The USC Institute for Network Culture and Global Kids present a discussion on Philanthropy and Virtual Worlds: Considering Civil Liberties. This second event in the MacArthur Series on Philanthropy and Virtual Worlds will be held Monday, January 28, 2008, 12:00 p.m. PST. Jonathan F. Fanton, President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, will chair a discussion about the rights of users in virtual worlds. Joining him will be Robin Harper, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development from Linden Lab, and Jack Balkin, professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School. Douglas Thomas, Professor at USC and Director of the Institute for Network Culture, and Barry Joseph, Director of Global Kids’ Online Leadership Program, will preview upcoming events exporing philanthropy in virtual worlds. USC and Global Kids have received funding from MacArthur. Funding for this event is part of MacArthur’s support for a year-long set of activities to explore the role of philanthropy in virtual worlds. Less