article here: Who governs virtual worlds?.