Dr. Yuval Karniel Lectures on Virtual Worlds and Copyrights 07/07/2009 Dr. Yuval Karniel, Internet law expert at Shibolet & Co. had been invited by the Israeli Internet Association to lecture in Israel's Virtual Worlds Forum. The lecture explored copyright issues in the virtual world, specifically with realtions to Second Life, and examined new ways to protect intellectual property through new and upcoming copyright laws.