Tiago Bessa contributed to the ‘Portugal XR Report 2024’, a report that analyses the current state of the Extended Reality (XR) industry and the digital environment in Portugal. This study was conducted as part of the Metaverse Section of APDC - Portuguese Association for the Development of Communications.
 
Tiago Bessa is the author of the article entitled ‘Legal Challenges of Extended Reality Technologies’, in which he analyses the impact these technologies have on the entertainment, education and health sectors. The VdA lawyer addresses the legal and ethical challenges that have emerged with the development of these technologies, namely the lack of specific regulations for Extended Reality in the European Union.
 
For the author, the main legal challenges associated with XR technologies are: Privacy and Data Protection, Intellectual Property, Liability and Damages, and Interoperability and Accessibility.
 
  • This article is available here.