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Правотворческий импульс метавселенной Китая
The study identifies several legal problems and issues, the relevance of which increases with the publication of the concept and roadmap for building the Chinese metaverse. Methodologically, the work uses an inductive method that allows us to predict the legal complications and uncertainties generated by this project. Based on a description of its guiding ideology, goals, key technologies, main approaches, and the authors’ work experience in the legal investigation of information technology innovations. A comprehensive analysis of sources of scientific information made it possible to establish and analyze a set of Chinese legal acts designed to regulate relations in cyberspace. As a result of the study, it was possible to identify several pressing legal issues related to the formation of the Chinese metaverse and formulate a position on how to resolve them. The list of legal problems for in-depth research included the regulations of personal data, systems for identifying and authenticating users based on biometric information, the automation of the circulation of copyrights in cyberspace, organizing an artificial shortage of digital goods, anti-competitive behavior and monopolistic aspirations of the builders of metaverses. The scientific novelty of the work is the development of directions for overcoming the discovered legal risks and problems that arise in the new, previously unknown technogenic environment of human existence. The practical results of the article conclude with clarifications of current legislation provisions and the development of new legal rules for the regulation of the Chinese metaverse.