Technology & Science
Oct. 6, 2016
Are augmented reality companies shielded from liability?
Augmented reality app developers — like those behind Pokémon Go — will likely defeat most of the claims legal commentators believe are forthcoming. By David Singh and Alexis Kellert
David R. Singh
Attorney
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Phone: (650) 802-3000
Email: david.singh@weil.com
Cornell Univ; Ithaca NY
Technology-based products and services often develop at a rate faster than legislation can respond. The unexpected - and seemingly overnight - rise in popularity of an augmented reality game, Pokémon Go, has sent legal commentators into a tizzy trying to predict the myriad legal implications. While legislators work to draft laws that would curb "distracted walking" and other user conduct, commentators have wei...
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